Universal Crossword

ACROSS 1 Exploding Head or Cowboy Hat Face Torah cabinet ... or boat Pride Month letters Assessed Workplace initialism whose middle letter stands for “equity” Half of this clue’s number Atmospheric molecule Allow Pong company Actress Ruby or Sandra Very minor celebrity “Cleanup on aisle five” tool

“If all ___ fails ...” Follows the leader? “Have I got ___ for you!” D&D, e.g. Miso protein First lady who’s made history by working a non-White House job Letter after upsilon Searched high and low Genre hidden in “played music” Charged particle

LAX X-ray operators ___ de Janeiro Mopey music genre “How Deep Is Your Love” R&B group, 1998 WWW access option Job applicants’ submissions One born yesterday, say? Plane ticket prices Money, in slang Biotech focus achieved by the starts of 21-, 33-, 48- and 59-Across? You are ___ (mall map words) Dallas resident Free throw paths What’s more? Crock-Pot concoctions Staircase segment DOWN

1 Wash away over time “___ tov!” Plains people who believe in Wakanda Nickname that drops -nifer Named, briefly Improvised line 67 68 2 3 8 9

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Actress Witherspoon Cat, to a child Shakespearean king “Scat!” Athlete’s second-best effort Toss Aesthetician’s swabs Sudoku solver’s skill Along for the Vibe nail polish brand Mess up Science guy Bill Sleepover duds Uneven? Velociraptors, e.g. Sacred flower in Hinduism Full of foliage Organ with over 80 billion neurons 43 48 50 51

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Jokey reply to someone geeking out Wharf’s relative Out of the woods 26.2 miles, for a marathon Whack-a-___ Contacted privately on Insta Puts back at zero Yellow fruits Circular part of a roller coaster Encourages “Enough!” in Ecuador UPS alternative Pet doc Program file extension Statute Recipe amt

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