Universal Crossword December 4, 2023 Answers

1. One getting hammered on a camping trip? 8. "Weekend Update" show, briefly 11. Abbr. after an old date 14. Creamy pasta sauce 15. "Little piggy" 16. Snug as a bug in a ___ 17. "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," e.g. (paloma + cider) 19. 0.0000001 joules 20. Campbell's container 21. Sense of self 22. Use a surgical beam 23. Black cat, to some 25. Like burnt cookies (vodka + beer) 27. Abruptly focuses 29. TSA requirement, starting in 2025 30. Abbr. that ends a list 31. Musician Brian, or 61-Across backward 33. Hat with no brim 35. "Eureka!" 36. Green-eyed (ale + soju) 38. Robin Roberts' a.m. show 39. Some mythical sea creatures 41. First aid pro 42. Humanities degrees, briefly 43. Bikes without pedaling 45. Relieve, as fears 48. Veteran (gin + merlot) 50. Ye ___ Shoppe 51. Friend, in France 52. ___ truck 53. Asset on a blockchain, for short 54. Red or Dead 55. Throws cash in the air (sake + martini) 60. California's Big ___ 61. Formula ___ racing 62. Luanda native 63. Choose 64. "Gangnam Style" singer 65. "I didn't do it!"

1. Spigot 2. Chess ranking system 3. Org. for the Patriots 4. Upper arm muscle, informally 5. Nuts in some pies 6. Garden in Genesis 7. Word on all U.S. coins 8. One prepping a house for showing 9. "What I said is final!" 10. Actress Seydoux 11. TV series with the spinoff "Better Call Saul" 12. Deeply unsettling meme, perhaps 13. Encouraged, with "on" 18. Gun, as an engine 22. In ___ land (spaced) 23. Trying to succeed in hip-hop, say 24. What kindergartners use their elbows for? 25. Actress Chaplin 26. Sweeties 27. Tailor's line 28. Heroes in a Cartoon Network series 32. Bullring cheer 34. Simplicity 36. "Surely you ___!" 37. Congresswoman Ilhan 40. Dungeons & Dragons spell caster 44. Fire-prevention bear 46. "Gingivitis" has two of them 47. "Avengers: Age of ___" 48. Rodeo rope 49. Female sheep 53. Jazz singer Simone 55. Unruly head of hair 56. Woodcutting tool 57. Ctrl-___-Del 58. Sam-___ 59. Direction opposite SSW