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