UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD

“PUT YOUR SLANT ON THINGS”, BY ZHOUQIN BURNIKEL

ACROSS

1 Closest pals, slangily

5 0.17 square miles, for Vatican City 9 Looks over rapidly 14 ___ Mai (“Boo’d Up” singer)

15 Credit union transaction

16 Word before “basin” or “wave” 17 A student’s place? 19 Low-budget prefix 20 Ultimately become 21 ___-dye

23 Make a wool cap, say

24 Singer’s asset 27 Strongly against 30 Dinghy tool

31 Exhibit, as art

32 Tries to shed some pounds 34 Slow-moving mollusk

36 Genesis matriarch 39 Often-torn knee part, for short

40 Like jalapenos 42 Cubes in a tray 43 Inspiring talk type 44 Blanc who voiced Bugs Bunny

45 Home to an English racecourse

47 Martini garnish 49 Timbuktu’s country 51 Lil ___ X (“Panini” rapper)

53 Alma mater of 20 British prime ministers 54 Moves as fast as possible

58 Salty parts of margarita glasses 59 “The Simpsons” bar owner

60 Takes a breather

63 For the world to hear

65 “Doctor Zhivago” director

68 Myanmar, formerly 69 Biblical birthright seller

70 Vanish ___ thin air 71 Risk a citation 72 Complete collections

73 Furtive “Hey, you!”

DOWN

1 Place for a nap 2 Go on the lam 3 Dessert often baked in a ramekin

4 British playground area

5 Standout on the gridiron

6 Versailles monarch 7 Vermont’s time zone

8 Bit of tomfoolery

9 Fr. holy woman 10 Start to take effect 11 Cross words about a puzzle?

12 Frenzied 13 Slow-moving mammal

18 Take to court

22 Moral standard 25 Refrains from eating 26 Opposite of neo27 Genesis patriarch 28 “Sweet!”

29 “And then?!”

33 Book holder 35 Prepare to hit, as a dartboard

37 Music site with a big YouTube following

38 Genesis garden 41 Poppy narcotic 46 Like some condos 48 Disclose accidentally

50 Take as a given 52 Satellite radio company

54 Snatches

55 Prepare for a bodybuilding contest

56 Rich mine deposits

57 Headed the pack 61 Top scores for Simone Biles 62 Pre-coll. exams 64 Prince Harry, to Archie

66 Brewery container 67 “Just kidding!”