UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 “Pick up the ___!” 5 Coward

9 Preps, like corn

14 Skin care brand whose name sounds like a cheer

15 Frosty beverage

brand

16 Remove, as from a

lapel

17 Wander

18 Org. behind the moon mission Artemis II

19 Be dishonest with 20 Food under a bunch of

layers?

23 Heavenly rings

24 Usher hit whose title is a

cheer

25 Palindromic flatbread 27 Asserts

32 Help break the law

35 It’s a crisp across the

pond

38 Little bits

40 Charged particle

41 Make a call

42 Time to get a sandwich

with co-workers 45 Opinion piece 46 Michelangelo’s “David,”

e.g.

47 Ride to a red-carpet

event 49 One can have many

problems

52 ’80s soap set in Texas 56 “How much do I owe?” ... or a hint to part of 20-, 35- and 42-Across 60 Work measure, in

physics

61 National language of

Pakistan

62 Grinding away 63 Chain mail, e.g. 64 Simple Minds’ “___ You (Forget About Me)”

65 Shelter that can be

pitched

66 Outplays

67 Move with the wind 68 Hence

DOWN

1 Area for a swing or a

rocker

2 Hi or bye, in Kauai 3 Complain pettily 4 Something to maintain

with a speaker

5 Apple variety

6 “Leave it to me!” 7 Unkempt

8 Objective of a truce 9 Hip toy?

10 The “U” of ICU 11 Design detail, in

brief 12 Kin’s partner

13 ___-Caps

21 Mauna ___ (Hawaii’s

highest volcano) 22 Enthralled 26 Hard-boiled film

genre

28 Fellow student 29 Denny’s competitor 30 Fork prong

31 Went over the limit,

in a way

32 Feels sick

33 Boxing match

34 Mount in Italy

36 The point of ballet? 37 Like a micromanager 39 Closes down for

good

43 Pollen foragers 44 Babysitting,

humorously

48 Nanny’s noise

50 They can be found in the

wall

51 Blanket on a couch 53 “Until next time!” 54 Getting older

55 Short spat

56 Was dressed in

57 Goes “mmm mmm

mmm mmm,” maybe 58 Very much

59 Name in the United

Nations?

60 Poke in the arm