UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Blame
6 Green carpet? 10 Not nearby 14 Give permission 15 Kapoor of “Slumdog Millionaire” Director Ephron *Last Beatle to join the band 19 Departs
20 When you should get in: Abbr.
Major financial services company, informally
22 Was ahead 23 *Sound storage option
Africa’s westernmost capital 31 “And ___ I ever!” 32 Ambient composer Brian Violinist
Leopold (sounds like “hour”) 34 Regretting
36 The “S” of STEM: Abbr.
*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
*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 Traditional start of awedding 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 16 17
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33
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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
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 gram
mar of, maybe 25 POTUS, for the
military 26 Confine, as a cockatoo
Stirred up
Totally rad
___ borealis (northern lights)
6 27 28 29
30 “Don’t give up!” 34 It can detect speeders
“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
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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 “It’s ___-win situation”
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