Universal Crossword

ACROSS 1 Haircuts with layers Mountain climber’s tool Outlaw Indiana basketball player Curie who was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes Ginger ___ *Botanical specimen whose fronds resemble a flightless bird’s plumes Speak lovingly Part of a grocery list Caviar Like some wine barrels Prince William’s mum, familiarly Desires Never-ending staircase lithographer Rickman who portrayed Snape *Botanical specimen that large African animals eat Moving about First ___ kit Tyler who voices Lana on “Archer” *Botanical specimen that attracts fluttering insects 6

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Border on Goofed (up) Extreme joy Top-notch mark? Actress Josie or Sophia Elizabethan ___ (1558-1603) Prefix for “space” Drake University’s URL ending *Botanical specimen whose offshoots resemble arachnids “___ a grip!” Typed “untied” instead of “united,” say Spooky Opposite of NNW Most prom attendees Biblical beasts DOWN 1 Become inedible “___ la vista!” Played a role Like unwashed hands, perhaps ___ Lanka “As I see it,” in texts Cozy eatery Poetic homophone of 9-Down It may be hot or fresh Noble gas in flash tubes

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37 38 \ Medicinal succulent Noble gas in signs Dessert similar to a cobbler Classic game consoles Green tractor maker Frosty place? Frida Kahlo’s specialty Rubs raw Flags down, as a cab Campfire remnant Government intel grp. Caesar’s supposed question Diminutive Visually tasteless Lawyers’ grp. Long sandwich, for short 42 43 47

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Joy of “The View” Map within a map Loses color Listens to Bert’s roommate F and G, but not H Body parts that the starred answers’ starts have increasing numbers of Tributes in verse Biblical garden Cabernet and Merlot Lead-in to “season” Wrath Insomnia source in a fairy tale

Answers to yesterday’s puzzle