UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD

Planting a Tree by Drew Schmenner, edited by David Steinberg ACROSS

1 Bro’s counterpart 4 They/___ 8 “Unfortunately not” 14 For all the world to see 16 Hidden hoards 17 Drenching St. Louis’

NHL team?

19 Against

20 Water: Fr.

21 One-up

22 ’Tis the season

25 (I’m so mad!)

27 Studio with a lion

mascot

30 Safety headwear

featuring many holes? 36 Greek X

37 Actor James ___ Jones 38 Mojave or Sonoran 39 Smoothie chain 41 Excavate

43 Come to a consensus 44 Veggies that bring you to

tears?

46 Rogers of “Mister Rogers’

Neighborhood”

48 Reply to “Who’s

coming?”

49 What burns at the rear of

a campsite?

51 Aliens, for short 52 Corned beef on ___

53 “Big Little Lies” actress

Laura

55 Put pen to paper 59 Tuna type

61 “Stat!”

65 Most impulsive

speeches?

69 In flames

70 1-Down hit 609 of these 71 ___ Herman (Paul

Reubens character) 72 Way back when

73 Furry companion, say

DOWN

1 Former Cubs slugger

Sammy

2 Aware of

3 Minor argument

4 Prefix with “cycle” or

“pod”

5 Harrison’s “Star Wars”

role

6 Online provocateur who

posts over-the-top takes 7 Instagram’s parent

company

8 Earn an A+ on

9 Dolores Huerta or Cesar

Chavez

10 Org. protecting

constitutional rights 11 Closed

12 Necessity

13 ___ buco

15 Similar (to)

18 “Wonka” actor Grant 23 It cools down

beachgoers 24 Historical time span 26 Like London’s doubledecker buses 27 Dead-end position 28 Togo’s western

neighbor

29 Imitate

31 What a rock climber may

scale

32 Flavor enhancer, for

short

33 Like a dark forest 34 Reward for an obedient

dog

35 Florist’s trimmings

40 ___ choy

42 Baseball : diamond ::

football : ___ 45 Plant-based milk option 47 Bard’s “before”

50 Tidy

54 Big name in hair removal 55 Cover, as a gift 56 Broccoli ___

57 Tropical vacation spot 58 Defrost

60 Creme-filled Hostess

offering

62 Gazpacho, e.g.

63 Author Rice

64 (Hey, you!)

66 Catch a glimpse of 67 “Better Call Saul”

channel

68 Shirt you’re unlikely to

wear on a snowy day