Universal Crossword July 3, 2024 Answers

1. Wagers 5. Young chaps 9. Terra ___ (solid ground) 14. Reid of "The Big Lebowski" 15. Primatologists study them 16. Many-layered vegetable 17. Put on paper 19. Hormone producer 20. How a snorer sleeps? 21. Expresses gratitude to 22. Stagger 23. Golf club with a metal head 24. Minnesota hockey team 27. Second-largest Dutch city 31. Brainchild 32. Where Muscat is 33. Safer Internet Day's mo. 35. Neutral shade 36. ___ forces 38. Tiniest amount 39. Small taste of a drink 40. Double-reeded woodwind 41. "Hamilton" showdown 42. Like a sale that encompasses an entire shop 46. Quaint, quaintly 47. Gentle touches 48. Israeli airline 50. Experts 53. Formally end 56. Putting the finishing touches on, as a cake 57. Shape found behind a hockey goal 59. Host 60. "If all ___ fails ..." 61. Currency used in 27-Across 62. Requirements 63. Female deer 64. "The Price Is Right" host Carey

1. Texter's intro to an aside 2. "I'm all ___!" ("Talk to me!") 3. Green Day, for example 4. Far-right column on a calendar, perhaps 5. Means of climbing in a classic board game 6. Moon mission program 7. Hydrated and fresh, like skin 8. IRS form ID 9. Seaside signal source 10. Away from the shore 11. "Knives Out" director Johnson 12. Man who takes vows 13. No ifs, ___ or buts 18. U-turn from WSW 21. Tire pattern 23. "I can relate to this meme" 24. Hairpieces 25. Actor Elba 26. Sprang 28. Oscar winner Marisa 29. On the wrong side (of) 30. Portioned (out) 34. Bundle of hay 36. Assists in crime 37. Columns' counterparts 38. Placed on a pedestal 40. Fruits with a Valencia variety 43. Started the bidding 44. Lower the value of 45. Forgoes a big wedding ceremony 49. Part of IPA 50. Demeanor 51. High point 52. "Miami ___" 53. Singer Parks 54. Lip-puckering 55. Bring on board 57. Org. whose letters' first occurrences become progressively farther apart in 17-, 27-, 42- and 57-Across 58. Chemical company based in Michigan