Universal Crossword September 25, 2024 Answers

1. Basics 5. City dweller in a classic computer game 8. Marching together 14. ___ 7 Crown Whiskey 16. "Too busy" 17. Certain dancer's percussion instrument 18. Euros' predecessors in Paris 19. Tax evader's bane: Abbr. 20. Doc that keeps someone's lips sealed 21. Tournament diagram 22. Rapper whose name sounds like a cold drink 24. Name that anagrams to "Hosea" 26. Fall (over) 27. Utah resort for a 36-Down 28. Sweet potato 29. Like a one-word reply 30. Distribute in fixed portions 33. Foaming at the mouth 35. They're rolled in Dungeons & Dragons 40. Lyme disease carriers 41. Wiggle room 42. Tubes for Mario 45. School-of-thought suffix 47. Walking stick 48. Opinion piece 49. Visibly sad 51. Create, like a sweater 52. Place of respite 54. Plead 56. General in a Chinese takeout order 57. Reach the limit 58. Big storage unit? 60. "My word!" 61. (Boom!) 62. Mother of Calcutta 63. ___ shoestring budget 64. Unadulterated

1. Character sketches? 2. Danish relative from the U.S.? 3. Tape deck insert 4. Rank above cpl. 5. Reuben or PBJ, informally 6. "Either works for me" 7. Winter hrs. in Salt Lake City 8. Prefix with "red" 9. "SNL" alumna Dunn 10. Unfair set of cards 11. Mess around (with) 12. Hosts 13. Apothecary's crushing tool 15. Hightailed it outta there 21. "Fine, stay angry" 23. '80s Soft Cell hit 25. Red pepper paste from northwestern Africa 29. Brand of inedible detergent pods 31. LA art college, or singer Redding 32. Where Brooklyn is, briefly 34. "The Fresh Prince of ___-Air" 36. Slopes hitter 37. Uncle Sam's catchphrase 38. Container for coffee 39. How two people may see 42. Sticky note 43. Apple product 44. Cornea's organ, casually 46. Rowan Atkinson TV persona 49. Teeny-tiny colorful fish 50. ___ mate (tealike beverage) 53. It comes after Mon. 55. "Wonder Woman" actress Gadot, or a synonym of "woman" 58. Boxing ref's call 59. Song that slaps