Here are the answers to Universal Crossword puzzles Monday October 25 2021.
“Beat it!” – SHOO
“Ditto” – SAME
“Garfield” dog – ODIE
“Gross!” – EWW
“Hold it right there!” – WHOA
“Is that right?” – OHYEAH
“More Than Honey” insects – BEES
“On the Origin of Species” author – DARWIN
“The Biggest Little City in the World” – RENO
“Wow, no way!” to a texter – OMG
*”The Tale of Peter Rabbit” author (… first 3 letters last 1) – BEATRIXPOTTER
*Artist known for painting rectangular regions of color (see this answer’s first 2 letters last 2) – MARKROTHKO
*She played Sarah Connor in “The Terminator” (… first 2 letters last 2) – LINDAHAMILTON
1910s conflict: Abbr – WWI
2011 caper film where Ben Stiller plays a building manager – TOWERHEIST
Accompanying – WITH
Actor Omar – EPPS
Airport with a BART stop – SFO
All together – ENMASSE
Athlete’s best effort – AGAME
Ballpark figures? – UMPS
Big name in pineapples – DOLE
Boo-boo – ERROR
Brick worker – MASON
Brings home – NETS
Charon’s river – STYX
Darling – HON
Dating back to – ASOF
Dorothy Parker’s forte – WIT
Ed of “Up” – ASNER
Electrically versatile – ACDC
European range – THEALPS
Fire proof? – ASH
First course, for short? – INTRO
Form of exercise involving a hammock – AERIALYOGA
Frida Kahlo or Rita Moreno, e.g – LATINA
Game with Reverse cards – UNO
Get in the pool, perhaps? – BET
Gladiator’s venue – ARENA
Clues – Answers
Golden Horde member – MONGOL
H.S. exams – APS
Had bills to pay – OWED
Heavy reading? – TOME
Herb hidden in “Can I see?” – ANISE
How cucumber soup is served – COLD
Insta uploads – PIX
Japanese floor covering – TATAMI
John, across the Atlantic? – LOO
Like many crosswords – THEMED
Liquid in a pen – INK
Little kid – TOT
Many an “Eighth Grade” character – TEEN
Messy person – SLOB
Mobbed by mosquitoes … or a hint to each starred clue’s answer, based on the word that surrounds it – EATENALIVE
No, in German – NEIN
Not phony – REAL
Pal – CHUM
Pan for moo goo gai pan – WOK
PC linkup – LAN
Place for a sail – MAST
Play it by ___ – EAR
Prefix with “center” – EPI
Really enjoy – SAVOR
Snares – TRAPS
Sped – TORE
Statutes – LAWS
Stitched line – SEAM
Sword covers – SHEATHS
The “A” in BART – AREA
Tribute in verse – ODE
Tuna in a poke bowl – AHI
Twistable cookie – OREO
Unadventurous – STAID
Up to now – YET
Upper limit, informally – MAX
Warm, in a sense – NEAR
Wise – SAPIENT
___ and void – NULL
