Universal Crossword
Across
1 Place to grab a mocha
5 Yawn-inducing
9 Bug bite symptom
13 Stink badger’s stink
14 Skate on ice
15 Screenwriter Ephron
16 One helping others buy clothes (In this answer, note the first 2 letters + the last 4)
19 Deer on Michigan’s state flag
20 Largest of China’s 56 ethnic groups 21 Contemplated
22 Death Valley’s prevailing weather (... first letter
+ the last 3 letters)
27 Spanish for “more” 28 Smile from ear to ear 29 Corn core
32 Rod at a pig roast
34 Heating pad target
35 Breakfast-in-bed need
36 Soup and dessert, e.g.
38 “Now listen ...”
40 A cuttlefish has eight
41 Legend
43 Ice sculpture and others
44 Lively energy
45 Grain for gimbap
46 Extreme anger
47 Charming lady from Charleston, say (... first 2 letters
+ the last 2)
Down
1 Dealt with adversity
2 “Rolling in the
Deep” singer
3 Salad utensils
4 Triage spots: Abbr. 5
Mont ___
(highest of the Alps)
6 Small, for short
7 Subway car displays
8 Half-hearted laugh
9 Constructive criticism, say
10 Very hush-hush
11 Language on some Canadian stop signs
12 Like a coconut’s shell
14 Pests in a cloud
17 “Doggone it!”
18 Muscat’s country
23 Qatari monarchs
24 Airport ~10 miles from JFK
25 From Dublin or Limerick
26 “I call dibs!”
53 Minor mistakes
55 ___ de parfum
56 Not feeling great
57 Lifetime tennis achievement
(... first letter
+ the last 3 letters)
62 Beauty brand since 1886
63 Dodge
64 Lacking in excitement
65 Prohibits
66 Polo animal
67 Surgery souvenir
30 Dragon boat steerers
31 “See ya”
32 Needing an ice bath
33 Lifts weights
34 “Ha, fooled ya!”
35 Number of NFL teams in California
36 Hat with a visor
37 Send forth
39 AirPod, e.g. 42 Short-sleeved shirt
45 Sneaky trick
46 Plain silly
48 Starts the bidding
49 “All set?”
50 Colour similar to lavender
51 Alpaca’s bigger cousin
52 Bovine glue mascot
53 Sign of healing
54 Volcanic output 58 Single side plank or situp
59 Day-___ paint
60 Train for a marathon
61 City rds.
The circled letters reveal the crossword puzzle’s theme