Universal Crossword March 16, 2026 Answers

1. Handed out playing cards 6. Execs who work with balance sheets 10. AI-generated junk 14. Sleep condition 15. Its color is said to reflect one's spiritual state 16. Maori dance that the All Blacks perform before rugby matches 17. 62-Across for big trucks 19. Shape for some mirrors 20. Polluter's payment 21. They hold frozen cubes 23. Not bold 24. Coffee holder 26. Milk, at a cafe 27. 62-Across for abs 32. Foot's curve 35. Make an effort 36. Walk like a crab 37. With 34-Down, style influenced by hippies 38. 3.8, e.g. 40. Elisabeth of "Leaving Las Vegas" 41. Releases 43. It's often cut short 46. 62-Across for Tex-Mex 48. One may work at H&R Block 49. ___-Air (ritzy neighborhood) 50. Alignment 52. Rhyming Hawaiian dish topped with gravy and a fried egg 57. Not bold, perhaps 61. Hydrogen or helium particle 62. Intense stretch, and a theme hint 64. Area of development? 65. Hum-powered instrument 66. Luciferian 67. Seven ___ 68. Pledged 69. Tenant's payment

1. Agatha Christie and Elizabeth Taylor, for two 2. Era 3. Bug 4. In case 5. Mat found in a ryokan 6. One may be in a lot 7. Peak seen in "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" 8. Guide for ancient Greeks 9. Equivalent to 10. Select for final consideration 11. It can be over 1,000 degrees Celsius 12. Approve 13. Buddies 18. Rejoice 22. Some poker tells 25. Use mouthwash 27. Enters the picture unexpectedly? 28. Errors in fat-fingered texts 29. Like a temporary committee 30. Sound heard in a ramen restaurant 31. "Buh-bye!" 32. Provide immoral support? 33. Type of tomato 34. See 37-Across 39. "No ifs, ___ or buts" 42. Wineglass part 44. Whitney Houston or Cher 45. Electronic pop instrument, for short 47. Bike securers named for their shape 51. Provide hors d'oeuvres, say 52. They've been enacted 53. Native people who speak Chiwere 54. Food ___ (post-feast phenomenon) 55. Sticking point? 56. Greek anise-flavored aperitif 58. Real-time 59. "Sign me up!" 60. Gaul or Gael 63. Neither's partner