Universal Crossword Answers – Friday July 28 2017

Here are the answers to Universal Crossword puzzles Friday July 28 2017.

Apples and pears, e.g. – POMES
Draw ___ in the sand – ALINE

Like a neglected dryer vent – LINTY
Old Internet connector – MODEM
Ostrich relative – EMU
Goop for hairstyling – GEL
“Famous” cookie maker – AMOS
Attack’s opposite – DEFEND
Gloves for Buster Posey – MITTS
Dull pain – ACHE
Track event – MEET
Bacharach or Ward – BURT
Church recess – APSE
To’s reverse – FRO
Musical composition – OPUS
Flying saucers, e.g. – UFOS
Large paper unit – REAM
Proving to be useful – UTILE
Take a breather – REST
___ spumante (sparkling white wine) – ASTI
Harmful microorganism – GERM
Eyelid swelling – STYE
Bring to a standstill – STOP
Sharpen, as one’s skills – HONE
A river in northeastern England – OUSE
Small, brownish songbird – WREN
Chomped – BIT
Flower-to-be – BUD
Tide type – NEAP
See romantically – DATE
Trigonometric function – SINE
Married – WEDDED
Sledded down a chute of ice – LUGED
“I get it” sounds – AHS
Given a title – NAMED
Make several one – UNITE
Relating to a musical key – TONAL
Move along like a crab – SIDLE
Performs in a movie – ACTS
Fired, as a weapon – SHOT
Edible root of the South Pacific – TARO
Step ___ a scale – ONTO
Bubbly pop – SODA
Vocal vote against – NAY
Mommies’ triplets? – EMS
Conceal, as a card – PALM
“Thunderation!” kin – EGAD
Cobra’s cousin – MAMBA

Hodgepodge – OLIO
Shared online item – MEME
Freeze on glass – ICEUP
Quite considerate – MINDFULOFOTHERS
Do the next thing after knocking – ENTER
Group of seven (var.) – SEPTETTE
Animated Principal Skinner – SEYMOUR
Xi preceders – NUS
Prolonged spats – FEUDS
Worthless cloths – RAGS
Hot dog – SHOWBOAT
Attack from every angle – BESET
The sight-seeing business – TOURISMINDUSTRY
First occurrence – ONSET
Preparation period – LEADTIME
Rounded end of a hammer – PEEN
Perspire – SWEAT
Tell a fib – LIE
Schulz’s comic strip – PEANUTS
Flabbergasts – ASTOUNDS
Vietnamese capital – HANOI
Rescinded a decision – CHANGEDONESMIND
High-calorie dessert – TORTE
Cheese type – EDAM
Footnote abbr. – ETAL
Rose to one’s feet – STOOD
Month fillers – DAYS
Proofreader’s notation – DELE