Here are the answers to Universal Crossword puzzles Wednesday April 7 2021.
“… ___ lack thereof” – ORA
“Fancy meeting you here!” – OHHELLO
“Moby-Dick” captain – AHAB
“No ifs, ands or ___!” – BUTS
“That’s incorrect!” – NOTSO
“Their Eyes Were Watching God” author – HURSTON
“Turn up the heat!” – BRR
“Yes,” to a sailor – AYE
*Political spending on pet projects (note letters 5 to 7 in this answer) – PORKBARREL
*With part of 32-Across and all of 27-Across, American Red Cross founder – CLARA
*With part of 50-Across and all of 40-Across, expelled from legal practice – DIS
*With part of 72-Across and all of 61-Across, “It’s quite dark!” – ICAN
According to – PER
Actress Witherspoon – REESE
Ancient market – AGORA
Anticipate – WAITFOR
Artisans’ online shops – ETSYSTORES
As well – ALSO
Biblical birthright seller – ESAU
By means of – USING
Caribou relative – ELK
Cartoon frame – CEL
Cleaning instructions’ location – TAG
Cohort before Gen Y – XERS
Crowd around, as a celebrity – MOB
Cry in a popular card game – UNO
Dadaist Jean – ARP
Diamonds, in slang – ICE
Dishwasher sound – SLOSH
EMT’s specialty – CPR
Examines, as a crystal ball – PEERSINTO
Flag pin’s place – LAPEL
Flow back – EBB
German article – DER
Give a mean look – SNEERAT
Greet a monarch – BOW
Gym snack – ENERGYBAR
Heavy weight – TON
Hit show initials – SRO
Hot-and-cold dessert – PIEALAMODE
Issa of “Awkward Black Girl” – RAE
Judge Lance – ITO
Latke topping – APPLESAUCE
Leaders of small colonies? – QUEENANTS
LeBron James’ org – NBA
Living room piece – SETTEE
Main color on China’s flag – RED
Meal with a special plate – SEDER
Most paranormal – EERIEST
Muslim sect – SHIA
Nasdaq debut – IPO
Not ___ an eye – BAT
One may be erasable – PEN
Palme ___ (Cannes award) – DOR
Parisian palace – ELYSEE
Proof letters – QED
Protestant work ___ – ETHIC
Province by N.Y – ONT
RB’s gains – YDS
Repeating exactly – ECHOING
Romantic introduction? – NEO
Salad basics – GREENS
Show, as one’s teeth – BARE
Six Flags draws – RIDES
Small islands – CAYS
Some cross aves – STS
Some wood cutters – RIPSAWS
Sour – TART
Take the chance – DARE
Targets of certain combs – LICE
The ugly duckling, eventually – SWAN
They start and end on low notes – BASSES
Three-layer cookie – OREO
Toymaker for Santa – ELF
Utter – SAY
Whom “everybody loves” – RAYBARONE
Without erotic attraction, say – ASEXUAL
___ Geo Wild – NAT
