Here are the answers to Universal Crossword puzzles Thursday February 4, 2021.
“Argo” actor Arkin – ALAN
“Help!” signal – SOS
“Hold ___ your dreams” – ONTO
“No ifs, ___ or buts!” – ANDS
Acted like – APED
Airtight tower – SILO
Antelope with a mane – GNU
Baptism, for one – RITE
Bounding gait – LOPE
British fellows – CHAPS
Burn slightly – CHAR
Canary’s sounds, collectively – SONG
Cassette recording – TAPE
Certain art class models – NUDES
Chooses – OPTS
Correct the bad habits of – REFORM
Cricket player’s jewelry? – BOWLINGPIN
Cries crocodile tears on stage, perhaps – EMOTES
Digital data transmitter – MODEM
Egyptian or Emirati – ARAB
Enjoys taffy – CHEWS
ETs’ vehicles – UFOS
Examines by touching – FEELS
Fall bloomers, for short – MUMS
Fermented malt drink – ALE
Filmdom’s DuVernay – AVA
Flat-bottomed boat – SCOW
French city where seven popes lived – AVIGNON
Full of energy – ALIVE
Give a makeover – REDO
Give off – EMIT
Harden (to) – INURE
Headfirst plunge – DIVE
Hit’s counterpart – MISS
Home with your honey? – HIVE
Homer’s “Odyssey,” e.g – EPIC
Islamic ruler – EMIR
Jelly that may contain pieces of meat – ASPIC
Lab eggs – OVA
Large gulp – SWIG
Lavish affection (on) – DOTE
Levels of authority – ECHELONS
Long-eared sprinter – HARE
Make a mistake – ERR
Many moons – EONS
Meteorologist’s jewelry? – STORMWATCH
Military leader’s jewelry? – CHAINOFCOMMAND
Moved up – ROSE
Nothingness – VOID
Number symbolized by its third letter – FIVE
One may climb a wall – VINE
Overly trusting – NAIVE
Pairs like The Judds – DUOS
Part of an Insta story – PIC
Piece of a soccer goal – CROSSBAR
Pilot products – PENS
Place of refuge – HAVEN
Put a value on – ASSESS
Rice-A-___ – RONI
Rotisserie rod – SPIT
Rough shed – LEANTO
Russia’s ___ Mountains – URAL
Show of temper – RAGE
Some Little League players – BOYS
Speak without distinction? – SLUR
Spinach and others – GREENS
Stop nursing gradually – WEAN
Tel ___ – AVIV
Tennessee city known for blues – MEMPHIS
The one specified – THAT
Time at a resort – STAY
Unfold, as a theory – EVOLVE
Unrefined finds in mines – ORES
Waiter’s jewelry? – RINGFORSERVICE
Went smoothly? – SLID
Without interruption – ONEND
Word before “pepper” or “powder” – CHILI
___ Paulo, Brazil – SAO
