Universal Crossword October 3, 2021 Answers

1. What precedes "the night before Christmas" 5. "For goodness' ___!" 9. Diver's apparatus 14. "Hmm, I don't think so" 15. "Follow me!" 16. About 1% of Earth's atmosphere 17. *Inlet near Sydney (Theme hint: Note the outer letters in both words of each starred clue's answer) 19. Hawk's claw 20. From Dubai, say 21. Silly 23. Not just "a" 24. Expense for a newspaper 25. Letter with two gradual twists 28. *District west of downtown Los Angeles 34. First extra inning 36. Barely get, with "out" 37. A lot of a lot, perhaps 38. Try, as a case 39. Colorado resort 41. Branch of Islam 42. Bronte governess Jane 43. Letter with two sharp twists 44. Auditorium contents 45. *Body of water in central Switzerland 49. Vietnamese holiday 50. Sarcastic laugh syllable 51. "Society's Child" singer Janis 52. Exclaimed with joy 56. On the rise 61. "TTTTTT" for "sixty," e.g. 62. *Essen is on it 64. Come up 65. Golden Rule word 66. Undergarment with straps, for short 67. Chopped liver and others 68. Needy cat's sound 69. Headphone cord frustration

1. Word after "test" or "toothpaste" 2. To ___ it may concern 3. Opposite of pro- 4. Fly high 5. Reaper's tool 6. Sleep aid brand 7. Campground letters 8. Singer born Eithne Padraigin Ni Bhraonain 9. Lustrous 10. Engine housing 11. Wrinkly fruit 12. Timely blessing 13. Author Rice 18. "But of course!" 22. One may make a dog howl 25. Lucy's friend on "I Love Lucy" 26. "Bye!" 27. Cutting comments, collectively 29. Former Crow home 30. Instrument that's plucked, for short 31. Application before Messages 32. Hackneyed 33. What quick bread lacks 35. Backyard builder's project 39. Sky blue 40. "Hold on a ___!" 44. Man of La Mancha 46. Memory failures 47. "OK," to a Brit 48. Like an alley 52. Conclude, with "up" 53. Greek goddess of marriage 54. Posthumous notice, briefly 55. Tom-tom or bongo 57. Candle cord 58. Any of six Russian rulers 59. Fish in "Finding Dory" 60. Psychological toughness 63. French for "a"