UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 ___ President (title missing from American history)
6 Winter hrs. in
California
9 “Terrif!”
12 Makes very happy 14 Fish whose female lays eggs in the male’s pouch
16 “Please stay!”
17 “You can’t give up
yet!”
18 Idea such as class
distinctions
20 Coastal bird
21 Name hidden in “Who
can it be?”
22 Sleeping spots 23 Low-cal
24 Structure for a vine to
climb
26 Mike and ___ (candy
brand)
27 ANTI-DUI org.
28 @
32 Jamaican music genre 33 Tuna in a spicy poke
bowl
34 GPS path
35 Business VIP
36 ___ please (does one’s
best)
38 Portable sleeping
spots
39 Friday, for the
workweek
40 “I’ll have what she’s
having”
42 Selects, with “for” 43 Courage and
persistence
45 Egg cells
46 Blue-green
47 “You’re freer than you
think”
51 Russian grandmother ... or a headscarf she may wear
52 Make over
53 “Look alive!” 54 Old-fashioned train
lounge?
55 Golfer’s goal, at least 56 Thesaurus wd.
57 Really little
DOWN
1 Dr.’s orders
2 Indian potato snack 3 Group of movers and
shakers?
4 Garb
5 Rap’s ___ Thee Stallion 6 Garlicky Puerto Rican
pork shoulder
7 Simon ___ (kids’ game) 8 “What a bummer!” 9 Quack
10 Sportswear brand
headquartered in Kobe 11 Flexed
13 Sun, in Spanish
14 Highly influenced? 15 Fiona, e.g.
19 Rap’s ___ B
23 Simpson who plays the
saxophone
24 Western lake whose name means “big water” in Washoe
25 Milky coffee drink 27 They assess your problem-solving skills
29 Elsa’s architectural
feat in “Frozen” 30 Courteous chap
31 Subtle shoutouts
34 Like Venus, but not
Aphrodite
37 Foment
38 Warning
41 Aaron who created
“The West Wing” 42 Composer’s lifework 43 Accra’s country 44 Concrete support
rod
46 Word you might s-p-e-l-l if your pet is near
47 Recipe amt.
48 “___, matey!” 49 Ornament shape 50 Word that aptly
surrounds “sprightly”