UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 “Li’l Abner” cartoonist

7 TV sales channel 10 TV sales channel 13 French dogs

15 Less transparent 17 Make amends for 18 Pacific island nation 19 And the following, in bibliographies (Abbr.)

21 Cookbook instruction

22 Chef ’s hat

25 Simon and Garfunkel, e.g.

27 Rock trio known for its bearded members 30 “Elementary” actress Lucy 31 Delegate or relegate 34 Crooked

35 Closed social circle 37 ___-Magnon

38 Raw metals

39 Actor Gulager whose name sounds like a crossword hint 40 Co-star of Shatner and Nimoy 42 Pugilists’ org.

43 Info

44 Space ball

45 Healthy bar offerings

48 Sooner State city 49 Like “it,” grammatically 51 Elevator compartment 52 Rachel Maddow’s network

54 Part of a royal flush

55 City destroyed by Godzilla

57 Encircle

59 Radio legend Casey

61 Indent producers 64 Green citrus drink 68 Popeye’s son 69 Puzzle that’s more hard than fun, say 70 Knock the socks off 71 Psychic’s power 72 Time pieces?

DOWN

1 Orangutan, e.g. 2 Deli delicacy 3 Cruiser driver 4 French farewell 5 Mesa relative 6 Teachers’ favorites 7 Ride-sharing lane, briefly

8 Luxury resort amenities

9 NFL sportscaster Jim

10 Play caller ... or, when shortened, a hint to 10-, 16-, 20-, 24-, and 36-Down

11 Zoo doc

12 Grand ___ (wine classification) 14 Origins

16 Academic trivia competition

20 Easy money 22 R.N.’s special touch 23 Repair shop containers 24 Patchwork gathering 26 Not-so-gentle giant 28 Big name in multivitamins

29 Score tally

(Abbr.)

32 Determined to do 33 Clamor

36 All-terrain vehicle 41 Region

43 FDR, JFK or LBJ

46 Twin sister of

Apollo

47 Sellout show sign 50 Dabbling ducks

53 Thin pancake 56 Harbingers

58 Salon supplies

60 Web surfer’s destination 61 Screener’s org. 62 “How cute!”

63 Gullible type

65 Letters on a wanted poster 66 Susan of “L.A. Law” 67 R.N. locales