Universal Crossword Answers May 2 2023 is published below. The puzzle title is Literary Setting. Today’s puzzle is created By David Karp and edited by David Steinberg. The puzzle crossword puzzle dimensions are 15 by 15.
Across
- 1.a Harbor protectorJETTY
- 6.a Tequila sourceAGAVE
- 11.a Environmental prefixECO
- 14.a Gaming pioneerATARI
- 15.a Competitor of ShellMOBIL
- 16.a Trois-Rivieres turndownNON
- 17.a Russian novel whose title contains a pair of antonymsWARANDPEACE
- 19.a Minecraft resourceORE
- 20.a Japanese TV brandSANYO
- 21.a Pond ___SCUM
- 22.a Spanish 101 articleUNA
- 23.a Zoo enclosureCAGE
- 25.a ReluctantUNEAGER
- 27.a Children’s classic about trying new thingsGREENEGGSANDHAM
- 31.a Raggedy dollANN
- 32.a Totally smittenGAGA
- 33.a NFL six-pointersTDS
- 34.a AgreementPACT
- 36.a Treater’s pub purchaseROUND
- 39.a Lo-o-ong storySAGA
- 42.a “2001: A Space Odyssey” computerHAL
- 44.a Ancient Roman discussion venuesFORA
- 46.a Charged particleION
- 47.a Play whose title character doesn’t actually appearWAITINGFORGODOT
- 52.a Giving birthINLABOR
- 53.a Pat on the back, as a babyBURP
- 54.a Precursor to reggaeSKA
- 55.a Fencing swordEPEE
- 57.a Super smallTEENY
- 60.a ConsumedHAD
- 61.a Advice to someone who misjudges their audience … or a hint to 17-, 27- and 47-Across, based on their titles’ first wordsREADTHEROOM
- 64.a Notable periodERA
- 65.a Golfer’s elated cryITSIN
- 66.a Count upTALLY
- 67.a Courtroom figs.DAS
- 68.a So farASYET
- 69.a Japan’s third-largest cityOSAKA
Down
- 1.d It consists of the mandible and maxillaJAW
- 2.d GPS predictionsETAS
- 3.d “Sharknado” actress ReidTARA
- 4.d Hypnotic stateTRANCE
- 5.d Symbol of opposite forces in Eastern philosophyYINYANG
- 6.d Electric guitarist’s blasterAMP
- 7.d Takes offGOES
- 8.d Count on it!ABACUS
- 9.d Alpaca relativeVICUNA
- 10.d One of 118 on the periodic tableELEMENT
- 11.d “You can stop talking … I’m sold!”ENOUGHSAID
- 12.d Eye’s outer layerCORNEA
- 13.d Like a showoff’s pushupsONEARM
- 18.d Turned page cornerDOGEAR
- 24.d Waffle brandEGGO
- 26.d Tacks onADDS
- 27.d Gender pay ___GAP
- 28.d Genetic messengerRNA
- 29.d Food from the Spanish for “season with chile”ENCHILADAS
- 30.d Tennis star CocoGAUFF
- 35.d “Cheerio!”TATA
- 37.d Total rookieNOOB
- 38.d Longtime sexpertDRRUTH
- 40.d Shower gel, e.g.GOO
- 41.d Picnic pestANT
- 43.d Sierra Leone neighborLIBERIA
- 45.d Sign off onAGREETO
- 47.d HopedWISHED
- 48.d Asia’s westernmost capitalANKARA
- 49.d Restriction for some AirbnbsNOPETS
- 50.d Like a bacon-filled frying panGREASY
- 51.d Performances with librettosOPERAS
- 56.d “Nurse Jackie” star FalcoEDIE
- 58.d The Big EasyNOLA
- 59.d Egg part that symbolizes the moon in a Chinese moon cakeYOLK
- 62.d Explosive lettersTNT
- 63.d “Case of the Ex” singerMYA