Universal Crossword Answers – `Tuesday October 5 2021

Here are the answers to Universal Crossword puzzles Tuesday October 5 2021.
“Asteroids” consoles – ATARIS
“Big” or “blue” follower – CHEESE
“Here’s the deal …” – YOUSEE
“I didn’t see that wall!” – OOF
“It slipped!” – OOPS
“What ___ is new?” – ELSE
“Whatever ___ Wants” (“Damn Yankees” song) – LOLA
(Over here!) – PSST
16-Across 47-Across? – ROYALSUITE
2-Down 5-Down? – NOTALLOWED
34-Down 25-Down? – AIRBALL
45-Across 60-Across? – PEACECORPS
Abandon – STRAND
Abbr. before a recipient’s name – ATTN
Act theatrically – EMOTE
Actress Thurman – UMA
Admiration – AWE
Audibly – ALOUD
Austrian mountains – ALPS
Babysitter’s challenge – IMP
Better half? – SIDEA
Bloke’s bathroom – LOO
Bottom of a statue – BASE
Bypass – SKIP
Cambridge sch – MIT
Castellaneta who voices Homer – DAN
ChapStick target – LIP
Chunk of bacon – SLAB
Cola wars side – PEPSI
Cold, pink cocktail – FROSE
Crossing the Caribbean, say – ASEA
Cry loudly – BAWL
Debt letters – IOU
Dish served with wasabi – SUSHI
Eco-friendly org – EPA
Emmy-winning comedian Love – LONI
Fanatical about – INTO
Fashion imprint – LABEL
French for “without” – SANS
Grassland – MEADOW
Greek I’s – IOTAS
In a cunning manner – SLYLY
Initial poker contributions – ANTES
Jeer at – TAUNT
Lake partially in Nevada – TAHOE
Letter format? – FONT
Like antiques – OLD
Middle of a planet – CORE
Miss the mark – ERR
Musical composition – PIECE
Name that anagrams to “Mary” – MYRA
Org. that accredits law schools – ABA
Piano accompaniment? – STOOL
Pigpen – STY
Prepare to pop the question – KNEEL
Princess’s annoyance – PEA
Pro shop pegs – TEES
Respond to a job ad – APPLY
Rock concert blasters – AMPS
Ships that were measured in cubits – ARKS
Short-long metrical foot – IAMB
Smoke duct – FLUE
Some online product services – CHATS
Spiteful – MEAN
Spreadsheet divisions – ROWS
Start of a texter’s request, maybe – PLS
Stir up – ROIL
They clash in battle – ARMIES
They sound more similar than they look … and are central to this puzzle’s theme – HOMOPHONES
Thing in the plus column – ASSET
Tree protuberance – KNOT
Trojans’ sch – USC
Unwavering – FIRM
Walk heavily – PLOD
Warnings from Fido – ARFS
Wolfed down – ATEUP
Worker during a strike – SCAB
___ gin – SLOE
___ tooth (love of sugar) – SWEET
___-bitty – ITTY