Universal Crossword Answers October 25, 2023
Author: by Paul Coulter
Across
| Talk hoarsely | RASP |
| Fly in the ointment | SNAG |
| Kick out, as a tenant | EVICT |
| “Garfield” dog | ODIE |
| Brain area | LOBE |
| Only element that starts with an X | XENON |
| Deli counter call | NEXT |
| “I’ll second that!” | AMEN |
| Computer command for making a physical copy | |
| *Rue? (Hint: In each starred clue’s answer, apply the first part to the last word) | ALTERNATEROUTE |
| “Nope” | NAH |
| Interject | ADD |
| Upper-left computer key | ESC |
| Kind of wave in math | SINE |
| Short time, for short | SEC |
| Book after John | ACTS |
| *Ra? | EVENBREAK |
| Gardener’s bagful | SOIL |
| “Cousin” played by Joe Pesci | VINNY |
| Pool stick | CUE |
| Soothing ointment | SALVE |
| Besides that | ELSE |
| *Flo? | ODDFELLOW |
| One gazing into a crystal ball | SEER |
| Singer DiFranco | ANI |
| Penny, perhaps, in poker | ANTE |
| Bowler’s target | PIN |
| Bout stopper, briefly | TKO |
| Ford Fiesta fuel | GAS |
| *We? | EVERYOTHERWEEK |
| Garment that can also be a synonym of “mask” | CLOAK |
| Fruit-filled pastry | TART |
| Handmade craft site | ETSY |
| Dennis the Menace’s mother | ALICE |
| World’s largest furniture retailer | IKEA |
| Play thing? | PROP |
| Walked in a pool | WADED |
| In stitches | SEWN |
| Kind or sort | TYPE |
Down
| Actress Saoirse | RONAN |
| Name hidden in “Dana Delany” | ADELA |
| ESP | SIXTHSENSE |
| “For ___’s sake!” | PETE |
| Verbal defamation | SLANDER |
| Person moving from place to place | NOMAD |
| Assist criminally | ABET |
| Characteristic carrier | GENE |
| Montreal MLB team, once | EXPOS |
| Bratty girl who visited Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory | VERUCASALT |
| Still competitive | INIT |
| Construction site marker | CONE |
| Channel based in Atlanta | TNT |
| Bounced off, as for feedback | RANBY |
| Kind of center or room | REC |
| Meditation goal | INNERPEACE |
| Riyadh resident | SAUDI |
| Barely managed, with “out” | EKED |
| All-out effort | COLLEGETRY |
| DVR pioneer | TIVO |
| Boatload | SLEW |
| Nights before holidays | EVES |
| Foul | VILE |
| Subj. with demand curves | ECON |
| Mexican mister | SENOR |
| Orange skin tone | FAKETAN |
| Whatever | ANY |
| Annoyed | IRKED |
| Flung | THREW |
| “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” writer | AESOP |
| Video call app | SKYPE |
| Scat singer Fitzgerald | ELLA |
| Like a canceled check | VOID |
| Big name in elevators | OTIS |
| Word before “sides” or “turns” | TAKE |
| Cried | WEPT |
| Cornfield cry | CAW |
