Universal Crossword Clues and Answers January 06, 2024
Author: by Rafael Musa
Across
| Hilarious person | RIOT |
| Namibia’s continent | AFRICA |
| Clean up dust and pet hair, maybe | VACUUM |
| Moves one’s lips while using sign language | MOUTHS |
| Joke often delivered by pantomime | SIGHTGAG |
| Throbs | PULSES |
| Squeeze (out) | EKE |
| Palindromic sound system brand | SONOS |
| “It’s a date!” | LETS |
| Put on ___ (act superior) | AIRS |
| “That was obvious” | NODUH |
| Share some gossip | DISH |
| Be nosy | SNOOP |
| Kettle emission | STEAM |
| Code-breaking org. | NSA |
| Make it big | GOFAR |
| “This is impossible to put down!” | IMHOOKED |
| “Can you show me?” | MAYISEE |
| Orange scraping | ZEST |
| Title spelled with a tilde | SENOR |
| Road goo | TAR |
| Web portal with a butterfly logo | MSN |
| “Get me out of here” computer key | ESC |
| Meat in a Cubano | HAM |
| “My ___ are open!” (“Feel free to hit me up!”) | DMS |
| BYU’s state | UTAH |
| Festive Islamic greeting | EIDMUBARAK |
| Discussion site | FORUM |
| Goal | AIM |
| “Fame” actress Cara | IRENE |
| “No joke” | FORREALS |
| Regard as identical | EQUATE |
| “Leave it to me!” | IGOTTHIS |
| Yield to a powerful authority | SUBMIT |
| “___ Romantics” (Taylor Swift song) | NEW |
| Lawyer’s title: Abbr. | ESQ |
| Udder parts | TEATS |
Down
| Place where people can vent by destroying objects | RAGEROOM |
| I, in German | ICH |
| Ins and ___ | OUTS |
| Pull at | TUGON |
| Music blaster | AMP |
| Awful | FOUL |
| Was awesome | RULED |
| “This is awful!” | ITSTINKS |
| Collection of black and white pieces | CHESSSET |
| Donkey | ASS |
| Ancient Scandinavian pirate | VIKING |
| Hands, in Spanish | MANOS |
| Caribbean, Red, etc. | SEAS |
| Divinely good | GODTIER |
| “Sorry not sorry!” | SUEME |
| Spots for being a couch potato | SOFAS |
| Derisive laugh | HAH |
| Owned | HAD |
| Recipient of a check | PAYEE |
| One-word country with the highest Scrabble score | MOZAMBIQUE |
| ___ and repeat | RINSE |
| Opposite of ‘neath | OER |
| Measure of someone’s interpersonal skills | SOCIALIQ |
| Greek T | TAU |
| Breakfast item that has an “English” variety | MUFFIN |
| Larry, Curly or Moe | STOOGE |
| Like some back alleys | NARROW |
| “I’m thinking …” | HMM |
| Fantasized | DREAMT |
| Praying ___ (insect) | MANTIS |
| Sport with clay targets | SKEET |
| “It doesn’t ___ to try” | HURT |
| Insult | DISS |
| The “A” of the ABC islands | ARUBA |
| Dole (out) | METE |
| Sounds of relief | AHS |
| Winter hrs. in Charlotte | EST |