Universal Crossword June 8, 2022 Answers

1. National tree of Canada 6. Reaction to cuteness 9. Scrape covering 13. ___ Fools' Day 14. Stack of papers? 16. Corridor 17. Said "dada," for example 18. Too 19. Opera solo 20. Sound such as "Mwahahaha!" (In this answer, see letters 2-6) 23. Gotten up 26. "It's cold!" 27. Number on the back of a dime 28. What some patients seek before surgery (... letters 3-7) 32. King Kong, e.g. 33. Former NBA center Ming 34. Place to get a massage 35. Suggest 38. Experience turbulence, maybe 40. Got up 44. Snatch 46. Brand that used hamsters to sell its Soul 48. 27-Across, in Mexico 49. Protestant religious organization (... letters 6-10) 54. Adjacent side/hypotenuse, in trig 55. "___ to Joy" 56. Like some water rescues 57. Looking for a home, or a theme hint 61. Gumbo vegetable 62. Double-reed instrument 63. K'NEX pieces with teeth 67. Little rascals 68. Comprehends 69. Finish by 70. Impulsive 71. Swish maker in basketball 72. ___ Brook, N.Y.

1. Spanish for "more" 2. Scrabble GO, e.g. 3. Motion starter? 4. "Do it this way" 5. "Stranger Things" character whose name is a number 6. Depleted Asian sea 7. ___-done (steak option) 8. Spicy sushi condiment 9. Former leader of Iran 10. Milk container 11. Mork and E.T., e.g. 12. Loud, harsh sound 15. Grieves 21. Dr. Jones, familiarly 22. Stagehands 23. Right away, for short 24. Towed auto, perhaps 25. Freezes 29. Klutz 30. ___ dot (clothing spot) 31. Quaker morsel 36. QB's mistake 37. Sierra Nevada lake 39. Yang's opposite 41. Pronoun for a blended family 42. Fairy tale beginning 43. Qatari city by the Persian Gulf 45. Person with all the sheets 47. Berry in a purple smoothie 49. "___, no hands!" 50. Takes by force 51. Name on a deli menu 52. Door joints 53. Time-sensitive 54. Group often preached to 58. Scout's badge holder 59. Something passed after saying "Psst!" 60. Exam 64. Hubbub 65. Competed in a dash 66. Spot to serve slop