Universal Crossword Answers Aug 22 2023 is published below. The puzzle title is Seismic Event. Today’s puzzle is created By Drew Schmenner and edited by David Steinberg. The puzzle crossword puzzle dimensions are 15 by 15.
Across
- 1.a ApparelGARB
- 5.a One end of a batteryANODE
- 10.a Like dense greeneryLUSH
- 14.a Sunburn relieverALOE
- 15.a More achySORER
- 16.a “Understood”ISEE
- 17.a Falls far behind the race leader, perhaps (In this answer, note the first 2 letters + the last 2)LOSESSTEAM
- 19.a “La La Land” actress StoneEMMA
- 20.a Precursor to NintendoATARI
- 21.a Spacecraft propulsion device reliant on sunlight (… first 2 letters + last 2)SOLARSAIL
- 23.a Lip ___ (cosmetic)GLOSS
- 25.a Big pigHOG
- 26.a Name that anagrams to “avian”IVANA
- 29.a “My friend,” in ParisMONAMI
- 32.a Slice or dicePREP
- 33.a “Mmm!”SOGOOD
- 37.a Veer one wayZIG
- 38.a Like a life-altering event … and a hint to the indicated lettersEARTHSHATTERING
- 41.a Home for a 25-AcrossSTY
- 42.a Strives forAIMSTO
- 43.a ___ 500 (auto race)INDY
- 44.a Corona alternativeTECATE
- 46.a EarningsWAGES
- 48.a Relative of Inc.LLC
- 49.a ProfitsGAINS
- 52.a Fastest dog breed (… first 2 letters + last 4)GREYHOUND
- 55.a Caribbean destinationsISLES
- 60.a Races, like an engineREVS
- 61.a Painting by AI, e.g. (… first 2 letters + last 2)DIGITALART
- 63.a “Beware the ___ of March”IDES
- 64.a Tennis champion RybakinaELENA
- 65.a Diva’s opportunity to shineARIA
- 66.a Toon explorerDORA
- 67.a Backpack partSTRAP
- 68.a AccordPACT
Down
- 1.d Glitzy shindigGALA
- 2.d Loads and loadsALOT
- 3.d Civil rights icon ParksROSA
- 4.d Draft choice?BEER
- 5.d Beast of burdenASS
- 6.d “That’s a lie!”NOTSO
- 7.d Treats that can be twistedOREOS
- 8.d Good bargainsDEALS
- 9.d Name hidden in “mind over matter”ERMA
- 10.d Rests atopLIESON
- 11.d Weekly look at the stars?USMAGAZINE
- 12.d Tractor-trailerSEMI
- 13.d Restore to wellnessHEAL
- 18.d Stop or Dead EndSIGN
- 22.d ___ Island (The Ocean State)RHODE
- 24.d Heroic collie of old TVLASSIE
- 26.d Hopping madIRATE
- 27.d “What a smart idea!”VERYCLEVER
- 28.d Like the name Art, for a painterAPT
- 29.d Record label behind the iconic R&B soundMOTOWN
- 30.d Takes exception toMINDS
- 31.d Rapper AzaleaIGGY
- 32.d Weevil, e.g.PEST
- 34.d Unit of resistanceOHM
- 35.d Service station stapleGAS
- 36.d Baseball’s MelOTT
- 39.d Submarine openingHATCH
- 40.d Fix, as a crooked fightRIG
- 45.d Actress MilanoALYSSA
- 47.d What the Silk Road crossedASIA
- 49.d RemorseGUILT
- 50.d WrathANGER
- 51.d “Wicked” star MenzelIDINA
- 52.d Electrical networkGRID
- 53.d Second chanceREDO
- 54.d Celebratory poemsODES
- 56.d A ___ in the faceSLAP
- 57.d Video game protagonist CroftLARA
- 58.d New York mayor AdamsERIC
- 59.d Batting average, e.g.STAT
- 62.d Pub fixtureTAP