UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 “The ___ thickens ...” 5 Damage

11 Makeup or computer

brand

14 “Yeah, not gonna

happen”

15 Loved by

16 Fuss

17 Accept the facts (note letters 3-8 in this clue’s answer)

19 Address that no one can

live at

20 Rival

21 Fabled 20-Across of the

tortoise

22 Seoul, South ___ 24 Shrinking formations at both ends of the Earth (letters 5-8)

27 Places of refuge 30 Gridiron kick

31 Super mad

32 Plan to pay later, say 37 Eye part

38 Raise

39 That really blows! 40 Chances for close-up

shots?

42 Manages under pressure 43 “It’s you!”

44 Truthful

45 Skills necessary for success in one’s work (letters 3-7) 50 Place for blush 51 Leakes of “Glee” 52 Chum

55 Dusting cloth

56 Some sneaky nutrients,

and a theme hint 60 Period of time 61 Upstate New York

native

62 Bubble tea

63 Obi-___ Kenobi 64 Getaways, slangily 65 Make an area a no-fly

zone?

DOWN

1 Verb in the Big Bad

Wolf’s threat

2 “OMG that’s hilarious!!” 3 “___ on This Island” (Caribbean retelling of “The Little Mermaid”) 4 Tip of a sock

5 Lofty goals

6 Anne of a famous comedy

duo

7 More washed-out

8 Singer Grande, to fans 9 “The Addams Family”

cousin

10 “Ted Lasso” role that earned Brett Goldstein back-to-back Emmys 11 Tierney of “ER”

12 Pro who hardly has a

spotless record? 13 Cokes, e.g.

18 River to Lake Geneva 23 Stop sign shapes

24 Place to buy collars and

leashes

25 “Nah”

26 Abrupt

27 “Running Up That ___” 28 Locale

29 Skater shoes brand 32 Not liquid, gas or plasma 33 Up to, casually

34 Clear sticker, perhaps? 35 Pub pours 36 Unsurpassed

38 “Very funny!”

41 Russian playwright Anton associated with a dramatic principle 42 Trig function

44 Dyes used for mehndi 45 L.L.Bean alternative 46 “Schitt’s Creek” star

Catherine

47 Kicked off

48 New Delhi’s country 49 Like a cat that’s always

underfoot

52 Front of a ship 53 “Gimme! Gimme!

Gimme!” band

54 Future atty.’s exam 57 “You’re one ___ million” 58 Christmas and

Omisoka mo.

59 Core muscles