South China Morning Post

Universal Crossword

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Across 1

4

7

“Honest” prez Exchange rings

___ crew (Daytona

500 squad)

10 Wine such as shiraz 11 “___ been thinking ...” 12 Start of a cheer

13 Alternativ­es to Cokes 16 Ryan of “You’ve

Got Mail”

17 “I can’t handle the

truth!”

19 Inventor Whitney

20 *Trail of clues

22 Watch TV for

hours, say

23 Surrounded by

24 ___-Mex

25 “Let me rephrase

that ...”

27 Tears into pieces

29 Declares

31 “Chandelier” singer 33 It’s shaped like a double helix Long-eared animal *Fast-paced Winter Olympics event Recycling receptacle James Bond creator Fleming

Debtor’s letters Couple that shares a ring?

Woolly animal that hums

About to receive Montero Lamar Hill, ___ Lil Nas X

British baby buggy P, in Athens 34 35

38 39

40 41

43

47 48

51 52 53 *Render useless

57 Moody music genre 58 Acorn source

59 Word after “sesame”

or “snake”

60 Common command

to a canine

61 Tech used to make

all of “Toy Story”

62 Actress de Armas

63 Slugger’s stat

64 Soak (up)

65 Little bit

66 Take to court

Down

1 Martial arts hold

2 “I want a cold one”

3 Enter stealthily

4 Uno card that’s always playable, and a hint to letters 4-7 of 20-across

5 Get out of the house? 6 John ___ mower

7 Spring dance

8 Poetic foot

9 Dissertati­on

13 Uno card that switches the play order, and a hint to letters 10-7 of 35-across

14 Spiked footwear

15 Speaks nonverball­y 18 Rental for 7-down,

briefly

21 Builds an annex

for, say

26 “My bad!” in Latin

28 Bro or sis

29 & 30 Sanskrit for

“strip of cloth”

32 Home to Iran

and Bhutan

33 Cozy room

35 Large, elusive

humanoid

36 On the ___ (fleeing)

37 Dial-up pioneer

38 Vietnamese sandwich 41 A tricycle has three 42 Urgent care pros

44 Garden shelters

45 Rum brand, or a city

near L.A.

46 2001 rom-com starring Audrey Tautou

48 Play a role

49 1 of 24 in pure gold 50 Hockey venue

54 “Othello” or

“Aladdin” character 55 Uno card that bypasses a player, and a hint to letters 4-7 of 53-across

56 Out of juice

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