Universal Crossword September 18, 2024 Answers

1. What Blue Jays often have on their heads 5. Volcano output 9. Fishhook projections 14. Orchestra woodwind 15. Word with "history" or "exam" 16. Hard to miss 17. "Who's on First?" comic (In this answer, note the first 2 letters + the last 2) 19. Interior style 20. Requirement 21. Be nosy 23. 34th prez 24. Puccini opera 27. Chimney buildup 28. Golf prop 29. Part of a mortgage check (... first 3 letters + the last 3) 33. Poseidon's domain 34. Letters before an alias 35. EMT's skill 36. Benefit from nepotism, perhaps (... first 2 letters + the last 2) 42. Church bench 43. Female sheep 44. Female deer 46. Where team teaching may occur (... first 2 letters + the last 2) 52. Hesitant sounds 53. Cosmetics brand 54. Greek resort island 55. Author Harper ___ 56. The "A" of IPA 57. Digital diary 59. Reversed the effect of 61. Hair problems ... or a theme hint 66. Peace pact 67. "Yeah, right" 68. Rod's partner 69. Promoted extravagantly 70. Ready for eating 71. Samsung rival

1. Corn holder 2. ___ Dhabi 3. Pea holder 4. Attempt to bring up the passed? 5. Ear part 6. Yank who retired in 2016 7. Tub 8. Indie rock relative 9. Lovable figure 10. Blvd. relative 11. Say, as the Apostles' Creed 12. Splintered 13. Yonge ___ (main road in Toronto) 18. Yellowstone predator 22. Extermination targets, familiarly 24. "___ the season ..." 25. Loonies replaced them in Canada 26. Standard dev. or avg. 27. Majestic 30. Have a balanced diet 31. Genre for the Specials or the Maytals 32. Actor who said, "I pity the fool" 37. Police alert, for short 38. Inserted more Nerf darts 39. Defunct airline 40. Stench 41. Disappearing word 45. Ostrich cousin 46. Minnesota city by Lake Superior 47. Writer with a short story award named for him 48. Depleted 49. Kind of salad 50. Edinburgh native 51. "Mister ___ Neighborhood" 57. Dot on a radar screen 58. Larger-than-___ 60. Freezer cubes 62. Greek letter that resembles a trident 63. Prefix with "natal" 64. Lair 65. Tricksy