Universal Crossword November 15, 2023 Answers

1. Word before "chocolate" or "matter" 5. Give a "whap!" 9. Certain Chopin piece 14. "Superfood" berry 15. Like, forever 16. Stared in disbelief 17. Young child 19. Cartoon character originally named Dippy Dawg 20. Suffix with "Gator" 21. Bit of land in the ocean 22. Offerings from Jeni's or Ben & Jerry's 23. President Barbie portrayer 25. Is unwell 27. Garden gnome or plastic flamingo 32. Drift, as a scent 35. Glowing gas 36. Ninja Turtle with a blue bandanna, for short 37. Log splitter: Var. 38. Skill that's rare these days ... or, parsed differently, a hint to 17-, 27-, 45- and 61-Across 41. Gray Catan resource 42. "___ Be There for You" (song) 43. "Tell Mama" singer James 44. Draws to a close 45. Tool similar to a paper knife 50. "Penciled" facial feature 51. "Please locate the ___ exit" 55. Asian capital in the Red River Delta 58. Tiny complaints 59. Chinese bun 60. Lacking company 61. "Time for bed!" 63. Just adores 64. Pinnacle 65. Part of YOLO 66. Celebratory meal 67. "Grizzly" animal 68. Tournament exemptions

1. ___ Lama 2. Orange juice and soda, chemically 3. Gives a PG-13 to, say 4. DIY set 5. Playground plank 6. Like some sweaters 7. Diarist Frank 8. Mao ___-tung 9. Moussaka ingredient 10. Philosophy of the Way 11. Savvy about 12. Nimble 13. Ice cream brand 18. Turkish currency 24. ___ text (image description that a screen reader might read) 25. 198,120 square miles, for Thailand 26. "Are you ___ out?" 28. Ready to pour 29. College in Barcelona? 30. Stereotypical D&D fan 31. Digits in sneakers 33. Wheelbarrow bar 34. ___-tip pen 38. Most wary 39. Other, in Spain 40. Put away 44. Write "missteak," say 46. Certain small steaks 47. Total head-scratcher 48. Lead-in to "lands" or "world" 49. Ann Arbor-to-Detroit direction 52. Black piano key material 53. Ponzu or pesto 54. "Like, absolutely!" 55. Four, for eight 56. ___ vera (plant with edible gel) 57. Briefly bright star 58. "That's great!" 61. Place with test tubes 62. Bawl