Here are the answers to Universal Crossword puzzles Tuesday March 2, 2021.
“Dies ___” (hymn) – IRAE
“My boy” – SON
“No ___, ands or buts!” – IFS
“One Night in Miami” star Goree – ELI
*With some of 4-Down and all of 22-Down, shoo – CHA
*With some of 54-Down and all of 66-Down, well-established – DEEP
*With some of 56-Down and all of 68-Down, versatile type of tire – ALL
*With some of 6-Down and all of 24-Down, disentangle – TEA
Ab’s neighbor – PEC
About 30% of Earth’s land – ASIA
Actor Danson – TED
Afternoon snooze – NAP
Altar vow – IDO
Arrivals of notable things – ADVENTS
Aware of – ONTO
Be – EXIST
Befuddled – ATSEA
Bert’s friend – ERNIE
Bit of gear for a cross-country trip? – SKI
Black Panthers co-founder Bobby – SEALE
Book after Daniel – HOSEA
Chip with toppings – NACHO
Coastal region, or what each starred answer has? – SEASIDE
Code-cracking org – NSA
Cut off – SEVER
Diabolical – DEMONIC
Disreputable – SEAMY
Domesticates – TAMES
Dough raiser – YEAST
El ___ (cause of disrupted weather) – NINO
Embassy employee – ATTACHE
Emerald or aquamarine – BERYL
End of an ultimatum – ORELSE
Explorer on Nick Jr – DORA
Far from forthcoming – EVASIVE
Fertility lab eggs – OVA
Film lover’s network – TMC
Fired up – AVID
Groups of plants – FLORAS
His home is next to Homer’s – NED
Holy council – SYNOD
Inconsequential matter – TRIFLE
It may cool into obsidian – LAVA
Knights ___ (Catholic crusaders) – TEMPLAR
Ladybugs’ prey – APHIDS
Latin for “that is” – IDEST
Legume that sounds like a letter – PEA
Loud noisemaker – AIRHORN
Love, in Italian – AMORE
Make very happy – ELATE
Makes happy – PLEASES
Memory failure – LAPSE
Parisian pal – AMI
Period before Easter – LENT
Persian, today – IRANI
Price add-on – TAX
Proportionately – PRORATA
Pull to a garage – TOW
Relinquishes – WAIVES
Response to “Who’s there?” – ITSME
River in Egypt – NILE
Role – PART
Scrub, as a mission – ABORT
Silent communication syst – ASL
Some laptops – PCS
Spoken for – TAKEN
Staff symbol, in music – CLEF
Stimpy’s pal – REN
Tablet download – APP
Technique – WAY
The “A” of BART – AREA
The “R” of BART – RAPID
They’re thrown into a metaphorical ring – HATS
Three-month period – TRIMESTER
Trauma ctrs – ERS
Turtle candy ingredient – CARAMEL
Used to be – WAS
Wardrobe fresheners (SCATHES anagram) – SACHETS
Where a pop-up may send you – ADSITE
Woman in a Derek and the Dominos hit – LAYLA
