Universal Crossword February 27, 2024 Answers

1. Past the deadline 5. "Just the opposite," nonverbally 9. "The ___ is up!" 12. It might read "Happy Birthday!" 14. Soccer star Sullivan 15. Mountain lion 16. *Feline that enjoys the yard, say 18. "And make it snappy!" 19. To the ___ degree 20. Pesticide in a 1972 EPA ban 21. Whistler in the kitchen 23. Appear that way 25. Having three dimensions 27. *DEN and SEA, for two 30. Sauce made with chocolate and chiles 32. Taproom selections 33. Genre for Common and Noname 34. "Not in a million years!" 35. "2 funny" 36. Atlanta university 38. Mature, like fine wine 39. Sleeveless top, for short 40. Atlas pages 41. *Scarce 45. Get clean, with "up" 46. ___ crackers (s'mores ingredients) 50. "The Price Is Right" game 51. Like Alan Turing and Alvin Ailey 52. Veiled promise? 53. Curtain holders 54. Crafty press agent, or a hint to the word scrambled in each starred clue's answer 58. Hockey Hall of Famer Willie 59. Voice actress Strong of "Rugrats" 60. Brazilian dance 61. More, in Spanish 62. Crunchy BBQ side dish 63. Skin treatment at a spa

1. Detroit NFL team 2. Like sharp pain 3. Give to the church 4. "The Low ___ Theory" (A Tribe Called Quest album) 5. Bump on a toad 6. LLC relative 7. Confidentiality contract, for short 8. Give them a break! 9. The smallest amount 10. "You have my attention" 11. Look gobsmacked 13. Of the highest level, informally 15. Backyard cookout spot 17. Wrestling room stench 22. "... you get the gist": Abbr. 24. Stallion or rooster 25. ___ Islands (country in Oceania) 26. Early tourney round 28. Buckingham ___ 29. Secret stealer 30. Particularly large plants 31. Declares invalid 34. "Pass" 36. Early life forms? 37. Poet Angelou 39. Emceeing partners 42. Tightly packed 43. Vowelless cluck 44. "Zounds!" 47. "Another card, please" 48. Pueblo brick 49. Word before "compass" or "duty" 50. Teen's big dance 51. Chew like a beaver 55. Buddy 56. Savings plan letters 57. Mushroom part that may be stuffed