UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 “Happy” mollusk
5 Kind of pit at some
concerts
9 Cuban cheddar?
13 “Game of Thrones”
actress Chaplin
14 Feels sick
15 To ___ their own
16 * Keeping watch -->
Antagonizing online 19 Make shorter
20 Most frequent letters in “cinnamon”
21 Classic murder mystery board game
22 ’ 80s pop star Rick 24 Believer in a
nonintervening god
26 * Purchasing beforehand --> Feeding ( on), as a predator
28 Moves, informally 30 Winter hrs. in New
Mexico
31 Prefix with “friendly” 32 Sold- out show letters
33 “In that case ...”
36 Ran on TV
38 * Child- rearing --> Living
as a tenant
41 Acts sad
44 Troubles
45 Ad-___ ( improvise) 48 Here, in Paris
49 Wrath 51 “E. T. ___ home”
53 * Lost all hope --> Craved 57 Sum
59 Lin- Manuel Miranda,
e. g.
60 Pirate’s booty
62 Mined material
63 “Can I let you ___ a
secret?”
64 Humorous nickname for a raccoon ... or when parsed differently, a hint to understanding the starred clues’ answers 67 Informant
68 Agenda bit
69 Sneak ___
70 Not difficult
71 Nickname related to Liz 72 Whirlpool
DOWN
1 * Like most college dorms 2 * Socially distant types 3 More restless
4 Mo. before April 5 Shopping center 6 Prepare to shine at Ms.
Olympia, say
7 More cunning
8 QVC alternative
9 Trivial
10 Like breakfast, vis- a- vis second breakfast and elevenses
11 STEM part
12 “Holy guacamole!”
17 Prefix meaning
“eight”
18 * It’s illegal to pump your own in New Jersey
23 * Marvel Comics legend
Lee
25 *___ gin fizz
27 Overact
29 Title for Ian McKellen 34 Not as many
35 ___- Caps ( movie theater
treat)
37 It’s a cool house!
39 * Gluttony, e. g. 40 Spectrum, for one:
Abbr.
41 Period for an age- related
crisis, it’s said 42 Australia’s region 43 Detroit NBA players 46 Chanted
47 Like some “dragons” or
wizards
50 Real hoot
52 URL starter
54 * Pitch- black
55 Delight
56 Medicinal amounts 58 Like a broken faucet, maybe
61 Electrical resistance units
65 Saucy barbecue
morsel
66 Gorilla or orangutan