Universal Crossword December 20, 2024 Answers

1. Leave no room for error 11. Fiery heap 15. Urgent descriptor for a limited-time offer 16. At a high decibel level 17. Any of many in a California orchard 18. Volkswagen subsidiary 19. Gratuities 20. ___ kwon do 21. Beginning stage 22. That thing's 23. Digital screen defect 26. "___ of a Preacher Man" 27. Spitballs, maybe 28. Sweet potato 31. Hip-hop subgenre popular in the early '90s 35. "Garfield" dog 36. Fifth- or sixth-grader, usually 37. Some ski races 39. All in favor 40. Musical featuring hair metal hits 42. Sorrowful 43. Kermit sipping tea, e.g. 44. Sunbeam 45. Half of a Winter Olympics pair 48. Irate 51. It may cool into granite 53. Baton Rouge sch. 54. Word after "big" or "raw" 55. Desert garden succulent 56. Person who might get a tough break? 59. Love, in Latin poetry 60. Prince song that begins "I never meant to cause you any sorrow" 61. Equine locks 62. They don't call for short answers

1. Raccoon's kin 2. Like a dark room 3. Some short-term workers 4. Vows at the altar 5. Sunbather's goal 6. Charisse of Old Hollywood 7. Whole bunch of, casually 8. Being watched, in a way 9. What's worn for a night out? 10. Bird's-___ view 11. It may be inclined 12. "What a cheeky move!" 13. Boorish 14. Remove bad words from? 21. Palindromic kitchen brand 23. Medical measure 24. Stopped waiting in the wings? 25. Beg 26. Many cop show characters: Abbr. 29. "Je t'___" (words of love) 30. Real pickle 31. Stats that may be weighted 32. A Stark in "Game of Thrones" 33. "What else is there to say?!" 34. Like an outlier 35. Brand that dropped "Oil of" from its name 38. In the distance 41. Removes bad words from 43. With 47-Down, admission of fault 46. Informal summons 47. See 43-Down 48. Mesoamerican pyramid builders 49. Face-planted 50. Mends with stitches 51. Polite address that elides a "d" 52. ___ mater 54. Truth alternative 56. Some EMT gear 57. Two-___ paper towels 58. First word said by God in the King James Bible