Universal Crossword September 15, 2021 Answers

1. Join together 7. "War and Peace," for one 11. Not well-lit 14. One giving a speech 15. ___ or false 16. Music genre associated with black eyeliner 17. *Completely immoral supervisor? 19. Financing letters 20. Metallic fabric 21. Burden 22. Bad throw at a casino 24. *Weaving instructor? 27. Irritates 29. Points of view 30. Like some people who read closed captions 31. Tightly stretched 35. Vessels with spigots 36. *Some under-the-table flirting? 39. (OMG!) 41. Maker of Thick & Fluffy waffles 42. Wyatt of the Wild West 46. Actress Sorkin 48. Closer, in a guessing game 50. *Evidently fake jewel? 54. Slippery, as a street 55. Pixar movie with talking vehicles 56. Sporty auto roof 57. Angel costume headwear 59. ___-man band 60. Mess up ... and a hint to 17-, 24-, 36- and 50-Across 63. Lead role in "How I Met Your Mother" 64. Last number in many prices 65. "Am not!" response 66. Popular show letters 67. High cards in royal flushes 68. Yards' relatives

1. ___ story (sad-sounding tale) 2. Nutty confection 3. Layered pasta dish 4. Something in your cart 5. Make a visit 6. Notable span 7. Was surrounded by wavy lines, in a comic 8. Quarrel 9. Party attendees 10. ___ Lingus 11. Start of a letter to a longtime advice columnist 12. Influences 13. Shape-shifts 18. Thumbs-down votes 22. More like sea salt than iodized salt 23. Like the wolf in a fairy tale 25. Regarding, in a memo 26. "Regarding, in a memo" or "Counterbalances" 28. Counterbalances 32. Enjoyed a buffet 33. Big name in boots 34. "You're it!" 37. Certain column in the paper 38. Like freshly cut grass 39. Dad joke, e.g. 40. Sauce for fettucine 43. "Has the meeting started?" 44. Change the hue of 45. Inquire nosily 46. Broad neckties 47. Kind of acid in fertilizers 49. Stick (to) 51. Make amends 52. Shuffles around aimlessly, say 53. Decide 58. Words before and after "is" 60. Ancestry.com test subject 61. Spiral-cut meat 62. ___ Altos, California