Universal Crossword January 24, 2022 Answers

1. Fraudulent offer 5. "___ the Night Before Christmas" 9. Word before "Putty" or "String" 14. Like a couch potato 15. Scratchy voice 16. Forge an alliance 17. Have ___ in your pants 18. Understudies with scheduled appearances 20. *Artistic freedom (note the last word in each starred clue's answer) 22. Split from a country 23. Color, like Easter eggs 24. *Oxygen carrier 31. Awards for Naomi Osaka 34. Homophone and antonym of "raise" 35. Bambi's mother, e.g. 36. Water filtration brand 37. Yucatan natives 38. Therapy center? 39. "What I think ...," in a text 40. Word that becomes its own antonym when an "n" is added to the front 41. Extracted, like ore 43. *They're pressed when typing 47. DiFranco with the album "Revolutionary Love" 48. What might be curbed? 52. *Environmentalist's concern 56. Look inward 58. Perimeter 59. Off-limits 60. Grain in dolmas 61. Animal on Morocco's coat of arms 62. Strict 63. Subpar

1. Is really good 2. Kayak alternative 3. Certain ancient Nahuatl speaker 4. Whodunit genre 5. Used a stencil 6. Picture-perfect spot? 7. Italian wine region 8. Design detail, for short 9. Tangy orange drink brand 10. "Be right there!" 11. Lo-cal 12. 4G ___ 13. Word that a nod might replace 19. Has another go at 21. The ___ of March 25. First Pixar film with a female protagonist 26. Lasagna section 27. Netflix crime drama set in Missouri 28. Garden with forbidden fruit 29. Handed-down tales 30. Pb on the periodic table 31. It's a long story 32. Japanese wrestling form 33. "The ___" (2016 musical centered around a high school dance) 37. Period to recharge alone 41. Bit of 29-Down 42. Tel Aviv resident 44. Unhealthy lack of color 45. In ___ (all together) 46. Graphic artist M.C. 49. Break up 50. Some frozen waffles 51. Very small 52. Shape of a sugar clump, maybe 53. Group for people 50 and up 54. Ben Folds Five, inaptly 55. Danish shoe brand 56. Ave. crossers 57. Acai bowl bit, maybe