Universal Crossword Answers Nov 2 2023 is published below. The puzzle title is Atom Smasher. Today’s puzzle is created By Rebecca Goldstein and edited by David Steinberg. The puzzle crossword puzzle dimensions are 15 by 15.
Across
- 1.a Parts of a day, brieflyHRS
- 4.a Foul smellsODORS
- 9.a What a great song does, in slangSLAPS
- 14.a Aye, in MarseilleOUI
- 15.a The color of moneyGREEN
- 16.a Comes down in bucketsPOURS
- 17.a Rock ___ boatTHE
- 18.a Checkbox alternative, on a digital survey (In this answer, note the first 3 letters + the last 2)RADIOBUTTON
- 20.a N.Y. baseball mascot with a ponytailMRSMET
- 22.a “Just watch me!”CANSO
- 23.a “I” as in IthacaIOTA
- 24.a Safari soundROAR
- 26.a “Take a Chance on Me” groupABBA
- 29.a Song of the summer, maybe (… first letter + last 5 letters)CHARTTOPPER
- 33.a “___ Poetica”ARS
- 34.a ReluctantLOATH
- 35.a “Yeah, sure”UHHUH
- 37.a Small yet vocal subgroup, or a theme hintFRINGEELEMENT
- 41.a Trolley noiseCLANG
- 42.a FoyerLOBBY
- 43.a Mountain ___ (soda)DEW
- 44.a Rams’ home (… first 2 letters + last 4)SOFISTADIUM
- 50.a One may trail a superheroCAPE
- 52.a Castle protectionMOAT
- 53.a Hathaway or HecheANNE
- 54.a Broadcasting liveONAIR
- 56.a LGBTQ+ book genreGAYLIT
- 58.a It covers current events (… first 2 letters + last 2)NEWSSTATION
- 62.a EPA measure affected by smogAQI
- 63.a Couldn’t get enough ofATEUP
- 64.a What makes dough riseYEAST
- 65.a “Delicious!”YUM
- 66.a Long-eared hoppersHARES
- 67.a Taste or smellSENSE
- 68.a ObserveSEE
Down
- 1.d Liability on a lapelHOTMIC
- 2.d “Yikes!” from Scooby-DooRUHROH
- 3.d Afternoon napSIESTA
- 4.d Fairy-tale beastOGRE
- 5.d “Phooey!”DRAT
- 6.d Ref. whose 2022 word of the year was “goblin mode”OED
- 7.d Camping co-opREI
- 8.d Piece of candy with a wintry nameSNOCAP
- 9.d WhirledSPUN
- 10.d Heaps of, casuallyLOTSA
- 11.d German highway with no speed limit, for the most partAUTOBAHN
- 12.d AcePRO
- 13.d Personal IDSSN
- 19.d ExposeBARE
- 21.d Swordfish relativeMARLIN
- 24.d Mechanical learning methodROTE
- 25.d “Hamlet” noblewomanOPHELIA
- 27.d Champagne classificationBRUT
- 28.d Fire remnantASH
- 30.d Hot dog handlersTONGS
- 31.d Game with a freeze varietyTAG
- 32.d Cuban danceRUMBA
- 36.d Peak popularityHEYDAY
- 37.d Circus insectFLEA
- 38.d Force of nature?RAWPOWER
- 39.d CluelessLOST
- 40.d Grocery payment option: Abbr.EBT
- 41.d Org. investigating outbreaksCDC
- 45.d Forget to includeOMIT
- 46.d VenturesFORAYS
- 47.d Dental fillingsINLAYS
- 48.d “___ New York” (tongue twister)UNIQUE
- 49.d Personal day, maybeMETIME
- 51.d Come nextENSUE
- 55.d Nile reptilesASPS
- 56.d Rumors, in slangGOSS
- 57.d Poker stakeANTE
- 58.d “Hard pass”NAH
- 59.d Greek HETA
- 60.d Shirt that may be upcycled into a quiltTEE
- 61.d Author and illustrator FalconerIAN