Here are the answers to Universal Crossword puzzles Thursday July 1 2021.
“Always Comfortable” mattress maker – SERTA
“Break a leg,” for one – IDIOM
“C’___ la vie!” – EST
“Code Switch” station – NPR
“Lights out” bugle call – TAPS
“My bad!” – OOPSY
“Swanky” Spice Girl – POSH
“This ___ over!” – ISNT
“Understood” – GOTIT
“Who, me?” – MOI
*”Circles” singer – POSTMALONE
*#LikeAGirl commercials, e.g – SPOTADS
*Declines to participate – OPTSOUT
*Fire safety phrase – STOPDROPANDROLL
*Leprechauns’ troves – POTSOFGOLD
Actress Aduba – UZO
After taxes – NET
Asian capital on the Red River – HANOI
Atmospheric gas – OZONE
Big ___, California – SUR
Brought to one’s ___ (trounced) – KNEES
Camera’s “eye” – LENS
Cat or ferret – PET
Celebrity – STAR
Circus structure – TENT
CNN’s Chris – CUOMO
Cochlea’s organ – EAR
Conductor ___-Pekka Salonen – ESA
Deadlock – IMPASSE
Degree higher than an M.A – PHD
Dogs that clean themselves like cats – AKITAS
Dosage amts – MGS
Dressed for cuddling – INPJS
Environmental devastation at human hands – ECOCIDE
Exercises using the crisscross technique, say – JUMPROPES
Experts – PROS
Falcon claw – TALON
Fate, quaintly – LOT
Green New Deal rep – AOC
Green pasta sauce – PESTO
Green stuff on a log – MOSS
Hand-holding, e.g., briefly – PDA
High score for a gymnast – TEN
Hockey disks – PUCKS
Illness often treated with exposure therapy: Abbr – PTSD
Jazz pianist Earl – HINES
Jennifer who had a No. 1 album and movie in 2001 – LOPEZ
Kosher, in Islam – HALAL
Like some rail fare pricing – ZONAL
Mama of ’60s music – CASS
Mix with a spoon – STIR
New Deal prez – FDR
One may be dropped in conversation – NAME
One might kibitz about a klutz – YENTA
Overly – TOO
Partner of “haw” – HEM
Poke – PROD
Printer need – TONER
Rights, as a wrong – ATONESFOR
Rubbish receptacle – BIN
Savings options, briefly – CDS
School grp – PTA
Scrape (by) – EKE
Seek favor from – PLAYTO
Simile center – ASA
Skateboarding leap – OLLIE
Skunk’s defense – SPRAY
Speed for many cinematic showdowns – SLOMO
Sporty vehicles’ roofs, and a hint to the starred answers’ first words – CONVERTIBLETOPS
Sterling example? – POUNDNOTE
Thoroughly evaluate – VET
Thurman of “Kill Bill” – UMA
Tribute involving insults – ROAST
Ungraceful person – OAF
Way, way out – AFAR
What lets you mix and match? – DATINGAPP
___ cat (rich donor) – FAT
___ milk (vegan drink) – OAT
