Universal Crossword Answers Jan 4 2024 is published below. The puzzle title is Break the Ice. Today’s puzzle is created By Hanh Huynh and edited by David Steinberg. The puzzle crossword puzzle dimensions are 15 by 15.
Across
- 1.a Its muscles are worked by heel raisesCALF
- 5.a Department store chainKOHLS
- 10.a Device downloadsAPPS
- 14.a Actress KurylenkoOLGA
- 15.a PerfectIDEAL
- 16.a Root in some Terra chipsTARO
- 17.a Dosage unit (In this answer, note letter 6 + 3 letters around it)CUBICCENTIMETER
- 20.a Downeaster train operatorAMTRAK
- 21.a Dogfish Head brew, for shortIPA
- 22.a New Year in Nha TrangTET
- 23.a Sir Mix-a-___LOT
- 25.a Ankle injuriesSPRAINS
- 27.a Water has a high one (… letter 9 + 3 letters around it)SPECIFICHEAT
- 32.a Scottish lakeLOCH
- 33.a Nickname that drops -renceFLO
- 34.a Tire materialRUBBER
- 38.a Tale featuring AchillesILIAD
- 40.a A real lifesaver, brieflyEMT
- 42.a Dig (into)DELVE
- 43.a Associate’s, for oneDEGREE
- 45.a More, in SpainMAS
- 47.a Took to courtSUED
- 48.a TV spots? (… letter 5 + 3 letters around it)MEDIACENTERS
- 51.a Certain rotation on a Ping-Pong ballTOPSPIN
- 54.a Flamenco cheerOLE
- 55.a Not feeling so hotILL
- 56.a H, in GreeceETA
- 57.a Lay bareEXPOSE
- 62.a Biopsy and others (… letter 11 + 3 letters around it. Then note what the single indicated letters spell!)DIAGNOSTICTESTS
- 66.a Sneaker brandAVIA
- 67.a Counter in courtREBUT
- 68.a Barely edible servingSLOP
- 69.a Microscope componentLENS
- 70.a TonsSCADS
- 71.a Chi-___ (Windy City)TOWN
Down
- 1.d ___-ColaCOCA
- 2.d GradALUM
- 3.d Start of a Pride initialismLGBT
- 4.d JustFAIR
- 5.d Start of a football gameKICKOFF
- 6.d Poetic shoutoutODE
- 7.d Female fowlHEN
- 8.d Around 10 p.m., sayLATISH
- 9.d Shoe Cinderella lostSLIPPER
- 10.d Gobbled upATE
- 11.d Broadway’s LuponePATTI
- 12.d PrimpPREEN
- 13.d Rearranges in ExcelSORTS
- 18.d Nonstandard nickname for L.A.’s stateCALI
- 19.d PillageMARAUD
- 24.d Bathroom flooring, oftenTILE
- 26.d If everything goes rightATBEST
- 27.d Arrived home feetfirst, perhapsSLID
- 28.d ___ vault (athletic event)POLE
- 29.d Vape shop purchaseECIG
- 30.d CaptivatesCHARMS
- 31.d Character in “Girl, Interrupted”?COMMA
- 35.d SadBLUE
- 36.d At any timeEVER
- 37.d Cincinnati teamREDS
- 39.d IntensifyDEEPEN
- 41.d Mexican food often eaten with a tilted headTACO
- 44.d Out group?EDITORS
- 46.d ChoosesSELECTS
- 49.d “Stop rushin’ me!”INASEC
- 50.d “I’m ready for another customer!”NEXT
- 51.d Spotify alternativeTIDAL
- 52.d Extra-virgin ___ oilOLIVE
- 53.d Not fancyPLAIN
- 58.d Annoying personPEST
- 59.d Nobel Peace Center’s world capitalOSLO
- 60.d Put awaySTOW
- 61.d Channel parodied in “Dodgeball”ESPN
- 63.d Auto fuelGAS
- 64.d Up in the air, on a schedule: Abbr.TBA
- 65.d Birth control option, for shortIUD