UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 “I get it now!” 4 Unstressed vowel sound 9 Unleavened Indian flatbread 13 Michelle Obama, ___ Robinson

14 Like aircraft carriers 15 Cedar Rapids resident 16 Drinks associated with the Crimson Tide 19 “High five!”

20 Beef grade between Select and Prime 21 Itty-bitty 23 #Me___ (social justice movement) 24 ___/her

27 Peculiar

28 Perfect scores for Olympic athletes 31 Sign off

33 The trolley problem, for one

35 Fencing sword

38 Shirt for a hot day 39 More, paradoxically 40 “The Kelly Clarkson Show” won six in 2023 45 “Summer Nights” musical

46 Small skin opening 47 “Little old me?” 50 They’re outta this world! 51 ___-12 Conference 53 Genius in a field

55 “A-mazing!” 58 American tap dancer Gregory

59 News sources for the masses

63 Basic skateboard jump 64 Ski lodge drink 65 Flavor enhancer found naturally in tomatoes: Abbr.

66 “I guess that’s that” 67 Very, very pale 68 HBO competitor

DOWN

1 Doing things without thinking

2 Gave a leg up

3 Like some debates 4 Stops daydreaming, maybe

5 Word after “dash” or “kiss”

6 Syst. with ductwork 7 Laundry 8 Apportion

9 Capital of Italy

10 See red?

11 Paving goo 12 Connections

15 “All good here”

17 “___ appetit!” 18 Garlicky sandwich spread 22 “___ So Bad” (Tom Petty song)

24 Not all

25 Beehive sounds

26 ATL predictions 29 Statistician Silver 30 Recharge after a long day 32 Mohawk-shaping products 33 WhatsApp’s parent company

34 Expo presentation 35 Rim of the Grand Canyon, e.g.

36 Hair division 37 Seeing organs 41 “Reckon so” 42 Intended

43 “The Marvelous ___ Maisel”

44 “Totally, bro!”

47 Mars products, or what you’ll find in 16-, 33-, 40or 59-Across? 48 Approximate time for lunch

49 “We have the green light!”

52 Dating around? 54 Compete (for)

55 Apt rhyme for “clip” 56 Leaders who often have MBAs

57 Per item

59 Do some lawn care 60 Blond or red beverage 61 Under the weather 62 “The Simpsons” bartender