Here are the answers to Universal Crossword puzzles Friday July 9 2021.
“Sure, however …” – OKBUT
“The early bird gets the worm,” e.g – ADAGE
“The Raven” writer – POE
“What ___ is there?” – ELSE
(Bam!) – KAPOW
***Aggressive interrogation – EXAMINATION
***Skull’s companion – BONES
**2D slice – SECTION
**Sharing in multiple Facebook groups, say – POSTING
*They never blow parallel to something – WINDS
*Transferring small grains between flower varieties – POLLINATING
Abates – EBBS
About, on a memo – INRE
Acadia SUV maker – GMC
Adele’s “21” or Beyonce’s “4” – SOLOALBUM
Alias letters – AKA
At sea – PERPLEXED
Aware of – ONTO
Baseball legend Hank – AARON
Be determined by – HINGEUPON
Broad valley – DALE
Cardi B’s genre – RAP
Chewy Japanese noodle – UDON
Chick that puffs up in the microwave – PEEP
Civil rights activist ___ B. Wells – IDA
Cute in a nerdy way – ADORKABLE
Deg. you get after training with drills? – DDS
Deity – GOD
Egypt’s capital – CAIRO
Epic account – SAGA
Erupt into applause, informally – GONUTS
Exposes – BARES
FedEx Cup’s links org – PGATOUR
Fill with bubbles – AERATE
Flattens on the mat – KAYOS
Fruity cocktail – APPLETINI
Get bigger – EXPAND
Go by – PASS
Go to bed – RETIRE
Grape juice brand – WELCHS
Half a board at ORD – ETAS
Hatcher of “Desperate Housewives” – TERI
Illness with a seasonal vaccine – FLU
It’s different from gender – SEX
Jacuzzi nozzle – JET
Largest number in hopscotch – TEN
Lass – GIRL
Like some ties or earrings – CLIPON
Lofty goals – IDEALS
Music genre that’s big in Tokyo – JPOP
Nibbles – BITES
Nighttime hrs – PMS
Number of words in this clue? – TWO
One of 58-Across’ record 2,297: Abbr – RBI
Part of a journey – LEG
Passover – PESACH
Pot tops – LIDS
Publicize heavily – HYPE
Pullup muscle, briefly – LAT
Roma’s country – ITALIA
Ronan Farrow’s mom – MIA
Sellout sign: Abbr – SRO
Sense of self – EGO
Show with sketches, for short – SNL
Skillful – DEFT
Small bills – ONES
Snoop – PRY
State south of Mich – IND
Sunbathe too long – BAKE
This puzzle, or either answer in each pair of starred entries? – CROSSWORD
Traveler’s stop – INN
Turn’s companion – TOSS
Up to, informally – TIL
Useful gadget for an international trip – ADAPTER
What no one is happy to lose? – TEMPER
Word of consent – YES
Words of commitment – IDO
Work on a hem, perhaps – SEW
Young doggos – PUPS
Youngest-ever congresswoman’s initials – AOC
