Universal Crossword December 26 2022 Answers:
| Pack (down) 4 letters | TAMP |
| Sounds of satisfaction 4 letters | AAHS |
| Pirate’s vessel 4 letters | SHIP |
| Star-nosed lawn pests 5 letters | MOLES |
| Unpredictable venture 9 letters | CRAPSHOOT |
| *Communications field in which you spin a tale? (Hint: An apt word appears backward in each starred clue’s answer) 15 letters | PUBLICRELATIONS |
| Chow 4 letters | GRUB |
| Get better 4 letters | HEAL |
| Sound boosters 4 letters | AMPS |
| Fingernail treatment casually 4 letters | MANI |
| Goal 3 letters | AIM |
| Ms. ___-Man (arcade game) 3 letters | PAC |
| *Extreme infrequency in which you’ll see a turn of events? 11 letters | ALMOSTNEVER |
| Game with Wild cards 3 letters | UNO |
| Overused expression 6 letters | CLICHE |
| Taken-back auto 4 letters | REPO |
| Nemesis say 5 letters | RIVAL |
| Star Wars Day’s month 3 letters | MAY |
| Harmonizes as devices 5 letters | SYNCS |
| Romantic couple 4 letters | ITEM |
| Apt anagram for listen 6 letters | SILENT |
| Ballet pivot point 3 letters | TOE |
| *Christmas singer who sometimes does a hair flip in her music videos? 11 letters | MARIAHCAREY |
| ___-a-me Mario! 3 letters | ITS |
| Pool stick 3 letters | CUE |
| Wishing spot 4 letters | WELL |
| Ilhan reelected in 2022 4 letters | OMAR |
| African nation whose flag is nearly identical to Romania’s 4 letters | CHAD |
| Sunrise direction 4 letters | EAST |
| *Reality show featuring a role reversal? 15 letters | THEBACHELORETTE |
| Lay it on me 9 letters | IMALLEARS |
| Played a role 5 letters | ACTED |
| ___ ___ Crocodile 4 letters | LYLE |
| Surprisingly dairy-free cookie 4 letters | OREO |
| That was close! 4 letters | PHEW |
| Museum guide’s offering 4 letters | TOUR |
| Piece of art accompanying music 10 letters | ALBUMCOVER |
| Peach ___ (dessert) 5 letters | MELBA |
| Air pump letters 3 letters | PSI |
| Hundred ___ Wood 4 letters | ACRE |
| Geometry calculation 4 letters | AREA |
| Word after city or study 4 letters | HALL |
| Mud bath site 3 letters | SPA |
| Glistening 8 letters | SHIMMERY |
| Round earring option 4 letters | HOOP |
| Charged particles 4 letters | IONS |
| NBA score units 3 letters | PTS |
| Fuel efficiency abbr. 3 letters | MPG |
| Splotch 5 letters | STAIN |
| Laid-back informally 5 letters | CHILL |
| Salt to a chemist 4 letters | NACL |
| Gobbled up 3 letters | ATE |
| Jewish Feast of Lots 5 letters | PURIM |
| Speaking Truth to Power author Hill 5 letters | ANITA |
| Imitate 5 letters | MIMIC |
| Florida city near Silver Springs 5 letters | OCALA |
| More timid 5 letters | SHYER |
| 20-ounce Starbucks order 10 letters | VENTILATTE |
| Florida theme park 5 letters | EPCOT |
| Thorny flowers 5 letters | ROSES |
| Friendly 8 letters | AMICABLE |
| Eye ailment 4 letters | STYE |
| Isn’t ___ Lovely (Stevie Wonder hit) 3 letters | SHE |
| Fresh haircut 5 letters | NEWDO |
| Hearing-related 5 letters | AURAL |
| Parisitic person 5 letters | LEECH |
| Holy cow! 4 letters | OHMY |
| Breakfast or brunch 4 letters | MEAL |
| Lightly burn 4 letters | CHAR |
| Roll call response 4 letters | HERE |
| Plus … 4 letters | ALSO |
| Sancocho or etouffee 4 letters | STEW |
| Bear in a 2012 film 3 letters | TED |
| As late as for short 3 letters | TIL |
| Boardroom VIP 3 letters | CEO |
| Bad Bunny’s genre 3 letters | RAP |
