Universal Crossword Answers October 4 2017

Clue	Solution
Crazy guess	STAB
Attachment to "chute"	PARA
Comedian Idle	ERIC
One way to avoid a potential scene	WALKAWAY
Authorized stand-in	PROXY
Old Italian money	LIRA
Eve’s mate	ADAM
Himalayan legend	YETI
Sports venue	ARENA
Guru’s chant	MANTRA
Fancy needle case	ETUI
Well-___ (rich)	TODO
Church word	AMEN
Average print characters?	ENS
Fancy mayonnaise	AIOLI
Movie make-ups	CASTS
Like the sky on July 4	LITUP
Proverb	ADAGE
Photo finish option	MATTE
Genus of some garden pests	APHIS
Tired	SPENT
Exodus commemoration feast	SEDER
Narrow passage of water	INLET
Hunts after	SEEKS
Genetic cell stuff	RNA
Bigger characters than 21-Down	EMS
A bit of land in the ocean	ISLET
Less insulated	DRAFTIER
One seeking interest, often	LENDER
Coffee alternative	TEA
Swedish currency	KRONA
Freshen	RENEW
Fat	FLAB
"911" city of TV and film	RENO
It may start with "I swear"	OATH
Distinctive smell	ODOR
Low dam	WEIR
Mediocre	SOSO
Largest empire in pre-Columbian America	INCA
"Cheers" accountant	NORM
Some Serengeti antelopes	GNUS
Gush forth	SPEW
Beach, in Baja	PLAYA
Prefix with "physics"	META
O’Hara’s fictional home	TARA
Bus fare payer	RIDER
Molecule part	ATOM
Seed cover	ARIL
Speechify	ORATE
Naked	NUDE
One reason to see a chiropractor	BACKEXAMINATION
Whichever	ANY
Ventilate	AIR
Feline defenses	CLAWS
Mothers, informally	MAS
Fertile place in the desert	OASIS
Opera set in Egypt	AIDA
Descend down a mountain, in a way	RAPPEL
Geneva-to-Lucerne dir.	ENE
Avoid choosing sides	STAYINTHEMIDDLE
Yank	TUG
Glossy fabrics	SATINS
Smell bad	REEK
Hex	SPELL
Extremist’s suffix	EST
Sweet pastries	TARTS
Cartoon shriek	EEK
Sports offic.	REF
It’s often reserved for VIPs	FRONTROWSEATING
Assume command of	LEAD
Old theater name	ODEON
Privy to	INON
Cough up some chips?	ANTE
Din	NOISE
Beige	ECRU
Physicist Niels	BOHR
Archery need	ARROW
Some Dodge trucks	RAMS