UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Hair over the forehead

6 “The Joy of Painting” host Ross

9 Radio knobs

14 “From the top!”

15 Mathematician Lovelace

16 Sunlit lobbies

17 *Salad topper that originated in the U.S., surprisingly

20 Ewe said it!

21 Some parents

22 Greek island once known for its colossus

23 Red and Yellow, but not blue

24 Choose

25 Some northern Sri Lankans

28 Flaky mineral

29 “Young Sheldon” airer

32 Portmanteau for a man who’s into “My Little Pony”

33 *Headwear that originated in Ecuador, surprisingly

35 Clarinet relative

36 “Te ___” (Spanish for “I love you”)

37 Strong wind

38 *Rodent that originated in Mongolia, surprisingly

41 Smell, for one

42 Before, poetically

43 Acorns and pecans

44 Tooth-related

45 Some Christmas trees

46 Droop like a tulip

47 Verify

50 Levelheaded

51 Greek T

54 *Board game that originated in Germany, surprisingly

57 Macarena, e.g.

58 Southeast Asian language

59 Some color variations

60 Referenced

61 To and ___

62 Indian string instrument

DOWN

1 Hurtful remark

2 Water, in Mexico

3 Curiosity org.

4 U.S. troops

5 In a mocking manner

6 The Beatles and The Monkees

7 They favor the house

8 Limbo obstacle

9 Police car’s recorder

10 “No big deal!”

11 Dry like a desert

12 Forgetful actor’s cry

13 Droops

18 Small batteries

19 “Smallville” actress Durance

23 Tendon

24 ___ grigio

25 Rib eye alternative

26 Shaded garden spot

27 Singer and actress Mandy

28 Some parents

29 Protesters’ repeated shout

30 Model airplane wood

31 Abs of ___

33 Splits, as hair

34 Representative

39 Licoricelike ouzo flavoring

40 Round Mongolian dwellings

41 Chooses

44 Eat at a restaurant

45 Barrier around the house

46 “Yippee!”

47 “Thunderstruck” group

48 Pad ___ (noodle dish)

49 Color plus white

50 Reminder of an old injury, maybe

51 Campsite shelter

52 Vicinity

53 Cold War inits.

55 Humanoid race in Dungeons & Dragons

56 Colorful pond fish