Universal Crossword Answers May 16 2023 is published below. The puzzle title is Bookends. Today’s puzzle is created By Alex Eaton-Salners and edited by David Steinberg. The puzzle crossword puzzle dimensions are 15 by 15.
Across
- 1.a Bob or bunHAIRDO
- 7.a Greek god of desireEROS
- 11.a First of the five W’sWHO
- 14.a CommotionUPROAR
- 15.a Kitten’s cryMEWL
- 16.a Payment promiseIOU
- 17.a Low-growing plantsGROUNDCOVER
- 19.a Snack mix morselNUT
- 20.a Herbal tea flavorMINT
- 21.a Enjoy a home-cooked dinner, sayEATIN
- 22.a Disorganized jumbleMESS
- 23.a Ernie who won two U.S. OpensELS
- 24.a Curie who won two Nobel PrizesMARIE
- 25.a Zap with a focused beamLASE
- 26.a Hornet’s cousinYELLOWJACKET
- 29.a Baby that hootsOWLET
- 32.a Initial developmentONSET
- 33.a Life-altering line at the altarIDO
- 34.a ___ benefit (perk)FRINGE
- 36.a “You’re way off base!”WRONGO
- 38.a Close friend, in slangFAM
- 39.a “Steal This Book” author HoffmanABBIE
- 43.a “No more, thanks”IMSET
- 44.a RivetingSPELLBINDING
- 47.a “Not guilty,” sayPLEA
- 48.a Gunky buildupGRIME
- 49.a Avocado toast topperEGG
- 52.a Switch companionBAIT
- 53.a Canine companionPOOCH
- 54.a Purple boba flavorTARO
- 55.a End of UNICEF’s URLORG
- 56.a Some helpers on the HillSENATEPAGES
- 58.a To the ___ degreeNTH
- 59.a Pre-ownedUSED
- 60.a Flight to sleep onREDEYE
- 61.a “All the News That’s Fit to Print” paper, brieflyNYT
- 62.a Workplace bigwigBOSS
- 63.a Thinly populatedSPARSE
Down
- 1.d Candy heart message to embrace?HUGME
- 2.d Black Women’s History MonthAPRIL
- 3.d Golfers’ alternatives to woodsIRONS
- 4.d Major defeatROUT
- 5.d Castellaneta of “The Simpsons”DAN
- 6.d Grueling experienceORDEAL
- 7.d Joy or jealousyEMOTION
- 8.d Yelp blurbsREVIEWS
- 9.d Wilson of “Zoolander”OWEN
- 10.d Camera type, brieflySLR
- 11.d Bacchanalia bagsWINESKINS
- 12.d Casino’s advantage over bettorsHOUSEEDGE
- 13.d Ways of escapingOUTS
- 18.d Monte ___CARLO
- 22.d PC alternativeMAC
- 24.d Annual Manhattan celebrity fundraiserMETGALA
- 25.d Barracks toiletLATRINE
- 26.d It’s spent in SapporoYEN
- 27.d Yom Kippur observerJEW
- 28.d Play, as a hornTOOT
- 29.d Trade-___ (concessions)OFFS
- 30.d End-of-filming shindigWRAPPARTY
- 31.d Center of attentionLIMELIGHT
- 35.d Draw away from shoreEBB
- 37.d Texter’s “Holy moly!”OMG
- 40.d They “get away” in fish storiesBIGONES
- 41.d Beginnings of progressINROADS
- 42.d Formal decreeEDICT
- 45.d Do-over, in badmintonLET
- 46.d “She has all my love”IMHERS
- 49.d Champing at the bitEAGER
- 50.d “___ Anatomy”GREYS
- 51.d “Check it out for yourself!”GOSEE
- 52.d Beethoven’s German birthplaceBONN
- 53.d Washington, D.C. : dollar :: Mexico City : ___PESO
- 54.d Cry made with a flourishTADA
- 56.d Teaching tempSUB
- 57.d Word before “rally” or “talk”PEP