UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 “I get it now!” 4 Unstressed vowel sound 9 Unleavened Indian
flatbread
13 Michelle Obama, ___
Robinson
14 Like aircraft carriers 15 Cedar Rapids resident 16 Drinks associated with
the Crimson Tide 19 “High five!”
20 Beef grade between
Select and Prime 21 Itty-bitty
23 #Me___ (social justice
movement)
24 ___/her
27 Peculiar
28 Perfect scores for
Olympic athletes
31 Sign off
33 The trolley problem, for
one
35 Fencing sword
38 Shirt for a hot day 39 More, paradoxically 40 “The Kelly Clarkson
Show” won six in 2023 45 “Summer Nights”
musical
46 Small skin opening 47 “Little old me?” 50 They’re outta this world! 51 ___-12 Conference 53 Genius in a field 55 “A-mazing!”
58 American tap dancer Gregory
59 News sources for the masses
63 Basic skateboard jump 64 Ski lodge drink
65 Flavor enhancer found naturally in tomatoes: Abbr.
66 “I guess that’s that” 67 Very, very pale
68 HBO competitor
DOWN
1 Doing things without thinking
2 Gave a leg up
3 Like some debates
4 Stops daydreaming, maybe
5 Word after “dash” or “kiss”
6 Syst. with ductwork 7 Laundry
8 Apportion
9 Capital of Italy
10 See red?
11 Paving goo 12 Connections
15 “All good here”
17 “___ appetit!”
18 Garlicky sandwich spread 22 “___ So Bad” (Tom Petty
song)
24 Not all 25 Beehive sounds
26 ATL predictions 29 Statistician Silver 30 Recharge after a long day 32 Mohawk-shaping
products
33 Whatsapp’s parent
company
34 Expo presentation 35 Rim of the Grand
Canyon, e.g.
36 Hair division
37 Seeing organs
41 “Reckon so”
42 Intended
43 “The Marvelous ___
Maisel”
44 “Totally, bro!”
47 Mars products, or what you’ll find in 16-, 33-, 40or 59-Across? 48 Approximate time for
lunch
49 “We have the green
light!”
52 Dating around? 54 Compete (for)
55 Apt rhyme for “clip” 56 Leaders who often have
MBAS
57 Per item
59 Do some lawn care 60 Blond or red beverage 61 Under the weather 62 “The Simpsons”
bartender