Universal Crossword

Across

1 Nueve – uno

5 Loath (to)

11 Mani-pedi site

14 The old you?

15 World’s largest

cosmetics company 16 Early internet giant

17 Visual depiction of a watchful feathered friend in an enclosure 19 Seasonal ailment

20 Stirring utensil

21 Lose control on

a wet road

22 Captain’s spot

23 Disgusted interjection 25 Be unfaithful to,

romantically

27 Visual depiction of a gobbling feathered friend in an enclosure 32 Poetic tribute

33 Criticise harshly

34 Spherical object

35 City also nicknamed

The Big Easy

37 Inputted data, e.g.

40 Feudal labourer

43 Golfer nicknamed

The Big Easy

45 Make, as wages

47 High toss

48 Visual depiction of a talkative feathered friend in an enclosure 53 Frozen, shaved treat 54 Pushup target, briefly 55 Mean giant

56 Reputation, in slang 59 Neighbour of China

and India 63 Negation word

64 1996 film in which Robin Williams plays a drag club owner, and a hint to this puzzle’s theme

66 Shoe’s tip

67 Naval engineer

68 Property size unit 69 Strange

70 Makes sense

71 Apex

DOWN 1

Elevator manufacturer

2 Poker pot piece

3 Santa’s chuckle

4 Emphatic assent,

in Saint-Etienne

5 Boxing legend Laila

6 Promises

7 Explorer dubbed

“the Red”

8 Second punt, say

9 Exchanged greetings 10 2012 Super Bowl

MVP Manning

11 Protective strap worn

around the waist

12 Hoi ___

13 Graduate school

graduates

18 Beef variety

22 Crime scene strands 24 Dagger handle

26 Fair hiring inits.

27 Particle such as Cl28 Answer at the altar 29 Instantaneously

travelled

30 Bit of sunlight 31 Bank of China Tower

architect

36 Wonderland

adventurer

38 Corn serving

39 Leak

41 Louis XIV ou Louis XVI 42 Agent Dana Scully’s

org. in “The X-Files” 44 ___ Paulo

46 Ceaselessly

48 Sees right through

49 On favourable

terms (with)

50 Made very slow

progress

51 Scan again

52 Pole topper

57 Recedes

58 French for “god”

60 Walk back and forth 61 Taj Mahal’s city

62 Onionlike vegetable 64 PreCheck org.

65 Gym unit