Here are the answers to Universal Crossword puzzles Wednesday May 26 2021.
“Fifty Shades of Grey” director Taylor-Johnson – SAM
“Frozen” character with a braid – ELSA
“Until next time,” in texts – TTYL
“What are the ___?” – ODDS
“___ my pleasure!” – ITS
*Affectionate touch – LOVETAP
*Gig on top of one’s primary job – SIDEHUSTLE
*Not-too-spicy dip – MILDSALSA
*Relaxing place to sway – PORCHSWING
Actor Driver – ADAM
Appends – ADDSON
Barely beats – EDGES
Birthday secret – WISH
Black, Red or Yellow – SEA
Blood bank donation – PLASMA
Bring in the harvest – REAP
Buzz who walked on the moon – ALDRIN
Caramel-glazed dessert – FLAN
Cobra pose, e.g – ASANA
Come to a close – END
Cornish game ___ – HEN
Covered in Charmin, for short – TPED
Cuts ties with, as a friend – DROPS
Darth Vader’s given name – ANAKIN
Diminish – WANE
Dormant – LATENT
Fedora or fez – HAT
Fiancee, after saying “I do” – WIFE
First part of a play – ACTI
Frying medium – OIL
Garment with a band measurement – BRA
Greek letters that symbolize angles – THETAS
Green gem – EMERALD
Group of mah-jongg tiles – MELD
Hoagie, outside of Philly – HERO
Is loudly angry with – RAGESAT
Jack and Jill went up one – HILL
Join the highway – MERGE
Keep for later – STORE
Land in the water? – ISLE
Legumes in aloo matar – PEAS
Like a window that says “wash me” – DIRTY
Like the vowels in “uh-uh” – NASAL
Make giddy – ELATE
Make holy – HALLOW
Make public – AIR
Medium’s power, for short – ESP
Muhammad Ali’s faith – ISLAM
Neither here ___ there – NOR
Old airline – PANAM
On the docket – SLATED
One may be lined with lockers – HALLWAY
One with a lot to say – TALKER
Opening bet – ANTE
Oscar-winning Donna Summer song, and a hint to the starred answers’ ends – LASTDANCE
Pancake topping – SYRUP
PC’s “brain” – CPU
Peak in Europe – ALP
Popular pooch – LAB
Prince of Broadway? – HAL
Ring of coral – ATOLL
Romantic feeling, in Mexico – AMOR
Silent place to find a volume – LIBRARY
Smartphone review site – CNET
Start bubbling, say – BOIL
Stretcher holder: Abbr – EMT
Swim-bike-run race, for short – TRI
Tapering neckline shapes – VEES
That guy’s – HIS
The Little Mermaid – ARIEL
Ultimate goal – AIM
USDA grade below Choice – SELECT
Venison, for one – REDMEAT
Where puppies can exercise – DOGRUN
Widen, as pupils – DILATE
Wolfed down – ATE
___ Center (L.A. art venue) – GETTY
___ Madness (shopping board game) – MALL
