UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD

Universal Freestyle 113

ACROSS

1 “That’s unfortunate!”

4 Suffix with “snooze” or “Oktober”

8 CBS procedural

12 Metaphorical fresh start

16 ___ mater

17 “Don’t do anything weird”

18 Drench

19 Issue that’s no longer worth debating

20 Marinara or pesto

21 Woodwind often made of brass, for short

22 Finish

23 Digital greeting

25 Employ

26 Free, at a legal firm

28 Accessible alternative to stairs

31 People who don’t play it safe

34 “Terms of My Surrender” singer John

36 Apt rhyme for “chop”

37 Name that means “born again”

38 Free, at a restaurant

41 “The ___ is history!”

42 Atlantic Ocean, informally

43 Rx writers

45 String with twisted strands

46 What we breathe

47 Walgreens competitor 50 Beg

52 Device that generates sparks

55 Actress Cameron

56 Foolish person

57 Handfuls of mashed potatoes, say, in a food fight

58 Part of D.C. with many diplomatic missions

59 Meh

60 Transition off breastfeeding

61 “r u ___?” (“rly?”)

DOWN

1 Con games

2 Company that produces aluminum

3 Cleanse, casually

4 Like some people’s gender identities

5 Merit

6 Legislators in Sacramento or Salem, informally

7 ___ Aviv

8 Vehicles exploring Mars

or the moon

9 State of bliss

10 Apple desktop

11 Japanese rice wine

13 Pantry invader

14 Backs of necks

15 High on weed

20 Alternative to a foil or an epee

24 ___ liver oil

25 To a great extent, colloquially

26 Not ashamed

27 World Cup chants

28 P, in a sorority name

29 “___ No Sunshine” (Bill Withers song)

30 Groups with good problem-solving skills?

32 Recharging period for an introvert

33 ___ in stone 35 Unenthusiastic

39 Babe

40 ___ List (PAC)

44 Takes fore-e-e-ever

46 The lion in “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”

47 Budweiser rival

48 Item of headwear that doesn’t prevent a scalp sunburn

49 Vast amounts

50 Smartphone predecessors: Abbr.

51 Swanky ride

53 Idris who was 2018’s Sexiest Man Alive

54 Playfully shy 56 Embroider, e.g.