Universal - Dec 16 2022

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Clues Answers
"And Still I Rise" poet Maya ANGELOU
"Andale!" CMON
"Don't leave yet!" STAY
"Mamma ___!" MIA
"Peace," at a shul SHALOM
"Ridiculousness" network MTV
"Same here" IDOTOO
"___ the ramparts we watched ..." OER
*"Better not even think about it ..." DONTYOUDARE
*"Oh, fiddlesticks!" AWDARN
*Dramatic two-pointer SLAMDUNK
*He played Dr. Sloan in "Grey's Anatomy" ERICDANE
*Sci-fi anthology set in Frank Herbert's universe TALESOFDUNE
*See 17-Across TODUSK
*With 61-Across, wakeful hours, or where the last words in the starred clues' answers will take you FROMDAWN
Actor Penn of "House" KAL
Agcy. that delivers USPS
Alka-Seltzer sound PLOP
Apply haphazardly SLAPON
Big letters on an island beach, maybe SOS
Computer geek TECHY
Country house VILLA
Deck at a reading TAROT
Drum prominently heard in "2001: A Space Odyssey" TIMPANI
Dueling ___ bar PIANO
Duration SPAN
Ellen's wife PORTIA
Extinct birds DODOS
Gets stuck (in) LODGES
Greek I IOTA
Groceries FOODS
Have a sudden change in quality TAKEATURN
He wrote "The State and Revolution" in 1917 LENIN
Homecoming attendees ALUMS
Int'l org. in NYC THEUN
Issue (from) EMANATE
It might be ionized ATOM
It's a long story SAGA
Its price is measured in tenths of cents GAS
Clues Answers
Joey in a Milne book ROO
Large dog from Japan AKITA
Lead-in to "historic" PRE
Like many old cellars DAMP
Look for gold in a river PAN
Looking after with affection MOTHERING
Mets pitcher Diaz EDWIN
Molten rock MAGMA
Muesli grain OAT
Number of HRs, say STAT
Ore-___ (Tater Tots brand) IDA
Papa DAD
Part of the pavement TAR
Parts of goblets STEMS
Petty of "Tank Girl" LORI
Poke bowl tuna AHI
Posh UPSCALE
Practically forever EON
Quantify, perhaps ASSESS
Salary ceiling CAP
Skosh TAD
Some MMA wins KOS
Sport-___ UTE
Summery drink suffix ADE
Texter's "wuzup" HOWRU
Thataway YON
Threw in ADDED
Touchdown spot in NYC LGA
Trash bag brand GLAD
TV show that often goes viral on Sundays SNL
Vulcan-related "Star Trek" race ROMULAN
White elephant item GIFT
Windows-related portal MSN
Worker's outfit, slangily UNI
___ de plume NOM
___ McKenna, "the Timothy Leary of the '90s" TERENCE
___ rally PEP
___ stick (bouncy toy) POGO