Universal Crossword Answers October 1 2017

Clue	Solution
Kind of tense?	PAST
Competent	ABLE
State of the blessed?	SAINTHOOD
Psychic ability	ESP
Taunting cry	OHO
Ready when needed	ONTAP
See 51-Across	DAFT
Big-time Wall St. event	IPO
Some garden perennials	NARCISSI
Himalayan kingdom	BHUTAN
Like a heavy winter jacket	LINED
Quitter’s cry	UNCLE
Kind of alcohol	ETHYL
Flying saucers	UFOS
Banjo ancestor	LUTE
Victory with little suspense	ROMP
"Somewhere around there"	ORSO
Dagger complement	CLOAK
Throws in	ADDS
Adriatic wind	BORA
Desert respite	OASIS
Gull-like coastal fliers	TERNS
Attractive secretion?	PHEROMONE
Unit of lettuce	HEAD
Slangy tenets or doctrines	ISMS
Tidied	NEATENED
Snowy mountain conveyance	TBAR
Baby bed	CRIB
Placed a call the old-fashioned way	DIALED
"Cogito, ___ sum"	ERGO
Back muscles, informally	LATS
Minor arguments	TIFFS
Climb	SCALE
Historic Keller	HELEN
Acknowledge one’s arrival	GREET
Kendrick of Hollywood	ANNA
Dry	ARID
Operation Overlord event of 1944	DDAY
Hockey great Bobby	ORR
Spiritual transgression	SIN
Misery	WOE
Leisurely stroll	PASEO
Thor’s mythical dad	ODIN
Sky color	BLUE
Pile on the embarrassment	ABASH
California wine valley	NAPA
Clue	HINT
Leave for a quick noon meal	SLIPOUTFORLUNCH
Midmorning hour	TEN
Obese	FAT
How babies do things	CUTELY
Bunch of Boy Scouts	TROOP
Military school (with "The")	CITADEL
Detests	ABHORS
Mary-Kate or Ashley	OLSEN
Ensures the failure of	DOOMS
New Mexico art town	TAOS
Greek letter	PHI
Get all cockney’d up	DROPONESAITCHES
Dejected	SAD
Actor Estrada	ERIK
European freshwater fish	BREAM
College bigwigs	DEANS
Scottish nobles of old	LAIRDS
Casual vacation souvenirs	TSHIRTS
Legendary Greta	GARBO
Wintery period	ICEAGE
Gallery contents	ART
Bonkers	MAD
Dramatically take the blame	FALLONONESSWORD
Escape police custody	FLEE
Coastal eagle	ERNE
Ancient Greek colony	IONIA
Transmit	SEND
"Phooey!" alternative	DRAT
Poor	NEEDY