Here are the answers to Universal Crossword puzzles Monday September 5 2021.
“Am not” retort – ARESO
“Duke of ___” (’60s song title that contains two titles) – EARL
“That’s funny!” – HAHA
“The Sweetest Taboo” singer – SADE
*”Cagney & Lacey” co-star – SHARONGLESS
*”Thrift Shop” rapper (Theme hint: Note the last several letters of each starred clue’s answer) – MACKLEMORE
*Former country that residents called Deutsche Demokratische Republik – EASTGERMANY
*Out too late – PASTCURFEW
Analogous – AKIN
Bang shut – SLAM
Birds that fly almost silently – OWLS
Bras and slips – LINGERIE
Cadillac SUV – ESCALADE
Clearing in the woods – OPENAREA
CNN anchor Burnett – ERIN
Composer Ned – ROREM
Concur – AGREE
Corn unit – EAR
DEA agent – NARC
Dodgeball venue – GYM
Dogs from Japan – AKITAS
Droops – SAGS
Elation – GLEE
Engine parts – CAMS
Engrave – ETCH
Fruit in a gin cocktail – SLOE
Garrets’ relatives – LOFTS
Golf club with grooves – IRON
Gumbo vegetable – OKRA
Hampering – HOGTYING
Hiking trails – PATHS
Ice’s state of matter – SOLID
Kawasaki rival – YAMAHA
Lead or gold – METAL
Leg joint – KNEE
Lenovo laptops, e.g – PCS
Leo or Libra – SIGN
Lip or cheek – SASS
Little brothers, maybe – PESTS
Make a choice – OPT
Make public, as grievances – AIR
Medicinal succulent – ALOE
Musical about hippies protesting the draft – HAIR
Musician’s booking – GIG
National Gallery of British Art, today – TATE
No longer in Drafts – SENT
Old oath that anagrams to “aged” – EGAD
One may cheat a polygraph test – LIAR
Opera solo – ARIA
Order a la ___ – CARTE
Part of an act – SCENE
Penalize, informally – DING
Person who’s often booed, briefly – UMP
Ph.D. students’ exams – ORALS
Polite chaps – GENTS
Pull with effort – DRAG
Ship’s staff – CREW
Show up for – GOTO
Skin opening – PORE
Soul seller? – KIA
Sounds at pounds – YAPS
Start’s start? – ESS
Summarize – RECAP
Take notice of – SEE
Texter’s chuckle – LOL
The best man gives one – SPEECH
Three-layered cookie – OREO
Tons – ALOT
Two ___ for a twenty – TENS
Veer, like a jet – YAW
Vexed constantly – ATEAT
Vice President Harris – KAMALA
Wind that may blow down a tree – GALE
Word before “Sea” or “snake” – CORAL
Words on a volunteer’s name tag – ASKME
Yard sale stipulation – ASIS
___ Pet (terra-cotta “companion”) – CHIA
___ vault (Olympic event) – POLE
