Here are the answers to Universal Crossword puzzles Monday August 9 2021.
“What’s that?” – HUH
“Yes, that makes sense” – AHISEE
“___ Fly Now” (“Rocky” theme) – GONNA
“___ No Sunshine” (Bill Withers hit) – AINT
(I can’t believe I did that!) – FACEPALM
(Someone else’s mistake) – SIC
2014-21 “NCIS” city, informally – NOLA
Action figure based on a movie, e.g – TIEIN
Andean camelid – LLAMA
Aries in astrology – RAM
Assignment – TASK
Baldwin and Guinness – ACTORS
Baldwin or Guinness – ALEC
Birthday candle counts – AGES
Cats’ rests – NAPS
Cello opening – FHOLE
Certain nest eggs, briefly – IRAS
Colorfully named herb – SAGE
Commerce Secretary Raimondo – GINA
Damage a bit – MAR
Deceitful statement – LIE
Dig, as for ore – MINE
Drink brewed from young leaves – WHITETEA
Flapjack chain – IHOP
Fluent in sign language, perhaps – DEAF
Fringe benefit – PERK
Giveaway – FREEBIE
Grudgingly accept, as a loss – EAT
Handyperson’s letters – DIY
Heightened fear – ALARM
Hold a class – TEACH
Hot spot in Iceland – GEYSER
Insect in a cloud – GNAT
Issue forth – EMIT
It might uncovers a problem with this clue (… 5 to 9) – GRAMMARCHECK
Key figures at the IRS? – SSNS
Like a mechanical watch – ANALOG
Like some whiskey – IRISH
Like the 1% – RICH
Literary king played by Glenda Jackson – LEAR
Luminous qualities – AURAS
More cooked than raw – RARE
Not as relaxed – TAUTER
Not legit – BOGUS
Obsessive fan – STAN
Org. with air quality data – EPA
Part of a pub’s array – TAP
Performer’s signal – CUE
Peyote and prickly pear – CACTI
Playing music you’ve never practiced (… 5 to 9) – SIGHTREADING
Pondered – MUSED
Prefix for “mobile” – AUTO
Put in a worse position? – DEMOTE
Qatari ruler – EMIR
Rejection in Reims – NON
Signal ___ (retweet, say) – BOOST
Small part of a big lot – ACRE
Son of Odin – THOR
Sorrowful – SAD
Spanish for “this” – ESTA
Sunbeam – RAY
Support in crime – ABET
SysOps admin, say – ITPRO
T, on a test – TRUE
Takei’s “Star Trek” role – SULU
Troubleshooting aids – MANUALS
TV channel for consumers – HSN
Typical swag bag – TOTE
Walk for exercise, or a theme hint – GETYOURSTEPSIN
Where something disagreeable sticks – CRAW
Wishes undone – RUES
Wood or metal fastener – SCREW
Word after “given” or “trade” – NAME
Word on campaign signs – ELECT
Words after a major misfortune (in this answer, notice letters 4 to 7) – WHATROTTENLUCK
___ de Janeiro – RIO
