Here are the answers to Universal Crossword puzzles Tuesday August 3 2021.
“Boyz n the Hood” actress Long – NIA
“My word!” – ISAY
“Skip to My ___” – LOU
“So close!” – ALMOST
“___ been drinkin’ …” (Beyonce lyric) – IVE
“___ get over it” – ILL
Actor Joseph Gordon-___ – LEVITT
Arrange, as a shawl – DRAPE
Before surgery, informally – PREOP
Bert’s foil on “Sesame Street” – ERNIE
Blacken – CHAR
Certain electric cars – TESLAS
Clairvoyance, e.g., briefly – ESP
Clarke who played Mother of Dragons – EMILIA
Common autobiography subtitle – AMEMOIR
Computing pioneer Lovelace – ADA
Cryptography org – THENSA
D&D, e.g – RPG
Decorative vase – URN
Design detail, for short – SPEC
Drum for a toddler, maybe – POT
Exams scored from 1-5 – APTESTS
Exchange of cross words – SPAT
Fir fluid – SAP
Flight-related prefix – AERO
Floral garland – LEI
For-ev-er – EON
Gets to first base – MAKESOUT
Gives the green light – OKAYS
Gloria Estefan’s Cuban birthplace – HAVANA
Grade school semiformal accessory – CLIPONTIE
In, now – TRENDY
Jackson 5 hit with an alphabetical title – ABC
Julia Roberts, to Emma Roberts – AUNT
Know by intuition – SENSE
Lead-in to “intellectual” – PSEUDO
Like a trampoline – BOUNCY
Like proofed dough – RISEN
Mask or cloak – VEIL
Nacho topping – CHEESE
NBA legend Ming – YAO
Night before a holiday – EVE
Nintendo dinosaur – YOSHI
One may devour “Chocolat” – READER
Perfect garden – EDEN
Place to exchange rings – ALTAR
Powerful DC figure? – SUPERMAN
Promotion on a podcast, say – PLUG
Pronoun for Rihanna – SHE
Rachel’s biblical sister – LEAH
Renown – FAME
Revealing, as one’s soul – BARING
Reverent poem – ODE
Rewards for “good boys” – PATS
Rx from Dr. Mom – TLC
Sitter’s handfuls – IMPS
Snicker syllable – HEH
Snip – CUT
Softball stat – RBI
Some lipstick shades – REDS
Story trajectories – ARCS
Streetcars – TRAMS
Stretch, as the truth – BEND
Suspicious – FISHY
Tablet some take to bed – IPAD
Take effect – SETIN
Taxing periods, and a hint to 17-, 30- and 45-Across – TRYINGTIMES
They may be stroked or inflated – EGOS
They’re capped above two feet – KNEES
This way: —> – RIGHT
TikTok content, casually – VIDS
Tracking device – LOCATOR
Very enterprising people – GOGETTERS
What an electric car doesn’t use – GAS
When to present a case – COURTDATE
When to sample wedding desserts – CAKETASTING
When to test an app – BETAPHASE
___ gobi (Indian dish) – ALOO
