Universal Crossword October 31, 2023 Answers

1. Bird that can be 6.2 feet tall 4. Big name in white spirits 11. Super Bowl highlights, perhaps 14. Neither this ___ that 15. Fear or joy 16. Gravestone letters 17. *When to wear bootees 20. Beverage holder that rhymes with "wine" 21. Palindromic explosive 22. Very mean 23. Energy 25. Top part of a costume 26. *On the caboose 33. Where Achilles fought 34. Bother constantly 35. Power cable 37. Sewn line 38. Bright fire 39. Greek T 40. *One may work on boosting operations 45. "Bye!" 46. Homer's neighbor 47. Like a clever crossword clue 48. Translation of the last word in 27-Down 49. "Check your ___ at the door!" 50. More than most 52. January birthstones 58. Place to get a pedicure 61. Like a jackhammer 63. Tropical fruit 64. Outside of a banana 65. Less than most 66. Aquatic animal that sleeps on its back 67. Bed frame strip 68. ___ to criticism 69. Source of this puzzle's starred, haunted clues 70. In that case

1. Puts a stop to 2. "It's a ___ point" 3. Sudden desire 4. Close-fitting cap 5. "Jeopardy!" champion Schneider 6. $0.25, say, for a gumball 7. Many, many, many 8. Break in a friendship 9. Deux : French :: ___ : Spanish 10. Like a convenient washer and dryer 11. Octopus's octet 12. Regimen such as keto 13. Agile for one's age 18. Split (up) 19. Making a coin vanish, e.g. 24. "Alex Wagner Tonight" network 25. What you might pour on a 38-Across 26. Red Velvet singer 27. Pseudonym 28. Hawk's claw 29. Statement after a pledge drive 30. Stared at the stars 31. "I should remember this ..." 32. Money from a foundation 33. Hence 36. "Jury ___" (2023 show about a fake trial) 41. Word after "bull's" or "cat's" 42. Went off, like a cellphone 43. Amazes 44. Speaker's engagement 50. Part of aka 51. Program feature that repeats 53. *Many years ___ 54. *Uninspiring routine 55. *D.C. MLB player 56. *She lived in Eden 57. *Roofing goop 59. Small vegetables in fried rice 60. Violist's clef 62. Family game night room, perhaps 64. Letter after chi