Here are the answers to Universal Crossword puzzles Monday March 15, 2021.
“Barefoot Contessa” host Garten – INA
“Not a moment to ___!” – SPARE
“That’s my cue!” – IMNEXT
“___ the ramparts …” – OER
*Gaming term whose two-letter abbreviation is hidden in each starred answer (find all five examples to master this puzzle!) – EXPERIENCEPOINT
*Light dough – CHOUXPASTRY
*Streaming option – NETFLIXPLAN
*Talk in flowery language – WAXPOETIC
*Voice of the people, in Latin – VOXPOPULI
A colon has two of them – DOTS
Actress Knightley – KEIRA
Alpaca relative – LLAMA
Big wasp – HORNET
Bring shame to – ABASH
Business abbr – INC
Calligraphy need – INK
Chess piece used for castling – KING
Civil rights org. with Image Awards – NAACP
Close at hand – NEAR
Common sans serif font – ARIAL
Considering everything – INALL
Dismantle sail supports – UNRIG
Duty-free – TAXEXEMPT
Egg-producing organ – OVARY
Enjoy a 24-Across, perhaps – BINGE
Evolved into – BECAME
Fashion sense – STYLE
Fend (off) – WARD
Finish filming – WRAP
Flowers that ought to be related to irises? – OXEYES
Gibbs of “The Jeffersons” – MARLA
Gives a thumbs-up to – OKS
Goddesses of destiny – FATES
Hang in the air – HOVER
HBO rival, briefly – SHO
Highest power? – NTH
IRS form whiz – CPA
Jason who portrays Aquaman – MOMOA
Kind act – FAVOR
Knight’s pole weapon – LANCE
Lace up again – RETIE
Lead-in to “gravel” or “green” – PEA
Liable to screw up – INEPT
Little marcher – ANT
Lone Star State resident – TEXAN
Mailed out – SENT
Make an address – ORATE
Memorable period – ERA
Middle Eastern rice dish – PILAF
Mixed martial arts co – UFC
National Spelling Bee channel – ESPN
Olive product – OIL
One can move without batteries – WINDUPTOY
Palindromic kitchenware brand – OXO
Part of a musical progression – CHORD
Perform on the piano – PLAY
Possible game room – DEN
Prescription, for short – MED
Pumpkin desserts – PIES
Reebok rival – NIKE
River nymph – NAIAD
Ruffle on a shirt – FRILL
Sheep’s milk sources – EWES
Small hill – KNOLL
Tally up – COUNT
The seasons, e.g – CYCLE
Three-martini meal, perhaps – LUNCH
Tia or Tamera Mowry – TWIN
Too good for – ABOVE
Travel with the band – TOUR
Troubles – WOES
Tyrannosaurus ___ – REX
Weighed down – LADEN
What two grooms may do – WED
Where to broil but not boil food – OVEN
Wine barrel remnants – DREGS
Wong of stand-up – ALI
Word that surrounds “sprightly” – SPRY
