Universal Crossword Edited by David Steinberg August 17, 2024 ACROSS 1 “The Art of Fugue” composer 5 Cozy lodging 10 Barbershop quartet offering 14 Hundred ___ Wood (“Winniethe-Pooh” setting) 15 What you may pull to write an essay you just remembered is due tomorrow 17 Mix with a spoon 18 Triceratops or stegosaurus 19 Connections 20 Country once known as Persia 21 Trampled 22 Basketball player who became the all-time NCAA scoring leader in 2024 26 Chiding sounds 27 Would really rather not 30 National sport of Japan 31 Sealy rival 32 TikTok or CapCut 34 Place to get a tennis racket restrung 37 Astronomer ZKRVHÀUVW and last name differ by one letter 39 Craze 40 Overplay a role 42 Patch up 43 Admit at the entrance of 45 Delivery vehicles 46 “My hunch was right!” 50 Disposable camera medium 52 Party mix cereal 53 ·V “house hippo” ad promoting media literacy, e.g. 54 “Well, whaddya know!” 57 ,W·VZDWHU under the bridge! 58 “Are we doing this thing?” 59 Italian destination in “The Lizzie McGuire Movie” 60 Otherwise 61 Like many dad jokes 62 Snow day vehicle DOWN 1 Simple 2 “Be yourself!” 3 State of emergency 4 That woman 5 ___-Sun (lunch box drink) 6 3RH·VPLGGOH name 7 “Golden Girls” role 8 Cozy lodging 9 Quibble 10 Subjects of Jimmy %XIIHWW·V “Fins” 11 Chancellor ___ von Bismarck 12 Have to have 13 (Back off!) 16 “Puh-lease!” 20 They, in France 23 Boxing stats 24 Size above medium 25 “___ girl!” 28 Group of job candidates 29 Password used by thieves 30 Supergoop tube abbr. 31 Catches sight of 33 Pea holder 35 End zone pose popularized by Desmond Howard 36 $OO3UHÀ[ 38 Big Apple offering? 41 Mention in passing 44 Early movie with sound 45 Irk 47 “Wallace and Gromit” sheep 48 Spiteful about little things 49 Saw romantically 50 April 1 victim 51 Promissory notes 54 Pretzelmaking chemical 55 Summit 56 &DSRWH·V nickname 57 ___ Fields PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER 8/16 © 2024 Andrews McMeel Universal www.upuzzles.com