UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Precious stones 5 Resistance units 9 Take in music? 13 Vergara of “Chef” 14 “The ___ Housewives of Miami” 15 Taj Mahal’s site 16 Adhere (to) 17 Spoons, e.g. (In this answer, note the first 3 letters + the last 4) 19 Not sinking 21 Cutesy lion noise 22 Winter hrs. in D.C. 23 Man cave appliances (... first letter + the last 6 letters) 25 ___ shed 26 Freshmen, in three years: Abbr. 27 It’s opened and closed at a bar 28 Beachfront worry 30 Like a lob’s path 32 Greek T’s 33 “And that’s an understatement” (... first 2 letters + the last 3) 38 “Gloria” Oscar nominee Rowlands 39 Memorial ___ Kettering 40 Performing like Common or Logic 44 Mar. follower 45 ___ culpa 48 “Bingo!” 49 Hashtag for a picture showing a perfect relationship (... first 2 letters + the last 3) 52 Automaton 53 Musician Brickell 54 Chip dips 55 Some brisket pieces ... or what each theme answer has? 58 Start with a clean ___ 59 Dating from 60 Prefix with “dynamic” 61 Frequent flyers’ points 62 Hanukkah coins 63 Country where Boun Khoun Khao is celebrated 64 Salty expanses

DOWN

1 Athlete such as Nelly Korda or Lydia Ko 2 Uses tax software 3 Inconsequential 4 Noted union in Hollywood 5 Enemy of an elf 6 Listened to 7 Cope 8 More like the tortoise 9 “Gnarly!” 10 Latin pop star Enrique 11 “Just sold the last one!” 12 Affixes 13 Some temporary coverings 18 Ish 20 Singer-songwriter Chapman 24 “Su-u-ure” 29 Fanboy over, say 30 “Now!” 31 Universal MLB positions since 2022 33 Place to sip a hot drink 34 Doing the rounds, like a guard 35 Airline with a hub at Ben Gurion 36 Bounds along 37 Sensations from awesome songs 38 Mixed assortment 41 Actor whose name sounds like a drink 42 Option on a certain game show 43 ___ pig (hairy pet) 45 Indian spice mix 46 Gladdens 47 Buffoons 50 Hall of Fame pitcher Martinez 51 Skateboarding trick 56 Digital art piece: Abbr. 57 Message from a shipwreck