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