Universal Crossword December 9, 2021 Answers

1. Brag 6. Raise a paddle at an auction 9. Hole punchers 13. Radio knob 14. Had dinner, say 15. Use as a bed 17. *How most loans are repaid 19. Opening words 20. Mike's partner in candy 21. "Rushmore" director Anderson 23. Outfit for one who's en pointe 24. It can last a lifetime 26. *One-hit wonder, for example 29. "Cold, hard" statements 31. More pretentious 32. "That's probably a good idea" 34. Sketch comedy show, briefly 35. "Cheers" bartender 38. Singer Warwick 39. (Giggle) 41. Artist Yoko 42. Dance move popularized by Cam Newton 44. Hats with strings 45. Container for serving wine 47. Huge concert venue 48. *Like many interval training exercises 52. Beer first shipped to Madras and Calcutta, briefly 53. Surprised greeting 54. Match, as a 44-Down 55. And so forth: Abbr. 57. Tilts 59. Suggest something subtly, or what the answers to the starred clues do vertically 64. "Inferno" author 65. Monk's condition, for short 66. Pie nut 67. Poke fun at 68. Originally named 69. Skilled

1. Texter's "Incidentally ..." 2. French affirmative 3. "A Bug's Life" insect 4. "The Outsiders" author 5. Difficult hike 6. Honey 7. Fighting words 8. Finds repulsive 9. Comedian Wong 10. Season in House Stark's motto 11. Abate 12. Kind of, casually 16. New York is a proper one 18. One wearing a bow tie in a ring 22. Japanese religion 24. Washbowl 25. Sneeze sound 27. Wee fellow 28. Montana's capital 29. Classic dog name 30. Relative of a banana split 33. Benefits from mistakes 35. They're used to being fleeced 36. Cigna competitor 37. Small plateau 40. Like flour with restored nutrients 43. Inspired by 44. Action at the poker table 45. Calico fabric used for upholstery 46. Intense, as competition 48. Wait on the phone 49. "Rumor has it ..." 50. Country west of Togo 51. Informal answer to "Is the Pope Catholic?" 56. Bite at a Spanish bar 58. "___ who?!" 60. Poem hidden in "good effort" 61. Word after "black" or "pack" 62. Short rest 63. Nobel invention, for short