Here are the answers to Universal Crossword puzzles Thursday August 12 2021.
“Batman” sound effects – POWS
“Et tu, ___?” – BRUTE
“Pet” bone to pick – PEEVE
“Play more!” – ENCORE
“We’re live!” sign – ONAIR
“Weekend Update” show, briefly – SNL
“___ Lisa” – MONA
“___! The Witch Is Dead” – DINGDONG
Affirm confidently – AVER
Any one of the two – EITHER
AOC or JFK – DEM
Ate in high style – DINED
Attaching, as a patch – SEWINGON
Barely managing, with “out” – EKING
Be wrong – ERR
Beer brand named for a Dutch river – AMSTEL
Before, at the start of a word – PRE
Beginning of an idea – GERM
Blot lightly – DABAT
Bottom of a shoe – SOLE
Candy in a dispenser – PEZ
Child such as Oliver Twist – WAIF
Classic advice to a young man – GOWEST
Comedian ___ Andre – ERIC
Crib plaything – RATTLE
Danger – PERIL
Davenport resident – IOWAN
Decorated again – REDID
Doesn’t stick up at all – LIESFLAT
Eyed through a magnifying glass, perhaps – PEEREDAT
Fashion faux pas list – DONTS
Firecracker that doesn’t go off – DUD
First aid sets – KITS
Free-for-all – FRACAS
Gem safe, scientifically speaking? – JOULEVOLT
Ingrid’s role in “Casablanca” – ILSA
Italian city where Galileo lectured – PADUA
Itchy skin cause – ECZEMA
Jerry’s ex on “Seinfeld” – ELAINE
Knelt obsequiously – KOWTOWED
Lake touching four states and a province – ERIE
Lawyer: Abbr – ATT
Like fresh paint – WET
Makes, as money – MINTS
Masked hockey position – GOALIE
Meeting plans – AGENDAS
Mind reader’s “gift,” briefly – ESP
Moisturizer brand – OLAY
More out to lunch – SPACIER
Name, in Nantes – NOM
Negative responses – NOS
Nintendo rival – SEGA
Not firm, as a foundation – UNSOUND
One of the broody bunch? – HEN
Only temporarily, scientifically speaking? – KNOTFURLONG
Parking places – SPOTS
Question about where the pain is, scientifically speaking? – WATTHERTZ
Readied for a drive? – TEED
Road hazard – POTHOLE
Sch. for Trojans – USC
Shankar who mentored George Harrison – RAVI
Shouted “Bingo!,” say – WON
Similar (to) – AKIN
Small denomination – SECT
Spicy sausages – CHORIZOS
Story about a Greek god, e.g – MYTH
Student, at the Sorbonne – ELEVE
Tarnish – TAINT
Toy dog from China, informally – PEKE
Twists and turns, like a road – WINDS
Unseen before – NEW
Very positive review – RAVE
Virginia ___ (folk dance) – REEL
Voice actor Blanc – MEL
Washer cycle – RINSE
Winking Face and Sparkling Heart – EMOJIS
