UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Bit of parsley

6 Foot treatment, for

short

10 Tarzan might swing

on one

14 “Really no need to

explain further”

16 Suffix for “senior” 17 “One of you has

betrayed me”

18 Get back to a host 19 Mattar paneer

legume

20 Roadside stopover 21 Noodle soup with a

tonkotsu variety 22 Phillipa of

“Hamilton”

23 Piece of art that

depicts a scene

25 Overblown flattery 27 Belgian chocolate

company

28 Like some R-rated

humor

29 “___ is 20/20”

32 College west of

Penn

33 Wanders

34 Apply sloppily

35 Handles paired with

passwords 37 Bridle straps

38 Sports analyst

McFarland

39 Roaring beasts

40 Reunion attendee,

often

42 FaceTime software 43 Leave alone

44 Himalayan region that celebrates Losar

47 What makes the

earth turn? 50 “The Wizard of Oz”

pooch

51 Cliched excuse for missing homework

53 Mystery writer, for

short?

54 They may elicit

sighs of relief

55 Actress Russo

56 Word after “jam” or

“cuddle”

57 Faintly lit?

DOWN

1 Lose traction

2 Show about drag

ball culture

3 Tomato variety 4 Barinholtz of “The

Mindy Project” 5 “___ Girls” (20002007 TV series)

6 Bog material

7 Raison d’___ 8 Sounds heard on

landlines

9 Addams family

cousin

10 Internet uploads that are viewed millions of times 11 “I’m baaacckk!”

12 Skin care brand

13 College sports

channel

15 Apt rhyme for

“doom”

21 Stats for sluggers 22 “Instrument” for a “womp womp” moment

24 Does sum work?

25 Hindi honorifics

26 It may be pressed at the start of a video call 27 Person who

donates

28 “Brain” hidden in

“logic puzzle”

29 Unpretentiously

simple

30 Fifth-century

invaders

31 “Friday Night Vibes”

channel

33 Pasta sauce

brand

36 “___ of your

beeswax!”

37 It’s “read” during a

scolding

39 Feudal figure

40 Place to exchange

vows

41 Sierra ___ (African

country)

45 Words exchanged

at weddings

46 “Poppycock!”

47 Assist

48 Massage therapist’s

supplies

49 Site for selling handmade crafts

51 Hosts,

informally

52 ___ chi