Here are the answers to Universal Crossword puzzles Friday February 26, 2021.
“Dear” advice-giver – ABBY
“Don’t ___ on my parade!” – RAIN
“Is anything wrong?” – AREYOUOK
“McMillions” channel – HBO
“That makes sense to me,” and a hint to 17-, 28- and 44-Across – IFOLLOWYOU
“Without a doubt!” – YES
And others, for short – ETAL
And so on, for short – ETC
Apollo Theater’s New York neighborhood – HARLEM
Architect Maya – LIN
Barbecue spice mix – RUB
Before long – SOON
Big-screen movie format – IMAX
Brick produced with 0.002 mm accuracy – LEGO
Caramelly Hershey’s candy – ROLO
Champagne glass part – STEM
Choose – OPT
Cowboy’s neckwear – BOLO
Draw pictures for – ILLUSTRATE
Dress – CLOTHE
Drink with turquoise food coloring mixed in? – BLUISHWINE
Evaluate, as ore – ASSAY
Feel crummy – AIL
Flabbergast – STUN
Food regimen – DIET
Foolhardy – UNWISE
Fork prong – TINE
Full-bodied beers – ALES
Game with Skip cards – UNO
Get a scratch on one’s armored glove? – RUINTHEGAUNTLET
Get bored with – TIREOF
Grain storage spot – SILO
Green film on the Statue of Liberty – PATINA
Initial TV episode – PILOT
Itty-bitty – TEENY
Kid-lit crocodile – LYLE
Kind of diagram with overlaps – VENN
Koala or bear – ANIMAL
Letters in a major cellular carrier’s URL – ATT
Like a dark room – UNLIT
Make an impression? – ETCH
Mayim Bialik’s Golden State sch – UCLA
Michelle of LPGA fame – WIE
Monotony – TEDIUM
Navel-shaped pasta – TORTELLINI
Notebook’s spine, perhaps – COIL
One of three in a water molecule – ATOM
Out of view – UNSEEN
Owns, biblically – HATH
Partners before “the one” – EXES
Perks like health care – BENEFITS
Pinot ___ – NOIR
Queen of the hill, say? – ANT
Rapid eyelid movement – BLINK
Real estate deal – SALE
Salmon eggs – ROE
Scolding sound – TSK
Scrub in the tub – BATHE
Skeleton part – BONE
Soccer star Messi – LIONEL
Sparkle – GLINT
Speeding by an Encore or Enclave? – PASSINGTHEBUICK
Statistician Silver – NATE
Stereotypical Canadian interjections – EHS
Strong desire – YEN
Suggests, with “at” – HINTS
Summer zodiac sign – LEO
Tab for an acid trip – LSD
The “E” in HOMES – ERIE
They can be soaked in milk overnight – OATS
They may be caramelized – ONIONS
Undergarment that often has an underwire – BRA
Unlikely to lie – HONEST
Voting is a civic one – DUTY
Word after “scrap” or “steam” – IRON
Yellowfin tuna – AHI
___ for a king – FIT
___ Nicole Brown of “Community” – YVETTE
