Here are the answers to Universal Crossword puzzles Thursday August 5 2021.
“$#@!,” e.g – EXPLETIVE
“Return of the Jedi” furball – EWOK
“That crossed the line” – NOTCOOL
“That hurts!” – YEOW
“The final frontier” – SPACE
“War and Peace,” e.g – TOME
“___ dokie!” – OKIE
“___ She Lovely” (Stevie Wonder classic) – ISNT
(Don’t watch this in the office) – NSFW
Actress Hathaway – ANNE
Ancient fabulist – AESOP
Annoy – IRK
Apt name for a sandwich lover? – EARL
Bench press muscles, for short – PECS
Bronte heroine Jane – EYRE
Campaign event – RALLY
Casino machine – SLOT
Certain pop star – DIVA
Colt’s mom – MARE
Complain – CARP
Damages – HARMS
Degree within “in the end” – NTH
Dividing line? – PART
Event requiring goggles, a helmet and running shoes – TRIATHLON
Fa follower – SOL
FedExed – SENT
Go on a shopping spree – SPEND
Grannies – NANAS
Greeting Down Under – GDAYMATE
Head ___ heels – OVER
IBM products that ran 56-Down – PCS
In the style of – ALA
Interstate oasis (… “Washington”) – TRUCKSTOP
Jeopardy – RISK
Kermit, famously – FROG
Knight’s protection – ARMOR
Large coffee vessel – URN
Like many hippies’ shirts – TIEDYED
Maid of honor’s duty – TOAST
Mix around – STIR
Move, in real estate parlance – RELO
Movement that empowered African American creators (Hint: Unscramble this answer’s last word and think “Toronto”) – BLACKARTS
Novelist McEwan – IAN
One doesn’t work in a calm environment (… “Chicago”) – WINDTURBINE
Photo ___ (media events) – OPS
Physical, for one – EXAM
Piglet’s milk source – TEAT
Place to buy a hero – DELI
Popular corn chip – FRITO
Precursor to Windows – MSDOS
Prepares, as a table – SETS
Pursue – CHASE
Ragu competitor – PREGO
Raise, as children – REAR
Relay race section – LEG
Scrape covering – SCAB
Shower with too many gifts, say – SPOIL
Singer Amos – TORI
Skyline obscurer – SMOG
So, so tiny – EENSY
Solo at the Met – ARIA
Tasks assigned at a meeting (… “New York”) – ACTIONITEMS
Tech journalist Swisher – KARA
They come with a kids’ menu – CRAYONS
Toddlers’ get-together – PLAYDATE
Uncles, in Oaxaca – TIOS
Vacuum brand – DYSON
Vanessa of “The Crown” – KIRBY
Virtuoso – PRO
White water boat – CANOE
Word before “timer” or “thermometer” – OVEN
Wrinkly tangelo – UGLI
Yo-Yo Ma’s instrument – CELLO
Zealous supporter – FANATIC
___ Jordan sneakers – AIR
___ mater – ALMA
___ throat – STREP
___ year (2024, for one) – LEAP
