Universal Crossword June 20, 2024 Answers

1. Catcher's catcher 5. Some shade trees 9. Secure URL opening 14. UCLA women's basketball coach ___ Close 15. Like highlighter colors 16. Anticipate 17. Bad mood 18. Bird extinct since the late 1600s 19. "Inside Out" protagonist 20. *Some hunks on a charcuterie board 23. Artistic license? 25. Executive No. 2s 26. Higher-___ (superiors) 27. Used a shovel 29. Teacher's org. 30. Free ad 33. Artsy LA or NYC neighborhood 35. *Bold boardroom attire 38. Be a bad winner 40. Balloon filler 41. Small mammal with a long snout 42. *Flat-screen sets with extremely crisp displays 45. Rescue 46. "Help us!" letters 47. Prof's helpers 48. "Uh-huh!" 50. "Shop ___ you drop" 51. Part of mph 52. Close up again 54. HBO miniseries based on a Gillian Flynn novel ... and what the starred clues' answers are? 59. Game Boy Color button 60. Most of a termite's diet 61. Denny's competitor 64. Tonkatsu breadcrumbs 65. Norse trickster god 66. Number of spaces in a tic-tac-toe grid 67. Anxious feeling 68. Zoomed 69. Genre for some Seoul singers

1. Some rap battlers, briefly 2. Particle carrying a charge 3. Pool player's showy moves 4. Religious donation 5. Eventually became 6. Many August births 7. Airplane ___ 8. Winter flakes 9. "Definitely not doing that" 10. Small sticks 11. Word after "tall" or "fairy" 12. Some diner desserts 13. Hog's home 21. Festival, in Arabic 22. "Best. Day. ___." 23. Mushroom or mold 24. U.S. moon landing program 28. Eggs on 29. Full of chutzpah 30. The Jolly Roger in "Peter Pan," e.g. 31. Plant-based sweetener 32. In addition 34. Rowboat propeller 36. Clever humor 37. Pause fillers 39. Starchy bite atop a hot dish 43. Stringed instrument with seven pedals 44. "Yes, I took care of that!" 49. Chest muscle, briefly 51. Urban green spaces 53. Smell really bad 54. Lee of Marvel Comics 55. Put up, as wall art 56. Birds that give a hoot 57. Playfully tap on the nose 58. Bit with a punch line 59. Massage site 62. Activist and musician Yoko 63. Lively energy