Universal – Aug 3 2021 Crossword Answer
Published in Universal Crossword.
| Clues | Answers |
| “Boyz n the Hood” actress Long | NIA |
| “My word!” | ISAY |
| “Skip to My ___” | LOU |
| “So close!” | ALMOST |
| “___ been drinkin’ …” (Beyonce lyric) | IVE |
| “___ get over it” | ILL |
| Actor Joseph Gordon-___ | LEVITT |
| Arrange, as a shawl | DRAPE |
| Before surgery, informally | PREOP |
| Bert’s foil on “Sesame Street” | ERNIE |
| Blacken | CHAR |
| Certain electric cars | TESLAS |
| Clairvoyance, e.g., briefly | ESP |
| Clarke who played Mother of Dragons | EMILIA |
| Common autobiography subtitle | AMEMOIR |
| Computing pioneer Lovelace | ADA |
| Cryptography org | THENSA |
| D&D, e.g | RPG |
| Decorative vase | URN |
| Design detail, for short | SPEC |
| Drum for a toddler, maybe | POT |
| Exams scored from 1-5 | APTESTS |
| Exchange of cross words | SPAT |
| Fir fluid | SAP |
| Flight-related prefix | AERO |
| Floral garland | LEI |
| For-ev-er | EON |
| Gets to first base | MAKESOUT |
| Gives the green light | OKAYS |
| Gloria Estefan’s Cuban birthplace | HAVANA |
| Grade school semiformal accessory | CLIPONTIE |
| In, now | TRENDY |
| Jackson 5 hit with an alphabetical title | ABC |
| Julia Roberts, to Emma Roberts | AUNT |
| Know by intuition | SENSE |
| Lead-in to “intellectual” | PSEUDO |
| Like a trampoline | BOUNCY |
| Like proofed dough | RISEN |
| Mask or cloak | VEIL |
| Nacho topping | CHEESE |
| NBA legend Ming | YAO |
| Night before a holiday | EVE |
| Nintendo dinosaur | YOSHI |
| One may devour “Chocolat” | READER |
| Perfect garden | EDEN |
| Place to exchange rings | ALTAR |
| Powerful DC figure? | SUPERMAN |
| Promotion on a podcast, say | PLUG |
| Pronoun for Rihanna | SHE |
| Rachel’s biblical sister | LEAH |
| Renown | FAME |
| Revealing, as one’s soul | BARING |
| Reverent poem | ODE |
| Rewards for “good boys” | PATS |
| Rx from Dr. Mom | TLC |
| Sitter’s handfuls | IMPS |
| Snicker syllable | HEH |
| Snip | CUT |
| Softball stat | RBI |
| Some lipstick shades | REDS |
| Story trajectories | ARCS |
| Streetcars | TRAMS |
| Stretch, as the truth | BEND |
| Suspicious | FISHY |
| Tablet some take to bed | IPAD |
| Take effect | SETIN |
| Taxing periods, and a hint to 17-, 30- and 45-Across | TRYINGTIMES |
| They may be stroked or inflated | EGOS |
| They’re capped above two feet | KNEES |
| This way: —> | RIGHT |
| TikTok content, casually | VIDS |
| Tracking device | LOCATOR |
| Very enterprising people | GOGETTERS |
| What an electric car doesn’t use | GAS |
| When to present a case | COURTDATE |
| When to sample wedding desserts | CAKETASTING |
| When to test an app | BETAPHASE |
| ___ gobi (Indian dish) | ALOO |