Universal Crossword September 3, 2024 Answers

1. Design detail, briefly 5. Car-buying fig. 9. Referenced 14. Vehicle with a meter 15. Barely 16. Studio Ghibli genre 17. Elects (to) 18. Way of walking 19. Prepare to take off, as skates 20. "___ the land of the free ..." 21. Moral missteps 22. Crooked 23. Italian fashion brand 25. Completes a wire transfer? 27. Max's opposite 28. Like a clock with Roman numerals 29. Jobs for bank robbers 32. Smile 33. Bylaw, for short 36. What L.A. and NYC are in? 38. Simone Biles' squad 40. Trash can top 41. Political coalition 43. Three ___ to the wind 44. Sheep sounds 46. Stately shade tree 47. Lineup at a pub 49. They can't be trusted because they make everything up! 52. Spills the beans 53. Like some coffee or tea 55. Aussie animal 56. Indian yogurt dip 57. At the peak of 58. Frankenstein's assistant 59. Like tin cans, vis-a-vis can openers ... by almost 50 years! 60. After the bell 61. Stubborn animal 62. Justice Kagan 63. Otherwise 64. Round veggies

1. Front porch 2. Researcher's writing 3. Super safe salsa specification (In this answer, note letters 8-5) 4. Not trans 5. Three Wise Men 6. Poem division 7. With 42-Down, goal of entrepreneurs on "Shark Tank" ... and what this puzzle's theme answers are doing 8. Summer hrs. in LA 9. Road sign before a blind turn, say (... letters 9-5) 10. It ends after six outs 11. "First Impressions," initially, for "Pride and Prejudice" 12. Gives off 13. Actor Billy ___ Williams 21. City on California's Central Coast (... letters 8-4) 22. Friends in battle 24. Frisbee, for one 26. Go separate ways 29. "2001: A Space Odyssey" computer 30. Quarterback Manning 31. Sounds of belly flops 33. Street in a Poe mystery (... letters 6-3) 34. "C'___ la vie!" 35. An EV doesn't need it 37. Buckwheat noodle 39. Soften in the heat 42. See 7-Down 44. Defeated 45. Fancy scarves 47. "Hoops" 48. Omit when pronouncing 50. Cash money 51. Tender spots 54. Fencing sword 56. Fish eggs 57. Drink in a pint glass 58. Mischievous sort