Universal - Jul 9 2021

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Clues Answers
"Sure, however ..." OKBUT
"The early bird gets the worm," e.g ADAGE
"The Raven" writer POE
"What ___ is there?" ELSE
(Bam!) KAPOW
***Aggressive interrogation EXAMINATION
***Skull's companion BONES
**2D slice SECTION
**Sharing in multiple Facebook groups, say POSTING
*They never blow parallel to something WINDS
*Transferring small grains between flower varieties POLLINATING
Abates EBBS
About, on a memo INRE
Acadia SUV maker GMC
Adele's "21" or Beyonce's "4" SOLOALBUM
Alias letters AKA
At sea PERPLEXED
Aware of ONTO
Baseball legend Hank AARON
Be determined by HINGEUPON
Broad valley DALE
Cardi B's genre RAP
Chewy Japanese noodle UDON
Chick that puffs up in the microwave PEEP
Civil rights activist ___ B. Wells IDA
Cute in a nerdy way ADORKABLE
Deg. you get after training with drills? DDS
Deity GOD
Egypt's capital CAIRO
Epic account SAGA
Erupt into applause, informally GONUTS
Exposes BARES
FedEx Cup's links org PGATOUR
Fill with bubbles AERATE
Flattens on the mat KAYOS
Fruity cocktail APPLETINI
Get bigger EXPAND
Go by PASS
Go to bed RETIRE
Grape juice brand WELCHS
Clues Answers
Half a board at ORD ETAS
Hatcher of "Desperate Housewives" TERI
Illness with a seasonal vaccine FLU
It's different from gender SEX
Jacuzzi nozzle JET
Largest number in hopscotch TEN
Lass GIRL
Like some ties or earrings CLIPON
Lofty goals IDEALS
Music genre that's big in Tokyo JPOP
Nibbles BITES
Nighttime hrs PMS
Number of words in this clue? TWO
One of 58-Across' record 2,297: Abbr RBI
Part of a journey LEG
Passover PESACH
Pot tops LIDS
Publicize heavily HYPE
Pullup muscle, briefly LAT
Roma's country ITALIA
Ronan Farrow's mom MIA
Sellout sign: Abbr SRO
Sense of self EGO
Show with sketches, for short SNL
Skillful DEFT
Small bills ONES
Snoop PRY
State south of Mich IND
Sunbathe too long BAKE
This puzzle, or either answer in each pair of starred entries? CROSSWORD
Traveler's stop INN
Turn's companion TOSS
Up to, informally TIL
Useful gadget for an international trip ADAPTER
What no one is happy to lose? TEMPER
Word of consent YES
Words of commitment IDO
Work on a hem, perhaps SEW
Young doggos PUPS
Youngest-ever congresswoman's initials AOC