Universal Crossword May 16, 2024 Answers

1. Thick things to smoke 7. Overacting actor 10. Wear down 14. Iron deficiency 15. Chicken ___ king 16. Short race, for short 17. Renowned medical center 19. Speechless entertainer 20. Seek legal damages 21. Nautical record 22. Dog that visited Oz 23. Congregant's reply 25. Hit traveling close to the ground 28. What a screwdriver might go on 31. Sea of Galilee's country 32. Fixed-term investments, for short 33. Short-legged Australian creature 37. Automaker whose name preceded "mobile" 38. Cabaret performance 40. Region 43. Scheduled to appear 44. "You look like you need a ___" 47. Classic theater name 49. Modify, as a manuscript 51. City just west of Dallas 55. And more authors: Abbr. 56. "Divergent" actor ___ James 57. Notable period 58. Surgery ctrs. 59. It might be hinged or sliding 60. One who's seen it all, perhaps 64. A do or a don't 65. Braying beast 66. Batter's position 67. Pre-owned 68. Live and ___ live 69. "Stop!" ... or what one can do with the start of 17-, 25-, 38-, 51- or 60-Across

1. Part of a security system, for short 2. Garten who hosts "Barefoot Contessa" 3. Erupting springs 4. Quantity 5. Sushi base 6. Mineo of "Rebel Without a Cause" 7. Vietnam's capital 8. Straighten 9. Apple product 10. Day after today 11. Agree to briefly, on a contract 12. Withdrawn 13. Just make, with "out" 18. In poor health 22. Six-pt. NFL plays 23. First letters 24. Livid 26. "Both will do" 27. Windy City trains 29. Cobbler's hand tool 30. "Kiss it and make it better" target 34. Cow sound 35. Fratty guy 36. Seek an answer 38. Lost confidence 39. Poem of praise 40. Comic strip bark 41. Very funny 42. Football helmet opening 44. Transmit an email 45. Where to find CA, LA, MA and RI 46. Hairdresser's supply 48. Number of dice in craps 50. ___ equinox 52. Oscar winner Witherspoon 53. Lovers' rendezvous 54. Hem and ___ 58. Moviemaker Preminger 59. R&B's ___ Hill 60. Actor Penn 61. Somewhat, informally 62. ___-fi 63. Word before "in stone" or "in motion"