Universal Crossword January 26, 2024 Answers

1. Actress Menzel of "Wicked" 6. ___ Bay Rays 11. Lawyers' grp. 14. "Water Lilies" painter Claude 15. Audibly 16. Tennis barrier 17. Investigates (In this answer, note the first 2 letters + the last 3) 19. Berkeley school, briefly 20. Radio journalist Shapiro 21. Doesn't exist 22. Location 23. Turndowns 25. "The Mikado," e.g. (... first 2 letters + the last 2) 28. Comes after 30. Grammy winner Morissette 31. "I don't care what they do" 32. Exercise, as power 35. File extension for simple documents 36. Where to enjoy rolls while rolling? (... first 3 letters + the last 2) 39. Disco ___ ("Simpsons" character) 42. Insurance company with a green mascot 43. Alluded to 47. Against: Prefix 49. Idolize 50. Certain shoe bottom (... first 3 letters + the last 2) 54. Drops the ball 55. Hydrochloric ___ 56. Cleveland's Great Lake 57. Filming locale 58. Terrible review 59. Shares a meal ... or what 17-, 25-, 36- or 50-Across does? 63. Finish 64. Peter of "Everybody Loves Raymond" 65. Iraqi port city 66. Web feed initials 67. Gathers DNA, perhaps 68. "Heavens to ___!"

1. Seat, as a jury 2. Choice on "Let's Make a Deal" 3. Most stained, as from a leaky pen 4. Once named 5. Tags on X 6. Anklebones 7. "Move ___!" ("Keep going!") 8. Opening at the dentist's office? 9. It may be groan-worthy 10. Append 11. Far in the past 12. Author Potter of kiddie lit 13. No less than 18. Feels crummy 22. "Me day" destination 24. Took legal action 26. Soft mineral 27. Gerontologist's subject 29. One who's left a country 32. Nintendo console 33. Business abbr. 34. Word before "surfing" or "trip" 37. Close to 38. Meander 39. Ice remover 40. They have big bills 41. Frees from fastenings 44. Most to the point 45. Overdue debts 46. Time for a midterm 48. "Not certain yet," briefly 49. "Mudbound" director Dee ___ 51. "Ta-ta!" 52. Sonicare competitor 53. Cares for 59. Small ammo 60. Line of seats 61. Consumer protection org. 62. Surname that's an auditory organ backward