UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD
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