UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD

Universal Freestyle 114 by Jess Rucks, edited by David Steinberg

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”