Here are the answers to Universal Crossword puzzles Wednesday June 9 2021.
“Almost,” or a theme hint – CLOSEBUTNOCIGAR
“Baby Cobra” comedian Wong – ALI
“Fearless (Taylor’s Version),” e.g – REISSUE
“La Vie en Rose” singer Edith – PIAF
“Leave it to me” – ICAN
“So it seems” – IGATHER
“That would sound about right” – IDAGREE
“___ you hungry, dear?” – ARENT
16-Across creatures – GIANTS
2017 hit whose title contains a fashion brand (4 to 7) – GUCCIGANG
Animated aardvark on TV – ARTHUR
At least 30, for a U.S. senator – AGE
Bill dispensers – ATMS
Buffalo NHL player – SABRE
California representative Barbara – LEE
Canoe propeller – OAR
Capital of Qatar – DOHA
Champagne-opening sounds [#UniversalXwordPride] – POPS
Coke competitor – RCCOLA
Command+Z, on a Mac – UNDO
Contraception option: Abbr – IUD
Country on Hispaniola – HAITI
Damaging gossip – DIRT
Devoured – ATE
Enormous – HUGE
Flow back – EBB
Flowing handwriting – CURSIVE
For each – PER
Funny Laurel – STAN
Gamer who might get pwned – NOOB
Gender pay ___ – GAP
Give a ___ welcome – HEROS
Go through a purse, perhaps (2 to 5) – DIGAROUND
Group of candidates – SLATE
Impulsive – RASH
In reality – DEFACTO
Intervenes – STEPSIN
Islamic law – SHARIA
Jonathan Van ___ (nonbinary grooming expert on “Queer Eye”) – NESS
Katz’s, for one – DELI
Kerosene, for many jets – FUEL
Knight’s honorific – SIR
Leo’s birth mo., often – AUG
Liquid-confiscating org – TSA
LPs’ successors – CDS
Meet ___ (encounter in “Love, Simon”) – CUTE
Modern party notice – EVITE
Most common lake in crosswords – ERIE
Occupy – INHABIT
Oil type at a dispensary – CBD
One eschewing synthetic pesticides (see letters 7 to 10 in this answer) – ORGANICGARDENER
Owned – HAD
Pitfall – TRAP
Pretend – ACTASIF
Rainbow’s top color – RED
Roast hosts, briefly – MCS
Seek office – RUN
Sends elsewhere – REFERS
Shakespeare nickname – THEBARD
Shows up to – ATTENDS
Sound of disapproval – TSK
Sound of disapproval – HISS
Spanish cheer – OLE
Steadfast – STAUNCH
Stonewall ___ (site of a seminal uprising in LGBTQ+ history) – INN
Take time off – REST
Take to court – SUE
The Gay Nineties and others – DECADES
Throat parts – TONSILS
Tourette’s symptom – TIC
Utterly destroyed – INRUINS
Vibes well with a group – FITSIN
Vietnamese noodle soup – PHO
Viewed – SEEN
Wander (about) – GAD
Went 90 on I-90, say – SPED
Yellowstone grazers – ELKS
___ Latin – PIG
