Universal Crossword May 16, 2023 Answers

1. Bob or bun 7. Greek god of desire 11. First of the five W's 14. Commotion 15. Kitten's cry 16. Payment promise 17. Low-growing plants 19. Snack mix morsel 20. Herbal tea flavor 21. Enjoy a home-cooked dinner, say 22. Disorganized jumble 23. Ernie who won two U.S. Opens 24. Curie who won two Nobel Prizes 25. Zap with a focused beam 26. Hornet's cousin 29. Baby that hoots 32. Initial development 33. Life-altering line at the altar 34. ___ benefit (perk) 36. "You're way off base!" 38. Close friend, in slang 39. "Steal This Book" author Hoffman 43. "No more, thanks" 44. Riveting 47. "Not guilty," say 48. Gunky buildup 49. Avocado toast topper 52. Switch companion 53. Canine companion 54. Purple boba flavor 55. End of UNICEF's URL 56. Some helpers on the Hill 58. To the ___ degree 59. Pre-owned 60. Flight to sleep on 61. "All the News That's Fit to Print" paper, briefly 62. Workplace bigwig 63. Thinly populated

1. Candy heart message to embrace? 2. Black Women's History Month 3. Golfers' alternatives to woods 4. Major defeat 5. Castellaneta of "The Simpsons" 6. Grueling experience 7. Joy or jealousy 8. Yelp blurbs 9. Wilson of "Zoolander" 10. Camera type, briefly 11. Bacchanalia bags 12. Casino's advantage over bettors 13. Ways of escaping 18. Monte ___ 22. PC alternative 24. Annual Manhattan celebrity fundraiser 25. Barracks toilet 26. It's spent in Sapporo 27. Yom Kippur observer 28. Play, as a horn 29. Trade-___ (concessions) 30. End-of-filming shindig 31. Center of attention 35. Draw away from shore 37. Texter's "Holy moly!" 40. They "get away" in fish stories 41. Beginnings of progress 42. Formal decree 45. Do-over, in badminton 46. "She has all my love" 49. Champing at the bit 50. "___ Anatomy" 51. "Check it out for yourself!" 52. Beethoven's German birthplace 53. Washington, D.C. : dollar :: Mexico City : ___ 54. Cry made with a flourish 56. Teaching temp 57. Word before "rally" or "talk"