UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 One of “the few, the proud”
(Abbr.)
9 Russian paper whose name
means “truth”
15 Hit the buffet line too hard,
say
20 Anonymous guests 21 Moneymaker
22 In front
23 *“I see”?
25 Directly, in slang
26 Name associated with a philosophical “razor”
27 “Voila!”
28 Stand-up’s set 29 30 Inelegant Thunder or technological Lightning patch 31 Thud 33 Honey-loving character 34 Winter clock setting in NYC 35 It may be feathered ... or scaled 36 *“Mirror, mirror, on the wall,
who’s the fairest of them all”? 41 Affleck of “Air”
42 Office message
45 Easter hunt target
46 Menu next to “File,” often 47 *“Fair is fair”?
51 They’re busy in Apr.
53 Singer Brooks
54 Data to be processed 55 Swallows one’s pride
57 Want
58 “The ___ in the Boat” (2023 movie)
59 Viral internet sensation 60 Olympic skater Midori
61 Clorox cleaner
62 *“Chew on this”?
65 They’re above many hipsters 69 Dr. ___ (record producer) 70 Cartoon explorer
71 Award show booty 75 Self-centered type
76 One with a degree
78 Make things right
79 Guileful
80 Judge
81 *“Don’t have a cow”?
83 Some portfolio investments (Abbr.)
84 Towing org.
85 Jury member, perhaps 86 Convent member
87 *“You’re under arrest”?
91 Indian state
92 Us, south of the U.S.
95 Highlight ___
96 Newton’s describes inertia 100 Badgered
101 Strolls along
104 Verb often shortened in texts 105 Word with “tie” or “dye” 106 Protruding feature
107 Requested
108 *“Oh, it’s nothing ”?
111 Country that borders 14 others 112 Gave one’s two cents
113 Song featuring multiple rappers
114 Having much attitude 115 Coupe alternatives 116 “Prolly”
DOWN
1 Click of approval
2 A pie often has eight
3 Oman’s capital
4 Alicia Keys platinum album 5 Space
6 Stopover on a country road 7 Tazo competitor
8 To be, in Barcelona
9 Flower part
10 Issa of “American Fiction” 11 Big name in suits
12 Certain sweaters and tees 13 Make an impression? 14 Pictures at an exhibition,
perhaps
15 Bogus burner
16 “As if!”
17 Worked on an assignment,
perhaps
18 Crew
19 Cutting side
24 Payroll giant (Abbr.) 29 “Godzilla vs. ___” (2021 movie) 31 Hawaiian coffee region 32 Aerial mystery (Abbr.) 33 Animals used for truffle
hunting
35 Simple superlative
37 See 42-Down
38 Actor Elba
39 Explosive stuff, for short 40 Fred’s wife on “I Love Lucy” 41 HVAC units
42 With 37-Down, South Beach
squad
43 Double ___
44 Classic roadsters
47 Front sail
48 One, in Juarez
49 Mole that might get whacked? 50 Fiercely flings, in modern
slang
51 Diminutive Spanish suffix 52 Senior’s companion 53 Chap
56 Chopped finely
57 Actress Merrill 59 Moneymaker
61 French author Georges 62 Overly ornate 63 Approximate weight of a
dollar bill
64 Move fast
65 Battlefield lifesaver 66 Ancient Greek marketplace 67 Silently signal assent 68 Home theater features 71 Shock
72 Action film director John 73 English singer Adam 74 Gallery opening?
76 First, second or reverse 77 Harness
78 Water color
80 Author Roald
82 Understand
84 Imitates
85 Each
88 Peak period
89 “Be ___. Be very ___.” (tagline
from “The Fly”)
90 Certain earth pigment 91 Roland-___ (French Open) 92 Something one doesn’t want
to be given by their boss 93 Loathsome
94 Handled with care
97 Ditches
98 Strain
99 Florentine painter Fra
Filippo ___
100 Sly designs
101 Garageband runners
102 Workplace monitoring
agcy.
103 Heads downhill
104 Suisse peak
106 ___ buco
108 The Sox, on scoreboards
109 “I’m Just ___” (song from
“Barbie”)
110 Medium aptitude? (Abbr.)