Universal Crossword January 1, 2024 Answers

1. From a distance 5. Visionary? 10. Byte divisions 14. Like a soft, juicy mango 15. Pasta sauce brand 16. Walker with the hit "Faded" 17. Last line of defense in soccer 19. She, in France 20. Like messages that haven't been opened 21. Sicilian volcano 23. Brew that may be pale 24. Erode 25. Person who can't do their job off-site? 27. Time with a therapist, for short 29. Talk and talk and talk 30. Chip's partner 33. Archer's asset 35. Apple tablets 37. Landing guess: Abbr. 38. Circus performer 41. The Mariners, on scoreboards (quite fittingly!) 42. Jokers 44. Bee product 45. Stipulation in a contract 46. Nearsightedness 49. Back end 51. Certain pro catcher? 53. Well-paying and easy 57. Hosp. ward 58. Midday 59. Like a bank vault 60. Moon mission org. 62. Business conference attendees ... or 17-, 25-, 38- and 51-Across? 64. Jennifer who wrote "A Visit From the Goon Squad" 65. Vowel-shaped girder 66. Paradise 67. Plead not guilty to, say 68. Specially trained group 69. Forfeited auto

1. Have a debate 2. Shrek's wife 3. In separate places 4. Let go of 5. Persuasive newspaper piece 6. Opposite of post- 7. Conical home 8. "Things are going OK" 9. Eye's front 10. Honey 11. Not calm 12. Big ask 13. Unkind smile 18. Supermodel Upton 22. Fess up (to) 25. Sound of a helicopter blade 26. Fiendish sort 28. Biological egg holder 30. Senator Fischer of Nebraska 31. Time period that the Manhattan Project kicked off 32. Storage option for a corner kitchen cabinet 34. Cut the grass 36. Froot Loops toucan 38. Colorado ski town 39. Farm structure 40. Chopping tool 43. "Wow, I'm impressed!" 45. Cab driver? 47. Unexpected yet fitting 48. Microscopic organism with "feet" 50. Dell competitor 51. Assessed a monetary penalty 52. Started the poker pot 54. Blue shoe material 55. Hiring whiz 56. Type of question where elaboration is not expected 59. Not all 61. Whichever 63. H.G. Wells' "The ___ of the Worlds"