Here are the answers to Universal Crossword puzzles Saturday May 22 2021.
“American Idol” alum Paula – ABDUL
“Chocolat” actress Lena – OLIN
“Could be” – DEPENDS
“Message received” at a temple? – ROGERRABBI
“Spaceballs,” e.g – SPOOF
“We’re through!” – ITSOVER
“Which salesperson is handling Christmas trees?”? – WHOSONFIRS
“___ it go?” – HOWD
2000s sitcom starring a country star – REBA
72, say, for a golf course – PAR
Adobe files – PDFS
Alka-Seltzer sound – PLOP
At a loss for words – TONGUETIED
Be a good dog – OBEY
Before, to Dickinson – ERE
Bit of heredity – GENE
Bronte’s Jane – EYRE
Cab alternative – UBER
Chicken ___ (crispy Japanese dish) – KATSU
Common mixer – SODA
Conan of late night – OBRIEN
Cow’s milk source – UDDER
Cropped hairdo – BOB
Emmy winner Uzo – ADUBA
Frat barrel – KEG
Furtive look – PEEK
G and PG – RATINGS
G.I. show grp – USO
Genre with confessional lyrics – EMO
God with a thirst for conflict – ARES
Hero with a yellow lightsaber – REY
Him, her or them – PRONOUN
It may be blonde or amber – ALE
Jet-black – INKY
Kayaking hazard – EDDY
Kind of trip you take solo? – EGO
King who was played by a woman on Broadway in 2019 – LEAR
Like many beaches – SANDY
Like many items on eBay – RESOLD
Loaf that shouldn’t have pits – OLIVEBREAD
Many a TikToker – TEEN
Middle schooler’s story? – RUMOR
Minor knee injury – SCRAPE
Mistyped a password, say – ERRED
MSNBC host Mitchell – ANDREA
Musical with a titular number? – NINE
Neckwear for Carmen Miranda? – BANANABOA
Neighbor of Turkey – IRAN
NYC neighborhood near Tribeca – SOHO
On your own – ALONE
Org. symbolized by an elephant – GOP
Pelting precipitation – HAIL
Period of history – ERA
Phnom ___ (Asian capital) – PENH
Photo posted on social media way after it was taken – LATERGRAM
Pie-mode connector – ALA
Pile – HEAP
Pitchers’ “heaters” – FASTBALLS
Pledge drive plea – DONATE
Rational – SANE
Reaction to shiatsu – AAH
Research physician’s combo deg – MDPHD
Seis + dos – OCHO
Shook with fear – QUAKED
Similar – AKIN
Slightly beat out – ONEUP
Some pairs that release singles – RAPDUOS
Soreness – ACHE
Spanish moola – DINERO
Split Decision Breakfast chain – IHOP
Stick that’s chalked – CUE
Strong character trait – GRIT
The Beatles’ “Back in the ___” – USSR
Unhip hopper, informally? – SQUAREROO
Weepers, in a rhyme – LOSERS
Word after “golden” or “old” – AGE
Yes, in French – OUI
___ legs – HIND
