Universal Crossword March 5, 2024 Answers

1. Weekend comedy show, familiarly 4. Singer Ronstadt 9. Carpet style popular in the '70s 13. Uncle, in Mexico 14. Jeered from the bleachers 15. Princess's crown 16. Kitchen pest 17. Large type of a small crustacean (In this answer, unscramble letters 2-8) 19. Greek salad cheese 21. Lyft competitor 22. Reuben bread 23. Major headline material (... letters 3-10) 28. Raggedy Ann, e.g. 29. New Age icon Chopra 32. Little rascal 35. "Voila!" 37. St. Louis skyline feature 38. Unwelcome one (... letters 5-11) 43. Lawyer Clooney 44. Soothing succulent 45. Yang's opposite 46. Some nonprofit supporters 49. Sicilian volcano 51. Being authentic (... letters 6-13) 57. "Exit full screen" key 59. Smiley ___ 60. Colt's mother 61. Takes a different form, or a hint to this puzzle's scrambled 4-, 5-, 9- and 3-sided figures 66. Chai or oolong 67. ___ bear (Arctic predator) 68. See eye to eye 69. ___ and outs 70. Scream 71. Yours, in times of yore 72. Show of affection for mom?

1. Employees 2. Joe Montana, from '79-'92 3. State-run game of chance 4. JFK's successor 5. Payment promise 6. Oscar recognition, informally 7. Fix, as code 8. Photoshop producer 9. Madam's counterpart 10. Musical set in 1960s Baltimore 11. West Point's military branch 12. Stare with an open mouth 15. One-fifth of 15 18. Transmit 20. Bait ___ switch 24. Yellow Brick Road dog 25. Scheme 26. Alan of "Marriage Story" 27. Tucker (out) 30. Beginning of a play 31. Genghis ___ 32. Apple tablet 33. Office note 34. Practical joke that victims pick up? 36. Actress Gasteyer 39. ___ gin fizz 40. Name hidden in "whole grain" 41. Formal denial 42. Man with manners 47. Direct (to) 48. Health resorts 50. Pitcher's prized limb 52. Defunct Apple messaging app 53. Whinny 54. Wipe out, in slang 55. Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, e.g. 56. Last but not ___ 57. Annual sports award 58. Heel, but not an ankle 62. Friend 63. Part of TGIF: Abbr. 64. Jack's value in blackjack 65. "What did I tell you?"