Universal Crossword

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1 Very easy crossword clue 6 Hospital area full of IV tubes 9 Easter egg event 13 Pseudonym 14 Ashen 15 Casual eatery 16 First course? 17 Dalmatian sound 18 At the right moment 19 1965 Byrds hit with the words “There is a season” 22 Plant in a desert garden 25 Gestation sites 26 “Awesome!” 27 1999 Destiny’s Child hit with the words “You’re slowly making me pay for things” 31 Cause of audio-video mismatch 32 Sprinkles or sprays 33 Eternity 34 Rub out 36 2022 award for Ariana DeBose 40 URL ending in academia 42 Ireland, on a euro 45 “Ready when you ___!” 46 1964 Beach Boys hit with the words “The beat’s really hot” 51 E.T.’s transport 52 Revealed a secret about 53 Editor’s workstation 54 Damaged vinyl, or what 19-, 27- or 46-across suggests? 58 Script contents 59 “... blessing ___ curse?” 60 From India, perhaps 64 Defeatist phrase 65 Gym unit 66 Answer to “Who’s there?” 67 Billionth: Prefix 68 TV spots, e.g. 69 Like a perfectly pitched inning

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1 Word after “generation” or “gender” 2 Ailing 3 “Mamma ___!” 4 Display area over the fireplace 5 Jacob’s twin 6 “Give me that!” 7 Price-fixing rings 8 Spread out, as a flag 9 “This answer is within this clue,” e.g. 10 Straighten out 11 With 63-down, computing system inspired by the brain 12 Goes viral on Twitter 15 Put on 20 ___ Goldberg machine 21 Stand up 22 Having the skill 23 One who fibs 24 Ukrainian-born actress Kurylenko 28 Neighbour of a Finn 29 “Cheered” for the villain 30 ___ and outs 35 Fraction of a min. 37 Sugar plant’s stem 38 Circle segments 39 Smell terrible 41 Thick Japanese noodle 42 Keyed in 43 Covers that won’t warm you up 44 Make over 46 Capital of Ireland 47 Serengeti’s continent 48 Political columnist Peggy 49 ___ borealis (northern lights) 50 Expands on 55 Game similar to lotto 56 Winter hrs. in New England 57 Ball game spoiler 61 “Sorta” 62 Pal, in Paris 63 See 11-down