Here are the answers to Universal Crossword puzzles Tuesday March 23, 2021.
“I figured it out!” – AHA
“Mary Magdalene” star Rooney – MARA
“Midsommar” director Aster – ARI
“To be clear …” – IMEAN
“We need proof!” – LETSSEEIT
(This wasn’t my error) – SIC
*1979 Rod Stewart hit whose title is a question (1 to 3) – DAYATHINKIMSEXY
*Home in a tall building (7 to 12) – HIGHRISECONDO
*Improvise (see letters 6 to 9 in this answer) – PLAYBYEAR
*Shared characteristics (4 to 8) – COMMONTHREADS
80, for Dr. Fauci – AGE
According to – ASPER
Aetna competitor – CIGNA
Airport-to-hotel transports – CABS
Animal that oinks – PIG
Arcade game pioneer – ATARI
Assent that sounds like a vowel – AYE
Blink of an eye – TRICE
Bumbling ones – OAFS
Bush of “One Tree Hill” – SOPHIA
College, in British slang – UNI
Conclude through logic – INFER
Consume completely – USEUP
Creative inspiration – MUSE
Egg farm mothers – HENS
Engage in an online scam – PHISH
Expire, as a subscription – LAPSE
Folklore meanies – OGRES
Get-together, casually – SESH
Glasgow girl – LASS
Goes (for) – OPTS
Grab – SNATCH
Hand cream additive – ALOE
Heart test, briefly – EKG
Hosp. surgical areas – ORS
K-pop star who rose to fame in 2012 – PSY
Kept in the email loop – CCED
Like a fresh muffin – MOIST
Loser to paper – ROCK
Macho sorts – HEMEN
Mars rovers, perhaps?: Abbr – ETS
Miso and udon dishes – SOUPS
Molecule component – ATOM
Most likely to win – ODDSON
Number that shares a key with @ – TWO
Out of town – AWAY
Overtime cause – TIE
Plants used in basketry – REEDS
Poker entry fees – ANTES
Poodle’s annoyance – FLEA
Portion out – ALLOT
Precursor to rocksteady – SKA
Prefix meaning “many” – MULTI
Problem – ISSUE
Professional pursuit – CAREER
Put on a pouty face – SULK
Raunchy writing – SMUT
Retirement benefits org – SSA
Rogen of “Steve Jobs” – SETH
School group – CLASS
Showroom model – DEMO
Six-pt. plays – TDS
Some movie theaters – AMCS
Stick-to-itiveness – GRIT
Support with funds – BACK
Swim team events – MEETS
Teddy bears, e.g – PLUSHTOYS
The “S” of GPS: Abbr – SYST
The Chicks, e.g – TRIO
Thurman of “Gattaca” – UMA
Uses a certain video chat program – SKYPES
Walk off the stage – EXIT
Watch over – GUARD
Where poodles are pampered – PETSPA
Windshield hazard – FROST
Workplace respite, and a hint to the starred answers’ indicated letters – BREAKTIME
