Here are the answers to Universal Crossword puzzles Thursday April 15 2021.
“Equal Rights,” for Wyoming – MOTTO
“We’re doing OK!” … or, read differently, a hint to each starred answer’s first word – ALLSWELL
“Willow” singer Swift – TAYLOR
*Gorilla, for instance – GREATAPE
*Machine safety device? – SURGEPROTECTOR
*Signal surrender – WAVEAWHITEFLAG
Actor McGregor – EWAN
Apple computers with numerous ports – IMACS
Attended – WASAT
Best Western competitor – RAMADA
Big hoopla – ADO
Buenos ___ – AIRES
Cleverness – WIT
Coarse file – RASP
Company that’s always moving? – MAYFLOWER
Company with a spokesduck – AFLAC
Concentrate – FOCUS
Condition that often causes fatigue – ANEMIA
Cramming for an early-morning final, say – UPLATE
D.C.-to-Boston transport – ACELA
Dishonest campaign tactic – SMEAR
Droplets on a dandelion – DEW
Dust collectors – RAGS
Fitzgerald dubbed “The First Lady of Song” – ELLA
Frat party wrap – TOGA
Graduation cap attachment – TASSEL
Group for many Baby Boomers – AARP
Group of 100 people – SENATE
Grp. for Finland and France – THEEU
Hall-of-Fame QB Dawson – LEN
Hear, as a case – TRY
Hit, as with a fine – SLAP
ID for a W-4 – SSN
In the style of – ALA
Jedi guru – YODA
Legendary Van Winkle – RIP
Liveliness – PEP
Long in Hollywood – NIA
Lots of land – ACRES
Many trips on ships, collectively – SEATRAVEL
Mild Dutch cheeses – EDAMS
Noisy seabirds – GULLS
Nonstick coating – TEFLON
Online video interruptions – ADS
Pain after a workout – ACHE
Papa – DAD
Pedicured digit – TOE
Pests that followed the Pied Piper – RATS
Place to get a shot – ARM
Places to say “Stat!”: Abbr – ERS
Prompt – CUE
Quaker grain – OAT
Rafael of tennis – NADAL
Rodeo site – ARENA
Roll for a yard – SOD
Shampoo in a green bottle – PERTPLUS
Short end of the stick – RAWDEAL
Show-___ (boastful people) – OFFS
Skew – SLANT
Slightly wet – DAMP
Small battery – AAA
Soda that doesn’t contain prune juice – DRPEPPER
Some are creepers – VINES
Sound heard by a shepherd – BAA
Speech therapy focus – STUTTER
Take care of – SEETO
Thin Japanese noodle – SOBA
This directon: —> – EAST
Tics – SPASMS
Top of the mouth – ROOF
Toss in a chip, perhaps – ANTE
Type of moment – AHA
Very dry – ARID
Vietnamese New Year – TET
Villain’s look – SNEER
What an athlete deliberately breaks – TIE
Where to watch “Jeopardy!” – ONTV
Work with thread – SEW
