Here are the answers to Universal Crossword puzzles Wednesday August 18 2021.
“Affirmative” – YES
“Antony and Cleopatra” snake – ASP
“Hurry up!” – LETSGO
“Quoth the raven, ‘___'” (Poe) – NEVERMORE
“We’re in trouble!” – UHOH
*A-lister’s tirades? – CELEBRANTS
*Dissuade polite guys? – DETERGENTS
*Shred every last bit of in the kitchen? – GRATEFULLY
Ados – STIRS
Anger – IRE
Before long – SOON
Beginner, slangily – NOOB
Bit of gossip – RUMOR
Blatant – OVERT
Blissful “place” – CLOUDNINE
Bombards – PELTS
Conk on the head – BOP
Discharge forcefully – SPEW
End result – UPSHOT
Feeling cross – SORE
Finding a purpose for – USING
Finishes a hole – PUTTS
Fish in a crocodile’s belly? – COD
Gets two fives, perhaps … or what each starred clue does, based on its answer’s length? – BREAKSATEN
Grp. that may discuss class size – PTA
High-spirited tune – TOETAPPER
Hoops org – NBA
Inlet – COVE
Insurance giant – AETNA
iPhone helper – SIRI
King of the fairies – OBERON
Kitchen that’s full of dirty dishes, say – MESS
Large coffee holders – URNS
Long fish at a sushi bar – EEL
Marlins’ catcher? – POLE
Math comparison – RATIO
Mobile homes? – TENTS
Monopoly token that the cat replaced – IRON
Mound – PILE
Not odd at all – EVEN
Online party request – EVITE
Only – LONE
Oscar winner for “Moonstruck” – CHER
Pal – CHUM
Part of a long poem – CANTO
Part of DVD – DISC
Prefix with “friendly” – ECO
Ready and eager – HOTTOTROT
Redding who sang “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” – OTIS
Relative of a wharf – PIER
Relaxed state – EASE
Restaurant with syrup caddies – IHOP
Sardonic – WRY
Sci-fi characters – ETS
Seedy tavern – DIVE
Shout – YELL
Stimulate, as innovation – SPUR
Stops from squeaking – OILS
Sudden increase – SURGE
Summer Olympics host before Tokyo – RIO
Surpass – OUTDO
Syllabus section – UNIT
Terminate at work – FIRE
Test for an M.A. hopeful – GRE
Trash heaps – DUMPS
Traveler’s stop – HOTEL
Unacceptable – NOTOK
Very dry – ARID
Waffle maker – EGGO
Walrus feature – TUSK
Warning – ALERT
Weaken – SAP
What you may only need to sharpen once – IMAGE
Word after “pleasure” or “treasure” – SEEKER
Words in an analogy – ISTO
Yens – URGES
You might dread stepping on it – SCALE
___ Thins (crisp cookies) – OREO
