Universal Crossword July 9, 2023 Answers

1. Substance with a low pH 5. Dole (out) 9. Doja Cat song that inspired a viral TikTok dance 14. "Win or go home" NBA playoff matchup 16. Billowy outer garment 17. "Can I go now?" 18. Crushing losses 19. Loose-leaf ___ 20. Cylindrical salad veggie 21. Unagi and anago, in Japanese cuisine 22. Egg layers 24. Accept a lesser option 27. Condition whose "C" stands for compulsive 29. Pop star Grande 31. Crab ___ (appetizer made with cream cheese) 33. Number of countries on Hispaniola 34. Fill up, as a dishwasher 36. Gumbo vegetable 37. "Ugh, this happens to me all the time" 40. Honolulu's island 41. ___ and sciences 42. Writer Huang or actress de Armas 43. Skintight one-piece garment 45. What might catch an embarrassing sound bite 48. Part of FWIW 49. On the fence 52. Like unwashed hair 53. Bickering 55. Hinge profile features, informally 57. Inc. cousin 58. Trick into revealing one's SSN, say 59. Hearing test? 61. Brief appearance 62. "Be that as it may ..." 63. Direct the course of 64. Fallon's predecessor 65. Torah holders

1. Novelist Christie 2. ___ fair (college event) 3. "You can trust me now!" 4. Morning condensation 5. Monster with snakes for hair 6. Bring to mind 7. Core belief 8. U-turn from WSW 9. Vet, as a job applicant 10. ___ vera 11. "I feel like we've met before" 12. Important number for some seniors 13. Approves 15. "Gimme a ___!" 23. Accompanied to the door 25. Theme park shuttles 26. ___ Liberty 28. Paternity test sample 30. Neither here ___ there 32. Really unpack 34. "A-leaping" aristocrats 35. ___-repeated 37. What's worn with a red suit 38. Metaphor for a tale 39. Language similar to Thai 40. Yes, in French 44. Hanya Yanagihara, for the novel "A Little Life" 45. "Absolutely zero chance!" 46. "Let me check with them" 47. Rides a bike 50. Ahead by a point 51. Puerto ___ (San Juan resident) 54. "Makes sense" 56. Home for pigs 58. Machines with CPUs 59. $1,000,000, colloquially 60. Doja Cat's record label