Here are the answers to Universal Crossword puzzles Friday May 7 2021.
“I’ve seen better” – MEH
“Time for a short break!” – TAKETEN
“To clarify …” – IMEAN
“You really ___ too much!” – ARE
“You ___ have fooled me!” – COULD
Abyss – CHASM
Adjective for Al Yankovic – WEIRD
Amaze – ASTOUND
AOL alternative – MSN
Attach, as with string – TIEON
Best-___ secret – KEPT
Body of water between Cleveland and Detroit – LAKEERIE
Button you may click before a Zoom lecture – MUTE
Chicks’ mothers – HENS
Chinese life force – CHI
Chips and pretzels – SNACKS
Choose to participate – OPTIN
Composer Satie – ERIK
Cookie with a green filling – MINTOREO
Cosmetician Lauder – ESTEE
Create a ruckus – RAISECAIN
Crunchy, puffed foods – RICECAKES
Dr.’s org – AMA
Dromedary camel feature – HUMP
Dunk into liquid – IMMERSE
Elephant weight unit – TON
Fill with food – SATE
Fixer-upper? – MATCHMAKER
Free-for-all – MELEE
French for “state” – ETAT
Frighten – ALARM
Frosts, as a cake – ICES
Froyo chain – TCBY
Galena and magnetite – ORES
Gawk – STARE
Gloomy – BLEAK
Gloss – SHEEN
Golf champion Ernie – ELS
Greeting that’s Arabic for “peace” – SALAAM
In need of a drink – THIRSTY
It’s part of IT, informally – TECH
Items on a to-do list – TASKS
Like a blunt refusal – POINTBLANK
Like a haunted house – EERIE
Loads (of) – SCADS
Makes “it” – TAGS
Meyers of late night – SETH
Not so hot? – TEPID
Not well – ILL
Octopus parts – ARMS
One who catches poachers – GAMEWARDEN
Patriotic uncle – SAM
Pick up sound waves – HEAR
Pie ___ mode – ALA
Pleads – BEGS
Poster fasteners – TACKS
Prof.’s degree, usually – PHD
Purplish ink color – MAGENTA
Refuse to admit – DENY
Ridiculously funny person – RIOT
Sailors’ tales – YARNS
School year divisions – TERMS
Send forth – EMIT
Sign of summer? – LEO
Soothing succulent – ALOE
Sound after a mouse sighting – EEK
SSNs, e.g – IDS
Stop sleeping – WAKE
Sunflower oil, perhaps? – ART
Sushi tuna – AHI
Tempo – PACE
Type – ILK
Unchangeable – SETINSTONE
Use one end of a pencil – ERASE
Wear away – ERODE
Word before “freeze” or “fry” – DEEP
Zorro’s weapon – SWORD
___ pit (slam-dancing area) – MOSH
