Here are the answers to Universal Crossword puzzles Monday May 3 2021.
“American Idol” creator Fuller – SIMON
“Immediately,” in the O.R – STAT
“Let me clarify …” – IMEAN
“Why should ___?” – ICARE
… Deer or elk, in hunting season (hint: this puzzle’s theme answers form a circular word chain) .. – GAMEANIMAL
… Hotel amenity .. – ROOMSERVICE
… Music-playing service? .. – CALLWAITING
… Visiting relative or friend .. – HOUSEGUEST
2, for one – DIGIT
Alan of “Tower Heist” – ALDA
Ambulance part – SIREN
Arabian sultanate – OMAN
Argument – DISPUTE
Bering and Baltic – SEAS
Black widow’s structure – WEB
Blinds piece – SLAT
Change for a fifty – TENS
Chocolaty sundae topping – HOTFUDGE
Coffee shop amenity – WIFI
Colorful story – TALE
Crowd noise – ROAR
Doctor-in-training – RESIDENT
Enticement – LURE
Epps in “Traffik” – OMAR
Fancy fundraiser – GALA
Funny couple? – ENS
Gently encourage – COAX
Historic chapters – ERAS
Holiday door decoration – WREATH
Home with a honeycomb – HIVE
Hurdle for an MBA hopeful – GMAT
Ice mass – BERG
It settles on furniture – DUST
It’s red in Rouen – ROUGE
Jazz phrase – RIFF
Less cordial – ICIER
Let in – ADMIT
Lorna of English literature – DOONE
Luxury automaker whose model names end with X’s – ACURA
Meaningful hand movements – GESTURES
Mineral in some supplements – IRON
Nest egg option, briefly – IRA
Not working – IDLE
Office flunky – GOFER
Only basic sense that ends with a vowel – TASTE
Parcel (out) – DOLE
Playful bite – NIP
Prepare for a bout – SPAR
Promises made at altars – IDOS
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Dove – RITA
Purposes – AIMS
Rounded parts of hammers – PEENS
Shoe store purchase – PAIR
Ski resort named for a tree – ASPEN
Smartphone symbol – ICON
Snack that may contain M&Ms – TRAILMIX
Special talent – GIFT
Stares in wonder – GAPES
Stick like glue – ADHERE
Striped gem – AGATE
Sulk – POUT
Supermarket sections – AISLES
Surname separator – NEE
Talladega Superspeedway event – RACE
The ___ State (Oklahoma) – SOONER
Ticked off – IRATE
Tossed in a chip, say – ANTED
Turn left instead of right, perhaps – ERR
Turned red, say? – RIPENED
Uber offering – RIDE
Unpleasant smell – ODOR
Very popular, as an online video – VIRAL
Well-matched – EVEN
Well-traveled routes – PATHS
___ Emhoff, Kamala Harris’ stepdaughter – ELLA
___ mater – ALMA
