Universal Crossword
ACROSS
1 Spot of land in the sea
5 Milky gem
9 Chocolate ___ cake
13 Nowhere in particular?
16 Villainous
17 Didn’t get eliminated
18 Audio brand
19 Glide down a snowy hill
20 Wine cave container
21 Canal blocker?
23 Affirmative with roots in ball culture
25 Reason for overtime
26 However briefly?
27 Versatile device for a catowning lecturer
33 Optimally
36 Solidify, as mousse
37 “By ___!” (“Golly!”)
38 Outcasts
40 Was secretly on Grindr, maybe
42 Doe’s counterpart
43 Goddess hidden in “apotheosis”
45 Glue brand
46 Admit a mistake
49 Word after “sports” or “nursing”
50 Political commentator Kasparian
51 Tree fluid
54 Not in class
57 PC corner key
59 Slime
61 “I ___ your pain”
62 Call out the bad behavior of
65 Brazil’s currency
66 Sheet for sanding something
67 Chooses
68 Frees (of)
69 “Superbad” actor Michael
DOWN
1 Purina competitor
2 Like a windy road
3 Golfer Ko
4 Season before automne
5 Garment with snaps for easy diaper access 6Contracts into wrinkles
7 Tempe sch.
8 Like someone who starts watching “Game of Thrones” in 2022
9 Only player in NBA history to have at least 10,000 points, rebounds and assists
10 Declare
11 Immigration document
12 “Selling the OC” star Hall
14 Non-rx
15 “Is something wrong?”
22___ tuna
24 Sources of holiday jingles?
28 Actor Butterfield
29 Bench press muscle, for short
30 New Yorker bag, e.g.
31 “I’m as ready as I’ll ___ be”
32 Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon
33 Altar’s church section, often
34 “Bye now”
35 Kid who demands candy, say
39 Cry loudly
41 Nickname that might drop “jah” or “as”
44 Started phoning it in
47 Fancy vase
48 Goes in
52 Visibly shocked
53 Fake person
54 Pick me!
55 “Your food is ready!” microwave sound
56 Movie theater selection
58 Cut (off)
60 Gumbo vegetable
63 Friend, in French
64 Sea-___ Airport