UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Gets in tents 6 Spheres
10 In the distance 14 One of up to four in a tweet
15 ___ in the neck 16 Stellar phenomenon 17 *Garment that covers waves 18 *Intertwined 20 Name found in
“angel investor” 21 ’ Do for Questlove 23 Word after “parallel” or “public” 24 **Collect, as rewards
26 **PC connection 27 **Nickname for singer Swift 30 What passionate people get
“bitten by”
32 Put on
33 Big Wave Golden
___ (Kona brew) 34 Indicate
36 Race circuit 37 2015 Cold War film, or a hint to the words hidden across the rows of starred answers 42 “Insecure” co-creator Issa 43 Driver’s license with an added stamp
44 Like the number
2021
45 Texting format:
Abbr.
47 Train type that has hit 374 mph 50 ***Alps’ place 52 ***Sewer dweller 53 ***“As I was going to St. ___ ...” 55 Norse god whom Gandalf has parallels to 56 Colorado natives 58 Body spray brand 59 ****Autonomous wrestling 62 ****Escorted down the aisle, say
64 Kuwaiti ruler 65 Love, in Spanish 66 Pizzeria fixtures 67 Shark parts 68 Quaint “not”
69 Stiletto alternative
DOWN
1 Apple drink 2 Lucky charm 3 Singer Carey 4 Org. whose athletes try to be subpar
5 Sonic’s game company
6 Met people? 7 Continued and
continued
8 Tiny piece 9 Suddenly hear your alarm, maybe
10 Furious
11 Story like
“The Heart of a Monkey”
12 “___ Maria” 13 “Neato!”
19 Bread eaten with
tikka masala 22 Hurled
25 Foot treatment, informally
28 “There was no other choice ...” 29 “Definitely!”
31 A parent may teach a child how to make it 32 Reputationdamaging 35 25-Down digit 37 “Worldwide Underground” singer Erykah 38 Bottomless Steak Fries chain
39 Start with a clean ___ 40 “Charlotte’s Web”
animal
41 Indian rice cake 42 Sushi eggs
45 ___ take (comic’s
reaction) 46 Verified
smarty-pants 48 Dodged 49 Irksome 51 Locker-room
smells
52 Word on the
street
54 Taste or touch 57 Like a sloth 59 Super Bowl arbiter 60 “Cheerleader”
singer
61 Actress Thurman 63 December 31,
for one