Universal Puzzle Clues and Answers March 02, 2024
Author: by Jess Rucks
Across
___ President (title missing from American history) | MADAM |
Winter hrs. in California | PST |
“Terrif!” | FAB |
Makes very happy | ELATES |
Fish whose female lays eggs in the male’s pouch | SEAHORSE |
“Please stay!” | DONTGO |
“You can’t give up yet!” | TRYAGAIN |
Idea such as class distinctions | SOCIALCONSTRUCT |
Coastal bird | TERN |
Name hidden in “Who can it be?” | ANI |
Sleeping spots | BEDS |
Low-cal | LITE |
Structure for a vine to climb | TRELLIS |
Mike and ___ (candy brand) | IKE |
Anti-DUI org. | MADD |
@ | ATSIGN |
Jamaican music genre | SKA |
Tuna in a spicy poke bowl | AHI |
GPS path | RTE |
Business VIP | CEO |
___ please (does one’s best) | AIMSTO |
Portable sleeping spots | COTS |
Friday, for the workweek | END |
“I’ll have what she’s having” | THESAME |
Selects, with “for” | OPTS |
Courage and persistence | GRIT |
Egg cells | OVA |
Blue-green | TEAL |
“You’re freer than you think” | THEREARENORULES |
Russian grandmother … or a headscarf she may wear | BABUSHKA |
Make over | REVAMP |
“Look alive!” | SNAPTOIT |
Old-fashioned train lounge? | BARCAR |
Golfer’s goal, at least | PAR |
Thesaurus wd. | SYN |
Really little | TEENY |
Down
Dr.’s orders | MEDS |
Indian potato snack | ALOOTIKKI |
Group of movers and shakers? | DANCETEAM |
Garb | ATTIRE |
Rap’s ___ Thee Stallion | MEGAN |
Garlicky Puerto Rican pork shoulder | PERNIL |
Simon ___ (kids’ game) | SAYS |
“What a bummer!” | THATBITES |
Quack | FRAUD |
Sportswear brand headquartered in Kobe | ASICS |
Flexed | BENT |
Sun, in Spanish | SOL |
Highly influenced? | STONED |
Fiona, e.g. | OGRESS |
Rap’s ___ B | CARDI |
Simpson who plays the saxophone | LISA |
Western lake whose name means “big water” in Washoe | TAHOE |
Milky coffee drink | LATTE |
They assess your problem-solving skills | MATHTESTS |
Elsa’s architectural feat in “Frozen” | ICEPALACE |
Courteous chap | GENTLEMAN |
Subtle shoutouts | NODS |
Like Venus, but not Aphrodite | ROMAN |
Foment | STIRUP |
Warning | CAVEAT |
Aaron who created “The West Wing” | SORKIN |
Composer’s lifework | OEUVRE |
Accra’s country | GHANA |
Concrete support rod | REBAR |
Word you might s-p-e-l-l if your pet is near | TREAT |
Recipe amt. | TBSP |
“___, matey!” | AHOY |
Ornament shape | ORB |
Word that aptly surrounds “sprightly” | SPRY |