Here are the answers to Universal Crossword puzzles Thursday August 26 2021.
“Frozen” snowman – OLAF
“Live!” co-host Kelly – RIPA
“So pretty!” – OOH
“Teen ___” (Meg Cabot novel) – IDOL
“The ___ Andre Show” – ERIC
*2012 event that featured female athletes from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Brunei – LONDONOLYMPICS
*Denim pants that don’t zip up (Hint: In each starred clue’s answer, note the first two + last two letters) – BUTTONFLYJEANS
*Part of the family with one’s dada and dadi – FATHERSSIDE
*Tote – SHOPPINGBAG
Apple tablets – IPADS
Atop – UPON
Australian gem – OPAL
Bar in an accessible bathroom – RAIL
Bread at an Indian restaurant? – RUPEE
Breakfast with oat clusters – GRANOLA
Bygone Swedish car – SAAB
Caramel-filled candy – ROLO
Chatting on the web – IMING
Chic, informally – GLAM
Chicago mayor Lightfoot – LORI
Clic Stic pen maker – BIC
Couch potato, e.g – IDLER
Couple’s possessive – OUR
Covered with flakes, in a way – SNOWY
Creator of the Lorax – DRSEUSS
Cry from a jealous girlfriend, perhaps – HERORME
Cultivate – GROW
Dalai ___ – LAMA
De Armas of “Knives Out” – ANA
Devilish – DIABOLICAL
Do something dangerous – RUNARISK
Doing some cuddling – SPOONING
Drains – SAPS
Dream location? – BED
Embarrass – ABASH
Emphatic affirmation – YESIDID
Ger.’s continent – EUR
Handle efficiently – SEETO
Improvised bit of jazz – RIFF
In the manner of – ALA
It can give you a particular angle – PROTRACTOR
IX – NINE
Knee part: Abbr – ACL
Laborious task – SLOG
Land measure – ACRE
Leafy option at Sweetgreen – KALE
Like an unkempt dog – MANGY
Lip of a glass – RIM
Little Stevie Wonder, for one – PRODIGY
Make amends – ATONE
Material for fake nails – ACRYLIC
MSNBC fodder – NEWS
Needing convincing, say – WARY
Norse god of wisdom – ODIN
One may be under a doormat – KEY
Ownership papers – DEEDS
Participate in a cabaret – SING
Plays charades – ACTS
Print on military-inspired fashion, briefly – CAMO
Pulitzer-winning Kendrick Lamar album – DAMN
Purplish berry – ACAI
RBG’s onetime employer – ACLU
Seaweed enjoyed as a snack – NORI
Some lines in circles – RADII
Soothing succulent – ALOE
Specialized market – NICHE
Stench – ODOR
Surgery sites, briefly – ORS
Taunt – JEER
Texter’s “If you’re asking me …” – IMHO
The “O” of XO – HUG
Way off – AFAR
Word after “punch” or “sloppy” – DRUNK
___ mate (South American tea) – YERBA
