Here are the answers to Universal Crossword puzzles Tuesday October 13, 2020.
“Excellent, NHL legend Lemieux!” – SUPERMARIO
“I like it, pop star Furtado!” – NICENELLY
“Malcolm X” director Spike – LEE
“Outstanding, skater Hamilton!” – GREATSCOTT
“Santa Baby” singer Kitt – EARTHA
“The Count of Monte ___” – CRISTO
“Well done, country musician Hill!” – GOODFAITH
“___ be my pleasure” – ITD
“___ Kick Out of You” – IGETA
A lot – OFTEN
Abbr. at the bottom of a business letter – ENCL
About – ASTO
Aces, sometimes – ONES
Alert – OPENEYED
All excited – AGOG
Antsy – ONEDGE
Author Grey – ZANE
Back – REAR
Bequeath – LEAVE
Big name in skin care – OLAY
Blender brand – OSTER
Boardwalk or Park Place – DEED
Bridge measurement – SPAN
Buck in baseball history – ONEIL
Bugs bugs him – ELMER
Burn balm – ALOE
Cake section – LAYER
Came in first – WON
Cochise’s Southwestern tribe – APACHE
Comes to a complete halt – STOPSDEAD
Cowboy boot attachment – SPUR
Cuts off – LOPS
DEA agents – NARCS
Devastation – HAVOC
DVR choice – TIVO
Earthy pigment – OCHER
Emulated running mates? – ELOPED
Europe’s “boot” – ITALY
Eyeball benders – OPART
Fairy-tale word after “once” – UPON
Fifth, e.g., in NYC – AVE
Final Four org – NCAA
Former Russian ruler – TSAR
Full-circle air show maneuver – LOOP
Gas station shop – MART
Grasp – HOLD
Inapt anagram of “heart” – HATER
Infatuated – GAGA
Jodie Comer won one for “Killing Eve” – EMMY
Kind of lens – WIDEANGLE
La ___ (weather phenomenon) – NINA
Like the population of Siberia – SPARSE
Mets, Jets or Nets – TEAM
Midafternoon hour – THREE
Mortgage org – FHA
Name of 12 popes – PIUS
Pink, as a steak – RARE
Popular coffee flavoring – HAZELNUT
Shrinks’ org – APA
Site with handmade masks – ETSY
Softball pitching style – UNDERARM
Sole – LONE
Spanish appetizer – TAPA
Strong Starbucks order – ESPRESSO
Study or library – ROOM
Swaps – TRADES
Takeout order at a restaurant? – NOMSG
Tennis star Nadal, informally – RAFA
Texter’s “Ta-ta!” – TTYL
Tools for weeding – HOES
Victory symbol – LAUREL
Western alliance acronym – NATO
What one can’t sing? – DUET
___ dog (food with a meaty sauce) – CHILI
___ prof – ASST
___ the tide – STEM
