South China Morning Post

Universal Crossword

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Across

1 Mary’s little pet

5 More or ___

9 Middle-arm joint

14 State firmly

15 Intl. oil group

16 Sporty car

17 Folded Mexican food

18 For or against, in a debate

19 ___ makes waste

20 Fan’s favourite shotmaker?

23 And others, in Latin

24 Maiden name lead-in

25 Shade sources on streets

29 Surgeons’ workplaces, in short

31 Jerusalem’s country

33 Shady scheme

37 2022 Shakira and Rauw Alejandro song whose title translates to “I Congratula­te You”

40 Urge on

42 Protagonis­t in “The Matrix”

43 Red tag events

44 Places for some chai in Assam

47 Itchy allergic reaction

48 List of typos and such

49 Confession subject

51 Tennis match segments

52 The way, in China

55 Secret agents’ org.

60 Corporate bonding process, and a hint to the starts of 20-, 37and 44-across

63 Negotiator for workers

66 Group that rocks?

67 Golf club with a metal head

68 Ban alcohol

69 Name that’s a sour fruit backward

70 Like real love

71 On the ocean

72 Click some stars

73 Misses’ opposites

Down

1 Coffee with steamed milk

2 “Stop,” to a sailor

3 Anime genre featuring cyborgs

4 Oven option for chicken

5 Skill on the verge of extinction

6 Of heroic proportion­s 7 Roomy ride

8 Act part

9 Speaker of the house?

10 Garage’s temporary offering

11 School transport

12 Be decisive

13 Small

21 Brazilian city, informally

22 Diamond with platinum albums

26 Boxer Ali

27 Doles (out)

28 Wade through a puddle

30 Email command

32 Bro’s sib, say

33 Web destinatio­ns

34 Slangy summons

35 Aside (from)

36 Big seller?

38 Service charge

39 Like, forever

41 Back muscle, briefly

45 Pro ___ (proportion­ately)

46 Do nothing

50 Org. for the Hurricanes and Avalanche

53 Honey hue

54 President with two Grammys and an Emmy

56 Costume designer Head

57 High clouds

58 Office tray labels

59 Youngest sister in “Despicable Me”

61 One-named Irish singer

62 Measuremen­t standard

63 State sch. in Athens

64 “___ to mention ...” 65 Club entry needs

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