National Post (National Edition)
UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD
Never Mind! by Freddie Cheng and Robin M. Henry, edited by Taylor Johnson
ACROSS 1 Afro-Cuban dance 6 Highway hauler 10 Airport ID checkers
13 “Hot Buttered Soul” singer Hayes
14 Hip-hop’s Wu-Tang ___
15 19th-century Democrat’s opponent
16 *Critical moment in tennis
18 “Nightcrawler” actress Russo
19 Hold on to
20 “Star Wars” Jedi Kenobi 22 Rainbow shapes
25 *“Go handle the situation!”
28 Title girl of a bygone MTV cartoon 30 ___-Caps
31 Company VIP
32 Very soon now
34 R&B trio with the 1994 hit “Waterfalls”
36 Some Korean TVs
39 *Cause a dire problem
43 Explosive letters
44 Cul-de-___
45 Visit by boat
46 OB-GYN’s org.
49 ___ City (Las Vegas nickname)
51 “Big” or “little” cuddle position
52 *Invoice total
56 Humble reply to “Great work!”
57 Certain white squirrel
58 “Jurassic Park” actress Laura
60 “Charlie’s Angels” actress Cameron
61 “Forget what I just said,” or what one could do to the start of each starred clue’s answer
67 Strong wind
68 “Little piggies”
69 In the know
70 Class for some future bilinguals: Abbr.
71 Word before “rock” or “jazz”
72 Like some stadiums
DOWN
1 Salted part of a margarita glass
2 “Suits” channel
3 Yoga pad
4 Behind
5 Feel sore
6 ___ out (evaluates)
7 Manning of football
8 Word after “Ant” or “Spider” in comics
9 Like a trailer behind a truck
10 All of something, in British lingo
11 Egyptian peninsula
12 Author’s contract manager
15 Compose a letter
17 ___ XING (street sign) 21 Pen brand
22 Turn into a movie, say
23 Kept talking and talking
24 Fortuneteller’s orb
26 Alka-Seltzer, for one
27 Lazily lounge
29 Roadside assistance org.
33 Soph. and jr.
35 Pennies: Abbr.
37 Croc cousin
38 Like an emotionless gaze
40 Comfort
41 Possesses
42 Tear completely
47 Mexican corn
48 ___ Arbor, Michigan
50 One who isn’t clothes minded?
52 Scout’s award
53 False identity
54 Expenses
55 “Yikes, a mouse!”
59 What a bookworm loves to do
62 Also
63 NBA official
64 Theatrical sort
65 “You ___ here”
66 “The Good Place” actor Danson