Here are the answers to Universal Crossword puzzles Friday May 21 2021.
“Beyond cool!” – EPIC
“Classic” soda – COKE
“LOL” – HAHA
“Makes sense” – ISEE
“Obey me!” – DOASISAY
“Wahoo!” – YAY
“Westworld” star ___ Rachel Wood – EVAN
’90s hip-hop purchase – RAPCD
Actor Bridges – BEAU
Bothersome person – PEST
Bright fish in aquariums – TETRAS
Broke a fast – ATE
Certain table’s support – TRESTLE
Check time – PAYDAY
Chef’s workplace – KITCHEN
Chicago paper’s nickname, with “The” – TRIB
Chimpanzee or bonobo – APE
Cost of applying – FEE
Creamy pasta sauce – ALFREDO
Cubs’ homes – DENS
December hrs. in Denver – MST
Desert in Mongolia, casually – THEGOBI
Disney queen voiced by Idina Menzel – ELSA
Draft pick? – ALE
Express lane unit – ITEM
Has no obvious flaws – SEEMSOK
Hi, in Hawaii – ALOHA
Horror director Roth – ELI
How some rules are set – INSTONE
How the teams start in most games – TIED
Improve, as skills – HONE
Infamous Roman tyrant – NERO
Invitation initials – RSVP
Like 1-Down – VAST
Like a dog’s nose, typically – WET
Like an elephant – HEAVY
Like Mandarin Chinese – TONAL
Lyft offering – RIDE
Madison Square Garden, for one – ARENA
Military trainee – CADET
Mister, in Mexico – SENOR
More than more than enough? – AMPLER
Muster enough courage – GETUPTHENERVE
One with many followers – IDOL
Org. that recognizes the rarity of eagles? – PGA
Pain-relieving patch maker – BENGAY
Palindromic cookware brand – OXO
Patronized, as a restaurant – DINEDAT
Peak performance? – YODEL
Prepared for a surprise party, say – HID
Projections on the wall at LAX? – ETDS
Provoke – GOAD
Purina competitor – IAMS
Reaching an agreement … or, parsed differently, what the starts of 20-, 34- and 40-Across are? – COMINGTOTERMS
Recover – HEAL
Richard of “Chicago” – GERE
Sat on the throne – REIGNED
Schmear go-with – LOX
Simplicity – EASE
Situated on – ATOP
Some swanky watches – ROLEXES
Squeaky mouse, perhaps – CATTOY
Suffering from cabin fever – STIRCRAZY
Summit – APEX
Travel site since 1996 – EXPEDIA
Travel, in sci-fi – TELEPORT
TwitchCon, for one – EXPO
Uses one’s cellphone while abroad – ROAMS
Vowel-shaped girder – IBEAM
What to do on Yom Kippur – ATONE
Without ethics – AMORAL
Woodworking tool: Var – ADZ
Word after “high” or “seven” – SEAS
You may balance on one in the water – WAKEBOARD
___ and kicking – ALIVE
___ B. Wells (civil rights icon) – IDA
