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