UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Playground items 6 VIP of April 1 10 Omar or Mike of TV and film 14 To no ___ (ineffectively) 15 Auto maintenance task 16 “You,” once 17 Get rid of one’s tooter for a blarer? 20 Not spotted 21 Thinks and forms mental images 22 Paper supply measures 25 Something to win by 26 Duff, in “The Simpsons” 30 Picky, insignificant criticisms 32 They may get into a jam 35 Puss or trap 41 Case for a detective in a haunted house? 43 Say forcefully 44 Crop up again 45 Track shape 47 Chaotic scene 48 Class of Hindu society 53 Senior relative 56 What opposites do 58 Void 63 Independent hater of an ump’s call? 66 Rice or Boleyn 67 Flat tableland with steep edges 68 Language of Persia 69 Some jeans 70 Perfect garden plot of long ago 71 Dealt a blow, oldstyle DOWN 1 Indian honorific 2 Company that employs bellringers 3 Cambodia neighbor 4 Type of 26-Across 5 More shifty and underhanded 6 Illness worst than a cold 7 “___ Day Will Come” 8 Certain woodwind player 9 Not at all family-friendly 10 “___ Frome” 11 Result of someone snapping? 12 Netanyahu’s predecessor 13 Have a hunch 18 “... and all for ___” 19 Teachers’ org. 23 ___-aging cream 24 Strong north wind in France 26 “___ O’Riley” (the Who song) 27 Long poem telling of a hero’s deeds 28 Mythical love god 29 Kings Dominion attraction 31 Hebrides island 33 Many a stray dog 34 Catch ___ (comprehend) 36 Journal addition? 37 What to grab when this bud’s for you 38 Dry and arid 39 Units of work, in physics 40 Some whiskies 42 Pinochle play 46 Put the kibosh on, presidentially 48 League of intrigue 49 Apply a makeup job? 50 Rock 51 Makes efforts 52 Do a daily ritual 54 The three nanny keeps inside? 55 Marine hazards 57 Form of flower cluster 59 ‘70s rock type 60 ‘70s hairdo type 61 Midterm, e.g. 62 Great Lake 64 Put in service 65 Didn’t just walk