UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Swiftie : Taylor Swift :: ___ : Mariah Carey
5 “Laguna Beach” channel
8 Moved smoothly, as into
one’s DMS
12 Himalayas’ home
13 Hunter constellation
16 Candy ___ (striped treat)
17 Rely (on)
18 Lady Gaga hit with the lyrics “Rah, rah-ah-ahah/roma, roma-ma”
20 Deep fakes?
22 Group that just goes through the motions?
23 Pickling juice
25 “That hurt!”
26 “You won’t believe what I’m about to tell you ...”
30 Word before “doll” or “rug”
31 Computer available in seven colors
32 More reasonable
34 Earl ___ tea
36 Course standard?
38 Mushy food
40 Regina Phalange, for Phoebe Buffay
43 Schism
46 5G predecessor
47 Style seen in between washes
50 Tempt
51 One living abroad, for short
52 Cry
56 “None of the above” category
59 Handbag’s spot at a highend restaurant
61 Roman garment
62 “Oh, really?”
63 Crochet hook and tape measure, e.g.
64 Privy to
65 James of “The White Lotus”
66 Forum admin
67 Soft summons
DOWN
1 Pooches that may be yellow
2 Letters meaning “Don’t delay!”
3 Small rolls with holes
4 Where custom cupcakes might be made
5 Group of angry villagers
6 Import-export imbalance
7 “Livin’ la ___ Loca”
8 Severely critical
9 Bowling reservation
10 Early Peruvian builder of Coricancha
11 Consider to be
14 “... but I’ve been wrong before”
15 “The line starts back there, friend”
19 Giant robots’ anime genre
21 Enthusiastic assent in Italian
24 ___ de plume
26 Assn.
27 Former “American Idol” judge Dioguardi
28 Paperless greeting
29 Car dealers’ events
33 Kottu ___ (Sri Lankan food made with chopped bread)
35 Doesn’t resist
37 Hit the road alone, say
39 For each
41 Opposite of obtuse
42 Most achy
44 ___ Me (old candy heart message)
45 Autocorrect target
48 “Nifty!”
49 Gesture of gratitude
52 Barbecue skewer 53 Sudden silence
54 The “E” in HOMES
55 “Make some ___!”
(“Scooch!”)
57 Divas have big ones
58 Tirade
60 Trippy drug