‘opening moves’

The Universal Crossword/edited by David Steinberg

ACROSS

1 Blame

6 Green carpet?

10 Not nearby

14 Give permission

15 Kapoor of Slumdog Millionaire

16 Director Ephron

17 Last Beatle to join the band 19 Departs

20 When you should get in: Abbr. 21 Major financial services company,

informally

22 Was ahead

23 Sound storage option

28 Africa’s westernmost capital

31 “And ___ I ever!”

32 Ambient composer Brian

33 Violinist Leopold (sounds like “hour”) 34 Regretting

36 The “S” of STEM: Abbr.

37 One may change the color of milk 41 Alley-___

42 They’re uncovered in art museums 43 Yen

44 The A-team star

45 Timeline division 46 Paid to play poker

47 Wilma Flintstone’s neighbor 52 Word hidden in “Aye aye, sir!” 53 Osso buco meat

54 Holder of kernels

57 Lake, canal, city, county or tribe 59 Traditional start of a wedding reception, or a hint to each starred answer’s opening letters

62 Stick that’s waved

63 The “E” of QED

64 One-punch Man genre

65 You shouldn’t put them all in one

basket

66 Methods

67 Sing in the Alps

DOWN

1 Lyft cost

2 Came down on a leaf, say

3 Bone by a radius

4 Record book

5 Common type of garage

6 Finish that isn’t shiny

7 Studio sign

8 Title for 17-Across

9 Camera initials 10 Ire

11 Area with limited access to

affordable groceries

12 “___ you sure?”

13 Dorm heads, for short

18 Nurse, as a drink

22 Skier’s hangout

23 Lipinski or Reid

24 Fixes the grammar of, maybe 25 POTUS, for the military

26 Confine, as a cockatoo

27 Stirred up

28 Totally rad

29 ___ borealis (northern lights) 30 “Don’t give up!”

34 It can detect speeders

35 “What’s the ___ of that?” 38 They’re bent when crouching 39 Ire

40 Viking character

46 When breakfast is served at IHOP 48 Basic ones should be met 49 Damaging part of a sunbeam 50 Outdoes

51 Halloween animal

54 Oklahoma city 55 Apex

56 Move dizzily

57 She-sheep

58 Part of a homemade doll, maybe 59 Only a handful

60 Roth or traditional plan

61 “It’s ___-win situation”