Universal Crossword June 14, 2023 Answers

1. Letter after chi 4. They get smashed at parties 11. "It's Finger Lickin' Good!" chain 14. Fall behind 15. Trendy green toast topper 16. Apt letters missing from "b_ _t propelle_" 17. *Wildly disorganized (Note: The title hints at the expanding word hidden in the starred clues' answers) 20. Nary a soul 21. ___ shu pork 22. Bottoms of feet 23. Door handle 24. Rabbits' cousins 26. Performing group 27. "The best things in life ___ free" 29. Pose a question 31. *As far as the eye can see 36. *Needing no encouragement from others 38. "Steady as ___ goes" 39. Poker-faced 40. Sue Grafton's "___ for Burglar" 42. ___ opposites 45. "What'd I tell ya?" 46. Be far from humble 48. Admit to wrongdoing 50. Oversensitive 51. *Paid the price for shouting too much 55. "For Pete's ___!" 56. Home of the Louvre 57. Yoda, for one 59. Exam for a doc-to-be 60. Bird eating a rattlesnake in the Mexican coat of arms 61. Taiwanese laptop maker 62. "Whoa there!" 63. Hoity-toity type 64. One in Hershey, Pa. offers a "cocoa facial"

1. Ab exercise 2. Beautician's shop 3. House that's really cool! 4. Cover with tar 5. "To All the Boys ___ Loved Before" 6. Marilyn's birth name 7. Broadway figure 8. Chevy SUV 9. Commercial suffix for "Gator" 10. Soaks (up) 11. "Bear" that sleeps up to 20 hours a day 12. Meets head-on 13. Toothpaste brand 18. Awaiting trial, maybe 19. Pendant with a picture 24. Is in charge of 25. Shrewd 28. Rugby official 30. "Chandelier" singer 31. Isn't ailing 32. Connect the ___ 33. Great Plains tribe 34. "Ugh, I guess we'll do it your way!" 35. Internet user's need 36. String with an aglet 37. Served, as food 38. Skin care letters 41. Pig's place 43. It's a plus 44. Dull routine 46. Spherical ghost in "Luigi's Mansion" 47. Board that may spell trouble? 49. Vatican leaders 50. Movie night device 52. Bread served with butter chicken 53. "Therefore ..." 54. Farm tower 55. "I disapprove," in textspeak 58. "The best defense ___ good offense"