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UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD

- Uneven Bars by Drew Schmenner, edited by David Steinberg

ACROSS

1 “Uh ... pardon me” 5 “___ a trap!” 8 Where a skier stays 13 Semiaquati­c salamander 14 Indoor cat’s perch 16 Go paperless during tax season 17 Pack for a trip? (Note the last word in this answer + ...) 19 Run ___ of 20 III, to II, say 21 Actress in “2 Broke Girls” and “Thor” (... the first word in this one) 23 Lost fish in a Pixar movie 24 L.A. school 25 Provide for free 28 “___ Sutra” 31 Woolly females 35 Unprincipl­ed 38 Did something dangerous 40 Smidgen 41 Reimburse (First word + ...) 43 Letter before omega 44 Dieter’s break (... last word) 46 Enter carefully 48 Banquet setting

49 The L word? 51 Takes advantage of 52 Bonobo or orangutan 54 MMA fight locale 57 2017 film featuring an infant in a suit (Last word + ...) 62 Clumsy sort 65 Unlike a metropolis 66 Best Actress nominee for 2016’s “Loving ” (... first word) 68 Athlete’s best effort 69 Texter’s “Frankly ...” 70 Raised, as show dogs 71 Nature’s tabletops 72 Words ___ minute 73 Queens and twins

DOWN

1 Some are tiny carpenters 2 Villain’s adversary 3 Actor Mcgregor 4 “Unplugged” channel 5 Hajj’s religion 6 Video-sharing app with more than 1 billion users 7 Tried to avoid a tag, say 8 Tilts 9 The “O” in CEO 10 Singer Celine 11 Watercoole­r gurgle 12 Fish that rhyme with “seals” 15 Cellphone network letters

18 ___ out a living 22 Subtle difference 23 “Morning Edition” broadcaste­r 25 Simple ball game 26 Cornhusker State’s largest city 27 Catwalk poser 29 Fast-food chain that has the meats 30 Goat’s call 32 Diaper bag necessitie­s 33 Nail polish brand 34 Scrapes, as a knee 36 Fitting 37 Chowder servers 39 Aubrey Graham, ___ Drake 42 Basketball great Ming 45 The Crimson Tide 47 Take to court 50 Criticize severely 53 Power line holders 55 Absolutely hate 56 OB-___ 57 Disney World’s most popular ride? 58 Ginormous 59 Historic periods 60 ___ Lanka 61 Pregnancy protrusion 62 Shrek, e.g. 63 Like fine wine 64 Passing crazes 67 Recede

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