Universal Crossword December 26, 2024 Answers

1. Used a bench 4. Obey 8. Pilfered 14. Bad-tempered feeling 15. It keeps the wheels turning 16. Nurture's counterpart 17. "I hate P.E.!"? 19. Dad 20. Third-largest city in Italia 21. NBA All-Star ___-Anthony Towns 23. Korean rapper with an iconic "horse dance" 24. Spanakopita cheese 26. Some results in a boxing ring, briefly 28. Didn't want to try a sausage platter? 34. Barbershop quartet voice 35. Pint-size 36. Only state with an all-vowel postal abbreviation 37. Poodle's shrill bark 38. Mike's partner in candy 39. Eight-___ computers 40. Volcano south of 20-Across 42. "Past Lives" actress Lee 44. Linda, to Bob Belcher 45. Like ears of corn with strong husks? 48. Cake layer 49. Kept in the loop over email 50. LP successors 53. Ogden who wrote "Candy / Is dandy / But liquor / Is quicker" 55. Catch, as a fish 59. Kayaking challenge 61. Words of recognition ... and a hint to understanding 17-, 28- and 45-Across 63. Allow 64. Squeak-stopping stuff 65. Place to get stuck 66. ___ up (prepared for a workout) 67. A couple of bucks, e.g.? 68. Ewe : sheep :: jenny : ___

1. Communicate without speaking 2. Ned Stark's daughter 3. Seasonal worker, e.g. 4. Industrial truck 5. Electrifies 6. Lodge member 7. Pupil's place 8. Swimmer's tube 9. Roll around like a pig in mud 10. "___ be an honor" 11. What causes inflation? 12. "Prohibition" and "Paleozoic" times 13. Refute 18. Comfy pieces of furniture 22. Sporty 25. People in a fan club 27. Fashion great Anna 28. Take a leap of ___ 29. College sports channel 30. "It ___ a village ..." 31. ___'s-egg blue 32. Bird that flies quickly, as its name suggests 33. London gallery name 34. Tournament passes 41. Perform in "The Wolves" 42. Covered with oil 43. Attribute (to) 44. Walks in the shallows 46. Ignite, or an e-reader 47. Wobble 50. Pit stop team 51. Actress Delany 52. Trade jabs 54. Cargo's place 56. Vega's constellation 57. Debtors' notes 58. "Dagnabbit!" 60. Deep Blue's tech co. 62. Navy or indigo