Universal Crossword

Across

1 Toot your own horn

5 Waffle brand

9 Sound of a perfect basketball shot

14 Put to sleep, perhaps 15 Queen consort of Jordan 16 Japanese bread crumbs 17 *”You kids hush now!” 19 Muppet with a rubber duckie

20 Gambler’s wager

21 Genome molecule

22 Game of checkers?

23 Back talk

25 Ingredient in fries, informally

27 “Dropped” drug

30 *Flying saucer’s purpose 34 Artist Yoko

35 Christmas lights might hang from one

36 “Mad Men” hat

37 Gear teeth

39 Psychic power, briefly 41 Knighted fellows

42 Impede

45 Part of B.A.

48 Army bed

49 *When college students may hit the beach

51 Triage ctrs.

52 En pointe, in ballet 53 “Judge” of taste

55 It floats up the flue 57 He/him/___

59 Big name in cubism? 63 Alumnae, e.g.

64 *Complete 180 (Note: The title hints at what can follow both words of each starred clue’s answer)

66 Declares

67 Diagram type with circles 68 Cut loose

69 Unlike this clue, which is far too wordy and could have simply been just “curt”

70 CEO, CFO, COO or CTO 71 “I’ve ___ better”

Down

1 Jul. 4 cookouts

2 Defeat soundly

3 Big song at the Met

4 Some speak fluent Klingon

5 Finish

6 *”Talked your way out of that!”

7 Oscar night dress

8 Lavishly decorated

9 Titular org. in a 2015

Bond film

10 “Extreme Sour” candies 11 What only you can hear 12 Goes down a snowy hill, say

13 Tools to break up soil

18 Taunt

24 The aptly named business Face It, for one

26 DOJ division

27 Bodies of water that sound secure

28 Be nosy

29 One who makes a boxer look smart?

31 Labour activist Chavez 32 Editor’s catch

33 Isn’t just a fad

38 Bad eggs or rotten eggs 40 *”To continue in

English, ___”

43 Like a strong feeling

44 “The GOAT” hides it

46 “The Joy Luck Club” author Amy

47 Hybrid activewear garment 50 “Act nice!”

54 Polishes

55 Sultan of ___ (Babe Ruth nickname)

56 “You’re in my way!”

58 Goat with curved horns 60 Naked

61 Slushy treat

62 Avid

65 Tar Heels’ sch.