Here are the answers to Universal Crossword puzzles Wednesday August 23 2017.

Send in, as payment – REMIT
Beneficial – UTILE

Odds with a sweet ending? – DOLLARSTODONUTS
Big picture? (abbr.) – ENL
Took turns – ROTATED
After, in Aix – APRES
Young adult – TEEN
Pitcher’s stat – ERA
Illuminated by a beacon – LAMPLIT
___ Hunt (“Mission Impossible” character) – ETHAN
Follow local convention – DOASTHEROMANSDO
Dispirited – GLUM
Jazzy queen of scat – ELLA
Express contempt for – SCORN
Lad’s partner – LASS
Easter egg coloring kit brand – PAAS
Talk-show group – PANEL
Uncertainty – DOUBT
Agent for gelling – AGAR
“Dora the Explorer” fans – TOTS
Mob bosses – DONS
White-centered snack – OREO
Ancient Welsh priest – DRUID
Word with “yesterday” or “again” – BORN
“Call of ___” (video game) – DUTY
Incredibly simple, as a process – ONESTEP
Stores fodder on a farm – ENSILES
“Irma La ___” – DOUCE
Alfredo alternative – PESTO
Not those – THESE
Juicy fruit – MELON
Rustic poems (var.) – IDYLS
Prolonged unconsciousness – COMA
Stone for some Libras – OPAL
“Are you for real?” – CMON
Nest-egg option – IRA
(Not my spelling) – SIC
Not polite – RUDE
Badgerlike creature – RATEL
Nip at the wire – EDGE
Prestigious British school – ETON
Thing to see at La Scala – OPERA
Bridge fee – TOLL
Water that is a power source – MILLSTREAM
Proceeds from a heist – HAUL
“Well, ___ be!” – ILL
City in northern France – CAEN
Red Cross supply – PLASMA
Tempest holders? – TEAPOTS
Start a garden – PLANT
Not common – RARE
Speaker’s platform – DAIS
Headgear – HAT
Basic guidelines or rules – DOSANDDONTS

Id’s complement – EGO
Table scraps – ORTS
Regret – RUE
Spoiled child – BRAT
Prefix meaning modern – NEO
Dual access items – DOUBLEDOORS
Lawn component – SOD
Any individual police car – UNIT
“Cheers” accountant – NORM
Came to a decision – OPTED
Tidal wave – TSUNAMI
Some rabbits or bunnies – CONEYS
Quite fashionable – CHIC
Beatty or Kelly – NED
Mr. Holland’s creation – OPUS
In an eternal fashion – TIMELESSLY
Dillon of Hollywood – MATT
Jagged – EROSE
Golden calf, for one – IDOL
“Not to mention …” – ALSO
Postal stamp sheets – PANES
Pen sharers – CONS