Universal Puzzle Answers February 02, 2024

Author: by Jared Cappel and Morris Greenberg

Across

Clues and Answers

“Stop talking!” SHH
Popular cooking spray PAM
“Spring ahead” hrs. DST
With 27-Across, pretend to sing LIP
“The Raven” writer POE
Thurman of “Kill Bill” UMA
H, in Greek ETA
“___ to blame?” AMI
Aggressive Texas Hold’em cry IMALLIN
Cardboard pastry protector CAKEBOX
Competed against RIVALED
Bob Marley song with the lyric “Let’s get together and feel alright” ONELOVE
Justice Kagan ELENA
Conclude END
Name that’s also a month APRIL
See 10-Across SYNCH
“Half the Truth is often a great ___” (Benjamin Franklin) LIE
What Pirates may steal BASES
Preserve one piece of chicken? KEEPABREAST
One may be open-toed SANDAL
Oak nuts ACORNS
Gold, in Grenada ORO
Singer Lipa DUA
Noah’s vessel ARK
Winter driving hazard ICE
Obscene LEWD
Watches over MINDS
Comedy show segment SKIT
“Wonderwall” band OASIS
___ de Janeiro RIO
Clothing brand with a “?” in its logo GUESS
Thoroughly examine … or what 30-Across, 4-Down and 9-Down do? PICKAPART
Roman city preserved in ash POMPEII
Great victory TRIUMPH
Hard-boiled Chinese snacks TEAEGGS
Five-story building, e.g. MIDRISE
Deal with ADDRESS
Enters a hot tub, say EASESIN

Down

Church toppers SPIRES
Short sermon HOMILY
“Beats me!” HEAVENKNOWS
Pluck one cabbage at the supermarket? PULLAHEAD
Friend, in France AMIE
Anti-apartheid activist Nelson MANDELA
Cryptologist, at times DECODER
Lee of Marvel Comics STAN
Draft one position in fantasy football? TAKEABACK
Mass refusal to work LABORSTRIKE
Apple video editor IMOVIE
Dots on a digital image PIXELS
Pierced surgically LANCED
Texan border city ELPASO
Pen tip NIB
Purple hue that’s also a fruit PLUM
Corn servings EARS
Song without accompaniment SOLO
Word before “code” or “rug” AREA
CBS military series NCIS
Complete collections SETS
(Mwah!) AIRKISS
Sign on some animal shelter cages ADOPTME
Big or Little formation in the night sky DIPPER
Actress Long NIA
Medical stitch SUTURE
Military blockade SIEGE
Crossword diagrams GRIDS
“Smokes” CIGS
Opera 33-Down ARIA
Bake sale grp. PTA
U.K. reference work OED
Seething MAD
Start to read? MIS
Air pump letters PSI
Rooster’s mate HEN

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