Universal Crossword September 29, 2021 Answers

1. It bubbles beneath the surface 6. Nest sight 9. One may lead a military drill: Abbr. 12. Direction indicator 13. Click the wrong button, e.g. 14. One-in-a-million 15. *Simply marvelous 18. Sailors' affirmatives 19. Scottish girl 20. Tiny 21. Nickname for President Arthur 22. Mind reader's "power," for short 23. Fall behind 25. Sea beast of lore 27. Nada 28. O'er there 29. "Are we there ___?" 31. Body of water near a cabin, maybe 34. Unaccompanied 36. Japanese for "eastern capital" 38. What's impossible to boil, in a saying 40. One may be asked to speak 41. Blue ___ (clear forecast) 42. Hairdo 43. Make hazy 45. Stirs in 46. PC panic button 47. Operative 49. Like some cheeks 51. "That makes sense now" 53. Highest point 54. "Wonder Woman" actress Gadot 57. Degs. for writers 58. Scrape (by) 60. Vestige of the past 62. Has 63. *Child who won't touch vegetables, say 65. Melody for a sitarist 66. "___ Persisted" (Chelsea Clinton book) 67. Copy genetically 68. Before, in poetry 69. Mars, to Jupiter 70. Helpful tips

1. Scott Joplin's "___ Leaf Rag" 2. Precincts 3. Understand 4. Shoes with Native roots, briefly 5. For some time 6. Cry after seeing a mouse 7. Became too big for one's britches? 8. *Thick, creamy breakfast 9. *Willie Mays' nickname, with "the" 10. Filled with envy 11. Word before "anxiety" or after "stress" 14. Shelving system part 16. Periods with four seasons 17. Notorious Roman emperor 24. *Fond farewell 26. Picnic pests 27. Extreme eagerness 30. Coin flip 31. Come up short 32. Causes for conflict 33. A to B, for one ... or a hint to the word scrambled within each starred clue's answer 35. Twitch chat chuckle 37. "Sure" 39. Loch with a famous monster 44. Like a mansion 48. Palindromic bird sound 50. Public address 52. Rae who created "Awkward Black Girl" 54. Joined a conference call 55. Isn't for us? 56. Old harplike instruments 57. "I want seconds" 59. Sound effect in a canyon 61. Guinea neighbor 64. Doll since 1961