The Province

UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD

- BY ZHOUQIN BURNIKEL

ACROSS

1 December ditty 6 Rolex rival

11 Pink Lady alcohol 14 “Gladiator” star Russell

15 Waste time

16 Spanish year

17 Double agent? 19 Streets: Abbr. 20 Seamless transition

21 Toothed tool

22 Dart like a butterfly 23 Media mogul with a noted book club 25 Baseball great Satchel

26 Bruce Banner portrayer

29 Ticket agent?

32 Mil. base truants 34 Law firm visitors 35 Morning drops 36 Chicken ___ king 38 Fully prepared

39 “Just as I suspected!” 42 Like some expensive produce 45 Van Gogh city 47 Collection agent? 50 20 dispensers, briefly

51 Brush with the law

52 Wide awake 54 Mineral sources 55 Cornfield call 57 Helicopter part 60 “Mazel ___!” 61 Field agent? 64 Three, in Tuscany 65 Skin care giant 66 Boxing great Pacquiao 67 Boathouse stick 68 Sleep study subject

69 Ill will

DOWN

1 Includes on an email

2 Martial ___

(judo, etc.)

3 Don Juan sort 4 Soccer blunder 5 Lessen in intensity 6 Poetic homage

7 Fire station figure 8 “Frozen” snow queen

9 Radiant look

10 “Atlas Shrugged” author Rand 11 Two-ingredient seasoning

12 Dark blue shade 13 Airplane wing warning 18 Smart-alecky 22 Indisputab­le statement 24 Understood by few 25 Nina sister ship 26 Past the expiration date

27 Impress greatly 28 “This is your only chance!” 30 Of financial matters 31 Cancellati­on cost 33 “Cosmos” author Carl

37 Skype annoyance 40 ___ and haw 41 Big-eared equine 43 Stats for cleanup hitters

44 “Not news to me” 46 Seedy stopover

47 Blue ___ (Capri sea cave)

48 Northern sky sight 49 Spongy ball brand 53 Gads about

55 Dorito or Pringle 56 Long, long time: Var.

58 Marriott competitor 59 Patronize Airbnb 61 Org. for pugilists 62 Drink infused in Chinese culture 63 Whiskey variety

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