Universal Crossword

Across

1 Hunter’s garb, for short

5 Sullen

9 Stinging insects

14 Word after “Dutch” or “brick”

15 Muppet who testified before Congress

16 Political topic

17 Control over one’s emotions

19 “Divine Comedy” poet 20 Speaking in a raspy tone 22 “___ a darn shame!”

23 Honey producer

24 Baked ___ (dessert with meringue)

28 Course number?

29 Pepsi rival

31 ___ Arbor, Michigan

32 Arrived

35 Showing no emotion 38 Followed a curved path 40 Channel that aired “Breaking Bad”

41 Number of blind mice or little pigs 42 Uncompromising

45 Some burrow in sandbanks 46 Moody music genre 47 Roughly

48 Nightmarish street in movies

50 Place for a massage

52 Person who runs the numbers: Abbr.

53 “Where ___ I?”

56 Apt profession for one who is 20-, 35- and 42-across? 60 One more time

Down

1 Short-legged dog

2 Turn away, as one’s gaze

3 Flat-topped hills

4 Currently airing

5 They may work with cars or cards

6 Greek salad tidbit

7 “We-e-ll, maybe not”

8 Naan alternative

9 Turn a truck might make 10 Carne ___

11 IRS ID

12 Opposite of call, to an options trader

13 Get a look at

18 McEntire of country music 21 Layered dessert, often 25 ___-Coeur (basilica in Paris) 26 Prepare to pray

27 Peruvian mountain range 28 Quick glimpse

29 Small jazz band

30 ___ upon a time

32 Showed concern

33 Yummy smell

34 The real ___

36 What parents may keep on their kids

37 Throat-clearing noise

39 Visit unannounced 43 Neighbour of Turkey

44 Use up

49 Neighbour of Thailand 51 Photographer’s directive 52 Gives in

53 Olympic sprinter Rudolph 54 Like some elephants

55 Roses’ supports

57 “What ___ is new?”

58 Meter maid in a Beatles song

59 Way of walking

60 Lead-in to an alias

61 Neon or freon, e.g.

62 Sound made at a 50-across

63 Denies one’s true self

64 Artist Frida

65 “Leave it as is,” to an editor 66 Muslim leader

67 Extremely pale

68 Make less severe

69 Bronzes at the beach