UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD

1 Went by bike, say

5 It holds a sail

9 Pipe bend under a sink

14 Monumental

15 Type of saxophone

16 Catherine who played Moira Rose

17 What not to talk about, per a 1999 film (In this answer, note the first

2 letters + the last letter)

19 Passover repast

20 Glass or Gershwin

21 Go on longer than

23 Certain browser (... first letter + the last 6 letters)

28 Revise, as a bylaw

29 Many, many

30 Infatuated

31 “Deck the Halls” contraction

32 Recorded, in the past

36 One might be poached

37 Frog-to-be (... first 2 letters + the last 2)

39 Letters used when amused

40 Spring or fall

42 Contraception option, briefly

43 Cashbox

44 Ancient Greek garments

46 Weasellike animal

47 Some alarm systems’ objective (... first 2 letters + the last 5)

49 Washing machine contents

51 Industrial container

52 End of the Greek alphabet

53 Pass the time lazily, or a theme hint

59 Sire, in the Bible

60 Bird on a Canadian dollar

61 Muscat is its capital

62 Dozer’s noise?

63 Phoenix hoopsters

64 Long narrative

DOWN

1 NBA official

2 Infinite Shine nail polish brand

3 Put a spade to use

4 Spiny anteater

5 Colorful parrot

6 ___-or-nothing

7 Early Beatle Sutcliffe, casually

8 On top of that

9 Defer

10 Liberals, informally

11 Under the ___ (unnoticed) 12 Greek war god

13 Carburetor, e.g., for a car

18 Stepped (on)

22 Convinced to buy an addon, perhaps

23 Employees’ income

24 Word after “spitting” or “mirror”

25 “Loving” actress Ruth

26 Approached a base in a cloud of dust

27 End-of-life care program

31 Leather worker

33 Defendant’s excuse

34 Arroz con ___

35 Pompeo of “Grey’s Anatomy”

37 Busy time for a roadie

38 Remove from office 41 Scorpion feature

43 Ink on skin

45 Pastoral poems

46 “The Lion King ” villain

47 Tierra del ___

48 Captain America

portrayer Chris

49 High throws

50 End of a prayer

54 Debtor’s letters 55 Geological period

56 Thurman of “Batman & Robin”

57 Get on someone’s case

58 Double-helix molecule