Universal Crossword September 18, 2023 Answers

1. Attention-getter in court 6. Muscle contraction 11. In ___ We Trust 14. Greek salad morsel 15. Name hidden in "stash away" 16. Poem that's far from a roast 17. Position position? 19. "That one hurts!" 20. Name that anagrams to "Nia" 21. Eye irritation 22. Hang on a clothesline 24. "It'd be my pleasure!" 26. Book that teaches you about the world 27. Pursuit pursuit? 31. Thanks, in Paris 34. Itsy-bitsy 35. Brew that may be red or pale 36. "Game over for me" 37. "Asteroid City" director Anderson 38. Like a one-word response to "How are you?" 40. "Shop ___ you drop" 41. Scratch or stain 42. Detested 43. Calling calling? 48. Stop 49. "The Good Place" star Ted 52. Spills boiling water on 54. ___ your time (wait) 55. Word after "mosh" or "peach" 57. Feel feverish, say 58. Post post? 61. Lass 62. "Snowy" heron 63. "Wedding Crashers" star Vaughn 64. Letters of distress 65. Air, water and food 66. Fencing blades

1. Spanish painter Francisco 2. ___ for the ride 3. Somber event in candlelight 4. Actress Longoria 5. "Put that on our calendar!" 6. Decide not to retire 7. Jogger's speed 8. Sign of an extinguished campfire 9. Put away, as a saber 10. "Taxi" actress Henner 11. "You're on the right track!" 12. Stench 13. Challenge openly 18. Latin for "And you?" 23. Sought elected office 25. Preschool basics 26. Affirmatives at sea 28. Dance to bounce music 29. "You're something ___!" 30. Clarinet insert 31. Fly catcher? 32. Wiesel who wrote "Night," "Dawn" and "Day" 33. Attendance checks 37. Suffix with "spy" or "silver" 38. "How could one say such a thing?!" 39. They're listening! 41. It can get the knots out 44. Slippery creature in a reef 45. TV drama set on Madison Avenue in the '60s 46. Formal decrees 47. "Check this out!" 50. Pen an op-ed, perhaps 51. Brother's daughter 52. Droops 53. "Gotta bounce!" 54. Wasn't colorfast 56. Uno + dos 59. Rage 60. Tear apart