UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD

Spice Things Up by Sean Ziebarth,

ACROSS

1 Name-o of a dog in children’s music 6 Undercover name 11 Bouncers check them

14 All thumbs 15 Hidden drawback 16 “Scram!” 17 Supernatural role for Bill Murray or Kate Mckinnon 19 Praiseful poem 20 Soak (up), as sauce 21 Manual propeller 22 “Gimme five!” 24 Shades of color 26 Cars perfect for tailgate parties 30 Blender brand 32 Horror director

Roth

33 Masala ___ (Indian

drink)

34 Impatient and

irritable

35 Furious

37 Writer Rand

38 Why upstairs is warmer in winter, and a hint to the placement of the pepper varieties in this puzzle

41 Joke, or fell for a joke 44 Kind of power for old

locomotives 45 “The ___: Generation Q” 49 Boo-boo

51 Cable network that airs indie films 52 More rational 53 Somewhat fruit-shaped bicycle saddle

57 Dish list

58 Invite out for 59 Rapper and actor ___ Def 61 Scot’s flat hat

62 “___ Last of Us” 63 Retro flared jeans 68 Place for an Airpod 69 In-app shopping, e.g. 70 “Gosh, you shouldn’t have”

71 Your browser might block them

72 Soup scoop

73 Hen’s perch

DOWN

1 Top dog

2 Not made by a freelancer 3 Faddish virtual critters of the early 2000s 4 It may show the way 5 “A Man Called ___” (Tom Hanks film) 6 High-end Honda

7 ___ Cruces, N.M. 8 Hairy Addams cousin

9 High card 10 Gardenia or oleander 11 “Tricked you!”

12 Got a B, say 13 Intervenes 18 “Humbug!” lead-in 23 “Ms. ___-Man” 25 Late-night host

Meyers

27 Condo “patio” 28 Insurance case 29 Chart-toppers 31 Marbled breads 35 Things in a grocery

cart

36 “Electric” fish 39 Naan flour

40 Did laps

41 Drink with chewy

tapioca balls

42 “They tricked me!” 43 Fiddles around (with) 46 “We’re almost done!” 47 Gives a new title 48 Rhythm-keeping kit 50 Enjoy a taco, say 54 Prize won by Malala

Yousafzai

55 Stroll along

56 Also

60 The sun is one

64 H, to Athena

65 Wee fellow

66 Wee, in rap names 67 Number of jokers in a

deck of cards