UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Thankful

8 ___ it up (raise the

volume)

13 Kitchen countertop

stone

14 Sweetheart, in

French

15 *Enthusiast of some electric guitardriven music

16 Dainty table

decorations

17 Farmyard mamas 18 *One who may give

diving lessons

20 With 28-Down, “Life of

Pi” director

23 Language suffix

24 “Who lives in a pineapple under the

___? ... Spongebob Squarepants!” 25 *Owner of many

paintings, say

31 One of 15 in this

puzzle

32 Took to court

33 Give a speech

36 It’s dry in the desert 38 Quippy remark 40 Banishment

41 “Omg u r hilarious!” 42 Director Duvernay 43 *Athlete who might slice

the ball

46 In the style of

49 Service charge

50 ___ Lingus

51 With 60-Across, contrasting approaches, in a saying ... and a hint to the starred clues’ answers

55 “___ Lisa”

59 Steered clear of

60 See 51-Across 63 “Ocean’s Eleven” star

Clooney

64 Watches intently 65 Cosmetics mogul

Lauder

66 Feature of many a John Coltrane tune

DOWN

1 Fairy-tale menace 2 What you might

pencil in? 3 Shoestring

4 Part of a squid’s

defense mechanism 5 Motion picture? 6 Greek H

7 Bears’ lairs

8 Trendy

9 Move, in Realtor

lingo

10 “La Boheme”

solos

11 Sibling’s daughter

12 “TIK TOK” singer 14 Gambler’s cry 16 Frisbee shape

19 Pot

21 Cash register key 22 Like buckwheat,

ironically 25 Rainbow shape 26 Actor’s part 27 Candy bar with

caramel

28 See 20-Across 29 Baltimore bird 30 Old cloth

34 Serving platter 35 Roof overhang 37 Sch. near Harvard 38 Ambulance initials 39 Feb. follower 41 Property claim 44 Require

45 Equips for combat 46 “Fortune favors the

bold,” e.g.

47 Nine, for a cat 48 Happening

52 ___ off (send, as an

email)

53 Slight advantage 54 Recipe amts.

56 “All right, here’s the

deal ...”

57 Beat poet Cassady 58 Regarding 61 Gossip, slangily 62 “Toy Story” dino