Universal - Dec 15 2021

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Clues Answers
"Better luck next time" TOOBAD
Actress Jewell GERI
Actress Thompson EMMA
Alphabetical nickname STU
Ancient music makers LUTES
Angsty music genre EMO
Anticipate AWAIT
Apple offerings MACS
Approximately ORSO
Athlete Arthur who adopted a daughter named Camera ASHE
Beam behind drywall STUD
Bird in Liberty Mutual ads EMU
Book before Joel HOSEA
Broke, or spent TAPPEDOUT
Caribbean country HAITI
Central airport HUB
Chowed down ATE
Comeback RETORT
Concept IDEA
Criticize harshly SLAM
Deep cut GASH
Diamonds, slangily ICE
Down in the dumps GLUM
Dull routine RUT
Eating candy before dinner, e.g NONO
Eurocentric name for Thailand's region FAREAST
Family car SEDAN
Father such as Homer Simpson TVDAD
Fats Waller's "___ Misbehavin'" AINT
Golfing gadget TEE
Helper in a white coat (... letters 3-6) LABASSISTANT
Helpful hint TIP
Jimmy of the Daily Planet OLSEN
L.A. Coliseum school USC
Leak gradually SEEP
Legendary mime Marceau MARCEL
Letter after alpha BETA
Lifeboat propeller OAR
Longtime film critic Roger EBERT
Clues Answers
Lose one's footing SLIP
Man cave, perhaps DEN
Manchester man, e.g BRIT
Napa Valley output WINE
Norse god of thunder THOR
Northern California's Mount ___ SHASTA
Not up to ___ (subpar) SNUFF
Old Pontiac GRANDAM
One may do the hustle (In this clue's answer, see letters 4-6) DISCODANCER
Ornamental symbol in typography DINGBAT
Panache BRIO
Person who could aptly be named Parker VALET
Personal prose piece ESSAY
Plumber's charge FEE
Quickest way, usually (... letters 6-10) DIRECTROUTE
Require NEED
Rub out ERASE
Scrap, at a junkyard METAL
Short yet severe ACUTE
Spud TATER
Stretch of history ERA
Take a break REST
Take a load off SIT
Thanksgiving spot for young ones KIDSTABLE
Tiger on a Frosted Flakes box TONY
Time piece? ARTICLE
Tool set KIT
Touch, as a dog's head PAT
Tricky pool shot MASSE
United States Senate, for one (... letters 3-7) UPPERCHAMBER
Visually plain DRAB
Waterslide feature CHUTE
What an oboist soaks REED
Winged stinger BEE
Word before "league" or "room" REC
Words in a used car ad ASIS
Words to say on your wedding day IDO
Youngest Obama daughter SASHA
___ club (singing group) GLEE