Universal Crossword

cling, coiling, coin, colin, coming, COMPILING, coping, gnomic, icing, icon, ionic, liming, limn, limping, lingo, lino, lion, loin, long, loping, mini, moping, oiling, piling, ping, policing, poling

Across

1 Precious stones

5 Resistance units

9 Take in music?

13 Vergara of “Chef”

14 “The ___ Housewives of Miami”

Taj Mahal’s site

Adhere (to)

Spoons, e.g. (In this answer, note the first 3 letters + the last 4) Not sinking

Cutesy lion noise Winter hrs. in D.C.

Man cave appliances (... first letter + the last 6 letters)

___ shed

Freshmen, in three years: Abbr.

It’s opened and closed at a bar

Beachfront worry

Like a lob’s path

Greek T’s

“And that’s an understatement”

(... first 2 letters + the last 3)

“Gloria” Oscar nominee Rowlands Memorial ___ Kettering Performing like Common or Logic

Mar. follower

___ culpa

“Bingo!”

Hashtag for a picture showing a perfect relationship (... first 2 letters + the last 3) 15 16 17 19 21 22 23 25 26

27

28 30 32 33 38

39 40

44 45 48 49 52 53 54 55 58 59 60 61 62 63 64

Down

1 Athlete such as Nelly Korda or Lydia Ko Uses tax software Inconsequential Noted union in Hollywood

Enemy of an elf Listened to

Cope

More like the tortoise “Gnarly!”

Latin pop star Enrique “Just sold the last one!”

Affixes

Some temporary coverings

Ish

Singer-songwriter Chapman

“Su-u-ure”

Fanboy over, say “Now!”

Universal MLB positions since 2022 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13

18 20

24 29 30 31

Automaton

Musician Brickell

Chip dips

Some brisket pieces

... or what each theme answer has?

Start with a clean ___ Dating from

Prefix with “dynamic” Frequent flyers’ points Hanukkah coins Country where

Boun Khoun Khao is celebrated

Salty expanses 33 34 35

36 37

38 41

42

43 45 46 47 50

51 56 57

The circled letters reveal the crossword puzzle’s theme

Place to sip a hot drink

Doing the rounds, like a guard

Airline with a hub at Ben Gurion

Bounds along Sensations from awesome songs

Mixed assortment Actor whose name sounds like a drink Option on a certain game show

___ pig (hairy pet) Indian spice mix Gladdens

Buffoons

Hall of Fame pitcher Martinez Skateboarding trick Digital art piece: Abbr. Message from a shipwreck