Here are the answers to Universal Crossword puzzles Tuesday May 11 2021.
“Alas …” – SADLY
“Because ___!” (parental justification) – ISAYSO
“Common Sense” author Thomas – PAINE
“Friends” and “Modern Family” – SITCOMS
“Go away!” – SCAT
“Good heavens!” – OHDEAR
“Home ___” (film about a failed burglary) – ALONE
“Journey” for your ego – TRIP
“Very neat!” – SOCOOL
“Yeah, sure!” – IBET
12/31: Abbr – NYE
All’s fair in love and this – WAR
Anger – IRE
Approximately – ORSO
Average grade – CEE
Boast heard at the roulette table – IMONAROLL
Brooding rock subgenre – EMO
Came and ___ – WENT
Colby, for one (8 to 11) – WISCONSINCHEESE
Comedian King – ALAN
Convert into a movie script, say – ADAPT
Covers, as a highway – TARS
Day after Sun – MON
Des Moines’ home – IOWA
Develop a plot? – SCHEME
Disney’s “Little Mermaid” – ARIEL
Drains of strength – SAPS
Drive back – REPEL
Drivers’ grp.? – PGA
Earthlike planets – WORLDS
Exorcist’s target – DEMON
Features along a coast – INLETS
Gala who inspired a surrealist – DALI
Good liar’s skill – DECEIT
Hasbro game with voice commands – BOPIT
Insignificant amount (notice letters 5 to 8 in this answer) – ADROPINTHEOCEAN
Is under obligation – OWES
Lambs’ fathers – RAMSLarge, imposing house – MANSION
Liberal arts college in 1-Across – COE
Mall business – SHOP
Medic – DOC
Menu reassurance – NOMSG
Middle Eastern ruler – EMIR
Mine explosive’s letters – TNT
Money plant? – MINT
Moon landing program – APOLLO
Narrow cut – SLIT
Not be yourself (3 to 5) – PUTONANACT
Not gross, financially – NET
Number of capitals Bolivia has – TWO
Offers bait to – TEMPTS
One-celled organism – AMOEBA
Painter Francisco – GOYA
Play-___ – DOH
Pointer to an answer – CLUE
Positive or negative particles – IONS
Program that finds homes for cats and dogs – ADOPTAPET
Prohibition – BAN
Really, really dislike – HATE
Reporter’s retinue (6 to 9) – CAMERACREW
Scold loudly – YELLAT
Sidestep – DODGE
Slacker? – LOOSER
Square, usually, for a crossword grid – SHAPE
Suffix with “Gator” – ADE
Surveillance device, briefly – CAM
Taste of a beverage – SIP
Texas’ Battle of the ___ – ALAMO
Texting format, briefly – SMS
Visualize – SEE
What half the letters of “twenty” spell – TEN
Where a child may learn canoeing – CAMP
Word before “cream” or “crystal” – ICE
___ Lane (Superboy’s mom) – LOIS
___ through the nose – PAY
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