UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Mary’s little pet

5 More or ___ 9 Middle-arm joint

14 State firmly

15 Intl. oil group

16 Sporty car

17 Folded Mexican food 18 For or against, in a

debate

19 ___ makes waste

20 Fan’s favorite

shotmaker?

23 And others, in Latin 24 Maiden name lead-in 25 Shade sources on

streets

29 Surgeons’ workplaces, in

short

31 Jerusalem’s country 33 Shady scheme

37 2022 Shakira and Rauw Alejandro song whose title translates to “I Congratulate You” 40 Urge on

42 Protagonist in “The

Matrix”

43 Red tag events

44 Places for some chai in

Assam

47 Itchy allergic reaction 48 List of typos and such 49 Confession subject 51 Tennis match

segments 52 The way, in China 55 Secret agents’ org. 60 Corporate bonding process, and a hint to the starts of 20-, 37- and 44-Across

63 Negotiator for workers 66 Group that rocks? 67 Golf club with a metal

head

68 Ban alcohol

69 Name that’s a sour fruit

backward

70 Like real love

71 On the ocean

72 Click some stars 73 Misses’ opposites

DOWN

1 Coffee with steamed

milk

2 “Stop,” to a sailor 3 Anime genre featuring

cyborgs

4 Oven option for

chicken

5 Skill on the verge of

extinction

6 Of heroic proportions 7 Roomy ride

8 Act part

9 Speaker of the house? 10 Garage’s temporary

offering

11 School transport

12 Be decisive 13 Small

21 Brazilian city,

informally

22 Diamond with platinum

albums

26 Boxer Ali

27 Doles (out)

28 Wade through a puddle 30 Email command

32 Bro’s sib, say

33 Web destinations 34 Slangy summons

35 Aside (from)

36 Big seller?

38 Service charge

39 Like, forever

41 Back muscle, briefly 45 Pro ___ (proportionately) 46 Do nothing

50 Org. for the Hurricanes

and Avalanche

53 Honey hue

54 President with two Grammys and an

Emmy

56 Costume designer

Head

57 High clouds

58 Office tray labels 59 Youngest sister in

“Despicable Me” 61 One-named Irish singer 62 Measurement standard 63 State sch. in Athens 64 “___ to mention ...” 65 Club entry needs