Here are the answers to Universal Crossword puzzles Wednesday December 30, 2020.
“Blueberries for ___” (kid lit classic) – SAL
“Count me in!” – IMTHERE
“Tarzan” actor Ron – ELY
“The Merry Widow” composer (HALER anagram) – LEHAR
Aegean or Caribbean – SEA
Antihistamine brand – ALLEGRA
AP exam company – ETS
ASAP – PDQ
Banish to an island, say – EXILE
Barking marine mammal – SEAL
Bat mitzvah, e.g – RITE
Belonging to us – OUR
Born as – NEE
Captain’s declaration before a team hits the bar? – WEDESERVEBEER
Contract to protect trade secrets: Abbr – NDA
Distinct period – ERA
Doesn’t suppress – ACTSUPON
Early chance to buy discounted goods – PRESALE
Exam for some college srs – GRE
French opposite of “non” – OUI
Green legume holders – PEAPODS
Hair-raising – CREEPY
Hams it up – EMOTES
High woodwind – OBOE
Hit the brakes – STOP
Insurance giant – AIG
It may be made with clasped hands – PLEA
Lane of the Daily Planet – LOIS
Laze – LOLL
Leave the oven on, e.g – ERR
Lisbeth Salander creator Larsson – STIEG
Little mouse? – STUART
Longtime name in publishing – SCRIBNER
LP speed – RPM
Lumet film whose title is Latin for “horse” – EQUUS
Maine courses – LOBSTERS
Maintain possession of – KEEP
Man-eating giants – OGRES
Most lean – SPAREST
Mother’s sister, maybe – AUNT
Museum feature – EXHIBIT
One may visit Earth, in movies – ALIEN
Opera’s Puccini – GIACOMO
Pampering initials – TLC
Person supplying a wedding – CATERER
Physician, informally – DOC
Pitches in – HELPS
Place to dip a quill – INKWELL
Prophet from Dublin? – IRISHSEER
Regret – RUE
Replenish, as a pitcher – FILL
Select hay pragmatically? – PICKYOURBALES
Show approval at the theater – CLAP
Sign of healing – SCAB
Ski resort near Snowbird – ALTA
Solver’s cry – AHA
Spiritual teacher – GURU
Squid ink holders – SACS
Star member of a team, for short – MVP
Stereotypical prosthetic limb for a pirate – PEGLEG
Stylishly graceful – ELEGANT
Support for a flower bud – STEM
Surge in summer swimsuit sales? – BIKINIBOOM
Truck, to a Brit – LORRY
Up to, informally – TIL
Volcanic flow – MAGMA
What getting a massage is an example of – SELFCARE
Where stage directors learn their craft? – CUINGCLASS
Where to find petri dishes – LAB
Whopper – LIE
Word before “novel” or “store” – DIME
Word with a record 430 OED definitions – SET
___ carte – ALA
___ vera – ALOE
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