Universal Crossword
Across 1 What a hole in a lid is for 6 Sour 10 Prepare to throw a beanbag 13 Spanish for “I love you” 14 Moisturiser ingredient 15 Vessels with pedestals 16 Grown-up’s playful side 18 Fender blemish 19 Doesn’t hold back 20 He’s close to the Edge 21 Otherworldly beings, briefly 22 Number for a pair? 23 “A ___ Blast That Lasts” (breath spray slogan) 25 Gamer’s vowelless verb 26 Nourished 27 ___ + blue = purple 28 Strumming sessions 32 Phenomenon in which many people misremember something 33 Spoke convincingly 34 “I Like ___” 35 Try to win over 36 Borzoi sound 37 Speed Stick deodorant maker 39 Walk back and forth 41 About 20-25 per cent of sleep: Abbr. 44 Ticket leftover 45 Beyond cool? 47 “Stop stalling!” 48 Defiant response to a vague threat 49 Women with habits 50 Apply blacktop to 51 Rental document 52 Dined 53 Nonbinary pronoun 54 Bad words?
Down 1 Subway entrance 2 Palindromic principle 3 Angry speeches 4 City in central Iowa 5 Term abbreviated at the start of many addresses 6 Lake in the Sierras 7 Elite group of stars 8 Play part 9 Conference where Chimamanda Adichie gave the talk “The Danger of a Single Story” 10 Music style named for a large venue 11 Not guilty 12 Winter hrs. in Utah 15 Shabu-shabu noodle, perhaps 17 Had trust in 20 Says goodbye 23 Meaty foods to eat on Tuesday, maybe 24 TV plugs, e.g.? 25 Genre that inspired emo 26 Run away 28 Female friend celebrated on February 13 29 Highest male voice 30 Cheer syllable 31 ___-help book 32 Kisses passionately 33 Name within “Mortimer” 38 “Dang it!” 39 “Pet” annoyance 40 Bowling night hangout 41 2006 hit for Amy Winehouse 42 Delete 43 Lodging that may be L-shaped 45 Surfer dude 46 Two, in Berlin 47 “I got loyalty, got royalty inside my ___” (Kendrick Lamar) 48 Elect (to)