UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Bit of hair gel

4 Pays to play

11 Noah’s craft

14 Part of EVOO

15 “We totally should!”

16 Levi’s competitor

17 Is hopelessly unaware

20 Sheer joy

21 They can get traffic at all hours

22 Grating noise

23 Putter’s jitters

24 Kylo of “Star Wars”

25 Naval agreements?

26 “End of discussion!”

31 Banana protectors

32 “SNL” alum Bill

34 “Am I the problem?”

36 Like a high-pitched whistle

39 Beginning to practice?

40 Casual response to “Have you handled it?”

44 By way of

45 Amanda Gorman or Emily Dickinson

47 Lion-tiger hybrid

48 Hawk’s base

49 Surprising defeat

51 Place to plant a plant

52 Strong suit

53 Tiki bar cocktail

55 Submit by mail

56 “Cheer up!” ... and a hint to this puzzle’s grid

60 University in “the long

haul”

61 Chutzpah

62 “___ well that ends well”

63 Dresses in

64 “Trusty” horse

65 Golf ball supports

DOWN

1 Dicey, to a Brit

2 Garlicky mayonnaise

3 Sound of a four-letter word?

4 “The Fountainhead” author Rand

5 Takes home after taxes

6 Summer tops

7 Pleases, and then some

8 Middle school grade

9 Indigenous Great Basin people

10 Ad for social good

11 Ease, as fears

12 Reduce, ___, recycle

13 Hangs on to

18 Six-line stanza

19 Moon feature

27 Garment borders

28 Indigenous Alaskan islander

29 Invites for a visit

30 Condition that affects focusing: Abbr.

31 Goes overboard with criticism

33 TV series based on Archie Comics

34 “This is gonna be awesome!”

35 Brazil’s largest city

37 Online piece whose title may begin with “The 10 Best ...”

38 Possible reason for a note from school

41 ___-off (bad deal)

42 Id’s counterpart

43 URL component

46 Mountains visible from Jackson Hole

48 Diet-friendly dairy product option

50 Sunbather’s goal

52 “Bossypants” author Tina

54 Big name in dog food

55 Zoomed

57 Trending

58 Terminate: Var.

59 Chart type