UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD

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1 ___ of the Apostles 5 Taj Mahal’s city 9 Pop like a bubble 14 Pequod, for Captain Ahab 15 U.S. leader 16 Neighbors of radii 17 Christmas candy shape 18 When a future butterfly is in a chrysalis 20 Puccini work 22 Hello, in Honolulu 23 Selfless ballers 26 Place to be pampered 29 Digital ___ camera 30 Exclamation of frustration 31 Poked holes in, as soil 33 Charity supporter 35 Nix 36 “Nicely done!” 41 Rainbow goddess, or a flower 42 UCLA athlete 43 Throw back tequilas, say 47 Canine cry 48 401(k) alternative 51 Insect in a colony 52 They’re drawn in conflict 55 It’s for a real sucker! 56 Makes changes to 57 Rant and rave in public, or what the ends of 18-, 23-, 36and 52-Across do 62 Falco of “Nurse Jackie” 63 Hindu teacher 64 “Sorry to ___ that” 65 Brews such as stouts 66 Offer to a hitchhiker 67 “Orinoco Flow” singer 68 Not so much

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1 Broad neckties 2 Union station? 3 Karaoke singer’s liability 4 Whale variety 5 Tinder, for one 6 The “me” in “Despicable Me” 7 Settle a debt with 8 Showy shrub 9 15-Across whose middle initials were H.W. 10 Big name in beauty products 11 COVID vaccine molecule 12 Succumb to gravity 13 Capital of Togo? 19 Folk wisdom 21 HS course that covers Supreme Court cases 24 Bowler’s place 25 Greeting from a crow’s nest 26 Baby book first 27 Cats, dogs and such 28 Hoopla 32 Shakespeare’s river 33 “Spill the tea!” 34 Burglarize 36 De-crease? 37 Heart of the matter 38 Eurasia’s ___ Mountains 39 Like 24-karat gold 40 Biathlon gun 41 Journalist ___ B. Wells 44 Procure 45 Covers with black gunk 46 Upper lip hair, for short 48 Sitting at a stop sign, say 49 Laces again 50 Evaluate 53 Youngster who may love Olivia Rodrigo 54 Best imaginable 55 Big rig 57 Controversial flavor enhancer: Abbr. 58 Blow away 59 Kit ___ (candy bar) 60 No, in the Senate 61 Pitcher’s stat