UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Goes from snow to slush 6 Make a contract official 10 Mass garments 14 Priest’s leave 15 Doing nothing 16 Numbered circle 17 Used the black credit card 20 Start to give in 21 Olympics participant 22 “Nevermore” speaker 25 Jeter of baseball fame 26 Basic impulse 30 “Not to mention ...” 32 Levy anew 35 Type of columnist 41 Certain homey dwelling 43 Like the Milky Way 44 Catholic prayer 45 ___ spumante (sparkling wine) 47 Irksome insect 48 Flowery writing 53 Cardiff-born 56 Pakistani neighbor 58 County, in Louisiana 63 Is evenhanded 66 Soon-to-be adult 67 Sound of an active blender 68 British cleric 69 Poker pay-in 70 Beginner or apprentice 71 Cousin of a gazelle

DOWN

1 Untidy situation 2 World’s Fair, for one 3 New thing to turn over? 4 Lemony, e.g. 5 Have the helm 6 Violate a commandment 7 Awaited words at a wedding 8 Learns little by little 9 At the front of the line 10 British pop sensation 11 Ocean vessel 12 Keep the turkey moist 13 Glossy 18 Modern evidence type, briefly 19 High degree 23 Bouquet holder 24 Take to another level? 26 ___ Major (“Big Bear” constellation) 27 Agents, briefly 28 Decorated with gold 29 Kuwaiti VIP 31 Leer over 33 Sch. support group 34 ___ podrida (spicy stew) 36 A little resistance? 37 Cleansing bar 38 Certain 39 Wife of Osiris 40 Boggy matter 42 Opposite of good 46 Like nets around Stephen Curry? 48 Serving in an Italian restaurant 49 Much more than occasionally 50 White-plumed wading bird 51 “Rise and ___!” 52 Talk, talk, talk 54 Place for mud baths 55 Bisect 57 Little salamander 59 Amtrak transportation 60 Andean civilization 61 Check out groceries, perhaps 62 Bovine bunch 64 Tire filler 65 Sib of sis