UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD
|”ANSWER THE PHONE”, BY TIMOTHY E. PARKER
ACROSS
1 Be hitched? 4 Was shot while perfectly still 9 Rub harshly 14 Phone number with no letters 15 Place of residence 16 Native who’s a Hawkeye 17 Cool, a few decades ago 18 They’re extended during proposals 20 Move like a crab 22 Manageable on the high seas 23 Gets one’s bearings 26 More shy and hesitant 31 Corrosive acid 33 Buddhist’s enlightenment 34 Quick joke 36 Filled beyond full 38 Events before the finals 39 Taj Mahal locale 41 Wild, disorganized fight 43 They get pushed around in offices 44 Sends, as a letter 46 Reason 48 One of the Bobbsey twins 49 Certain Cretan 51 Cap with a propeller 53 Like Gabriel or Michael 55 Debbie Downer et. al. 58 In international waters 60 Cook’s wear 61 Things carried to class (with “3”) 67 Common cooler 68 Perfection standard 69 Things in tru nks 70 Where men skate for money 71 Use a divining rod 72 People are not themselves when on this 73 Hair goop
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1 Body section of many sculptures 2 How the euphoric walk 3 Symbol of matrimony 4 Mom and pop 5 Kabuki costume belt 6 Male heir 7 Uptight 8 Skim milk? 9 Theaters 10 Fail to share 11 Stunned feeling 12 Definitely not close 13 Fifty percent of nine? 19 Eye part 21 Welcome wreath in Hawaii 24 Ore hauler 25 Constructive places? 27 Agenda detail 28 Like a tyrant 29 Longtime “All My Children” role 30 Above the horizon 32 One in the spotlight, briefly 34 Letter after beta 35 For the second time 37 Bright star of Cygnus 40 Natural burn medication 42 Son of Rebekah 45 Movable, in a store 47 How a large mob moves 50 “Not yet final,” legally 52 Brat’s kin 54 Pennies 56 Valium producer 57 “The Dream Life of Balso ___” 59 Mine entrance 61 Get ___ of (trash) 62 Life altar-ing words? 63 “So, what else is _ __?” 64 Fuel for the road 65 Noted historical period 66 “Andy Capp” cartoonist Smythe