Universal Crossword Answers Dec 19 2023 is published below. The puzzle title is Home Stretch. Today’s puzzle is created By Noelle Griskey and edited by David Steinberg. The puzzle crossword puzzle dimensions are 15 by 15.
Across
- 1.a Long licorice piecesROPES
- 6.a Fish tank filmSCUM
- 10.a Omelet needsEGGS
- 14.a Vital arteryAORTA
- 15.a Rubik’s ___CUBE
- 16.a Cozy cornerNOOK
- 17.a “This or that?”WHICH
- 18.a Greek counterpart of MarsARES
- 19.a “Ciao,” in CambridgeTATA
- 20.a Piece of jewelry with attachments (In this answer, note the first 3 letters + the last 3)CHARMBRACELET
- 23.a ___/herSHE
- 25.a Genre for Lauryn HillRAP
- 26.a Grade of beefPRIME
- 27.a Natural response to a free trip invitation (… first 2 letters + last 3)HOWCANIREFUSE
- 32.a Not completely shutAJAR
- 33.a “Planet of the ___”APES
- 34.a Like some horror flicksGORY
- 35.a Part of a college application, oftenESSAY
- 37.a Fly trapsWEBS
- 41.a ExcludeOMIT
- 42.a Athletic shoe brandAVIA
- 43.a Guy who’s determined (… first 3 letters + last 4)MANONAMISSION
- 48.a Five-___ chiliALARM
- 50.a High/low cardACE
- 51.a Possible cause of a bad tripLSD
- 52.a Fonzie’s affirmative (… first 2 letters + last 3)CORRECTAMUNDO
- 57.a Movie partROLE
- 58.a InjureHARM
- 59.a “You’re So Vain” singer CarlySIMON
- 62.a Egyptian goddess of healingISIS
- 63.a Where to find MALM bed frames and meatballsIKEA
- 64.a More than mostEVERY
- 65.a Bumper boo-booDENT
- 66.a Ring, as church bellsPEAL
- 67.a Rumba or sambaDANCE
Down
- 1.d How oysters may be servedRAW
- 2.d Aah’s partnerOOH
- 3.d Battle that benefits consumersPRICEWAR
- 4.d Engrave with acidETCH
- 5.d Desert home to dromedary camelsSAHARA
- 6.d Garlicky shrimp dishSCAMPI
- 7.d “___ Your Enthusiasm”CURB
- 8.d Lyft alternativeUBER
- 9.d Third-largest city in ArizonaMESA
- 10.d Punches in, as a PINENTERS
- 11.d Penguin in a net, e.g.GOALIE
- 12.d Pranked some people, slangilyGOTEM
- 13.d 11-Down’s footwearSKATE
- 21.d Sought officeRAN
- 22.d PC coresCPUS
- 23.d Thick carpet typeSHAG
- 24.d Wyndham hotel chain, familiarlyHOJO
- 28.d SobCRY
- 29.d Many a reggae artistRASTA
- 30.d Clean Water Act org.EPA
- 31.d Funny TinaFEY
- 35.d Genre with introspective lyricsEMO
- 36.d TransgressionSIN
- 37.d “As I ___ saying …”WAS
- 38.d Bad signEVILOMEN
- 39.d Blurbs in social media profilesBIOS
- 40.d It covers the 5-DownSAND
- 41.d “I’ve got this round!”ONME
- 43.d Miami baseball playerMARLIN
- 44.d Put in handcuffsARREST
- 45.d Bear or hareMAMMAL
- 46.d Critical hosp. wardICU
- 47.d Felt instinctivelySENSED
- 48.d Sharp-smellingACRID
- 49.d Tight’s oppositeLOOSE
- 53.d Pringle, for oneCHIP
- 54.d ___ out the trashTAKE
- 55.d Field of expertiseAREA
- 56.d Prima donnaDIVA
- 60.d Goblin relativeORC
- 61.d Annual occasion to pop champagne, for shortNYE