Universal Crossword October 16, 2021 Answers

1. Director Craven 4. Untrustworthy people 9. Our "mother" 14. Night before 15. Golfer Palmer's nickname 16. Hilo hello 17. Literally "half world" 19. Begin 20. Agitated state 21. "You ___ bother!" 23. Dog's head? 24. Language spoken in northeast Thailand 26. Makes ecstatic 28. Possible result of a scandal 34. "Yo te ___" 35. Incentive for finding a lost pet 36. Bat wood 38. Sitcom named for an H.S. class 40. John, to Ringo 41. Marriage and others 43. ID that can't end with 0000 44. Examine closely 46. "Dig in!" 47. Phrase of understatement 50. Spectacles that look embarrassing? 52. Uproar 53. Be incorrect 54. It may remove leg hair 58. Some summer babies 62. Word after "Home" or "Office" 64. Phone notification, or how you must be to find the abbreviations hidden in 17-, 28- and 47-Across? 66. Crystal-lined rock 67. Become narrower 68. "Little Women" co-star Thompson 69. Aromatic compound 70. Without a companion 71. Prince, to a queen

1. Gets married 2. 20-20, perhaps 3. 18-wheeler 4. On the ___ (fleeing) 5. Magnetite, e.g. 6. "Ocean's Eight" co-star Hathaway 7. Carnival attraction 8. Sunflower, once 9. SoCal neighborhood seeking municipal independence 10. Key equivalent to Option 11. Took for a spin 12. Midafternoon hour 13. Can't stand 18. "___ be a cold day ..." 22. Stereotypical bookworm 25. Simone Williams' record-setting hairdo 27. Berry from a palm 28. JFK overseer 29. Intensifies, with "up" 30. Certain crustacean catcher 31. Young bird that hoots 32. Native New Zealander 33. Tiler's need 37. Get better 39. Knowing, as a secret 41. Tim of "WKRP in Cincinnati" 42. Messy pen? 44. Try to move forward? 45. Spruce (up) 48. Annoy 49. Hang loose 50. Marsh plant 51. Some native Canadians 55. "___ boy!" 56. Bockwurst meat 57. World's fair, e.g. 59. Fish such as congers 60. After-lunch "sandwich" 61. "South Park" boy 63. Tribute poem 65. Word between "rules" and "rules"