Universal Crossword July 16, 2021 Answers

1. It often thickens 5. Outstanding, financially 9. Cranberry source 12. Steamy room 13. Curve in math class? 15. Play designed to circumvent the offensive line 16. Paradoxically named bet 17. Falls apart 19. ___ port in a storm 20. Traditional or SIMPLE plan 21. Live, but not really live 23. Country that dissolved in '91 26. Part of a hereditary pool 28. What "I'll be," in an expression 30. Longtime British sports cars 32. "Suits" actress Torres 33. Not feel well 34. Fire crime 37. Like a serpentine road 39. Energy 40. Password creator 44. One, to Gianluigi Buffon 45. 2010s Anthony Bourdain show, familiarly 48. Meh 52. Punch for practice 53. Adrift on the ocean 54. "I'm good, thanks" 55. Chihuahua's greeting 57. Early-morning sight, or a hint to the word that turns up in 17-, 28- and 45-Across 60. Keister 63. Nacho Cheese or Cool Ranch chip 64. Scantron smudges 65. Digital party notice 66. Garden state? 67. What the wicked don't get 68. 12/1/21, for one

1. Monica who co-hosts the "Armchair Expert" podcast 2. It may tempt a trout 3. Burden 4. Bi-cycles? 5. Unfilled space 6. Paddle-propelled surfboard 7. "Able was I ___ I saw Elba" (famous palindrome) 8. Carvey who does Biden impressions 9. Invasive preflight check 10. Long in the tooth 11. Neon, for instance 12. Nocturnal noise 14. Extra payment for an employee 15. Juul, e.g. 18. Mango slicer brand 22. Decimal base 24. Moved smoothly 25. Count (on) 27. Mopey music genre 29. What seeing this answer may make you do (sorry, not sorry!) 31. Antelopes with beards 34. iPhone downloads 35. Harvest 36. Source of an artificial bronze glow 38. Apple's mobile platform 41. Jamaican music genre 42. Logbook listings 43. Most optimistic 44. Helpless? 46. Halves of sextets 47. Jazz guitarist Montgomery 49. Where to meet a contractor 50. Fry quickly 51. "Good grief!" 56. Serve, as Chardonnay 58. Suddenly bright star 59. Particle of sand 60. Dispensable candy 61. "___ you sure?" 62. Three, on Capri