Universal Crossword Answers Dec 1 2023 is published below. The puzzle title is Extended Play. Today’s puzzle is created By Desiree Penner and Jeff Sinnock and edited by David Steinberg. The puzzle crossword puzzle dimensions are 15 by 15.
Across
- 1.a Goody bag goodyFAVOR
- 6.a The ___ (those who “shall inherit the Earth”)MEEK
- 10.a Air gun ammoBBS
- 13.a “Aha!”IGETIT
- 15.a “Jaws” boatORCA
- 16.a Bumped intoMET
- 17.a Landlord’s limitation (In this answer, note letters 4, 6, 8 and 10)RENTCONTROL
- 19.a “Just as I thought!”OHO
- 20.a Childish comebackDOESSO
- 21.a At any point in historyEVER
- 22.a Score such as 2-2TIE
- 24.a First openly gay man to hold public office in California (… letters 3, 5 and 7)HARVEYMILK
- 28.a URL introduction for a “locked” web pageHTTPS
- 31.a Pleased as punchELATED
- 32.a Be a bratACTUP
- 33.a Teakettle outputSTEAM
- 35.a Cry of disbelief (… letters 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15)WHATINTARNATION
- 41.a Super funny peopleRIOTS
- 42.a Blackjack requestHITME
- 43.a Aquafina competitorDASANI
- 46.a Sailing the oceanATSEA
- 47.a Evian lids (… letters 3, 5 and 7)BOTTLECAPS
- 51.a Grasshopper’s partner in an Aesop titleANT
- 52.a Perched onATOP
- 53.a Made good on, as a loanREPAID
- 56.a Glam rock?GEM
- 57.a Stretchy loop, and a theme hintELASTICBAND
- 62.a Inventor WhitneyELI
- 63.a It’s sometimes held at a deliMAYO
- 64.a Be on the brink of topplingTEETER
- 65.a Cousin of inc.LLC
- 66.a “Olly olly ___ free”OXEN
- 67.a Crock-Pot concoctionsSTEWS
Down
- 1.d Certain Christmas treeFIR
- 2.d Store in a cask, sayAGE
- 3.d Blood feudVENDETTA
- 4.d “A Man Called ___” (2022 Tom Hanks film)OTTO
- 5.d Paella ingredientRICE
- 6.d Word before “mouth” or “boat”MOTOR
- 7.d FlubERR
- 8.d Environmental prefixECO
- 9.d ___-El (Superman’s birth name)KAL
- 10.d Schlocky filmBMOVIE
- 11.d Gazed uponBEHELD
- 12.d Baby bird?STORK
- 14.d Peter who sang with Bob MarleyTOSH
- 18.d Code crackers’ org.NSA
- 21.d 911 responder, for shortEMT
- 22.d Microwave optionTHAW
- 23.d Intense desireITCH
- 25.d SwervesVEERS
- 26.d ZestELAN
- 27.d Motorcycle brandYAMAHA
- 29.d “___ a lid on it!”PUT
- 30.d Well-tossed footballSPIRAL
- 33.d Unaffected by feelings, seeminglySTOIC
- 34.d 37-Down for ___TAT
- 36.d Highest number in SudokuNINE
- 37.d ___ for 34-DownTIT
- 38.d “See you then!”ITSADATE
- 39.d Breaking a mirror, some sayOMEN
- 40.d Straight, at a barNEAT
- 43.d “Please continue …”DOTELL
- 44.d ___ bomb (“Oppenheimer” subject)ATOMIC
- 45.d Indy 500 sponsorSTP
- 47.d Roll with a holeBAGEL
- 48.d Fiery act of insurance fraudARSON
- 49.d Cat or dogPET
- 50.d Barbecue barSPIT
- 54.d Scores 100% onACES
- 55.d “Yeah, right”IBET
- 57.d Offshoot of punkEMO
- 58.d LenientLAX
- 59.d Agreement with the captainAYE
- 60.d Right out of the boxNEW
- 61.d J and PhilDRS