‘if I wrote the thesaurus’

The Universal Crossword/Edited by David Steinberg

ACROSS

1 Z, in sorority names 5 Like a designated driver 10 Shirt pocket feature 14 Oversize screen format 15 Freelancer’s letter 16 Muddy up 17 Jab 18 Grammarian’s specialty 19 Loosen, as laces 20 “Historic” beginning 21 Expression that ought to relate to “even the score” 23 Pearl producers 25 Gobble up 26 Cardinals or Orioles 27 Rock fissures 32 Double jump, for one? 34 French wine valley 35 Hadrian’s “Hail!” 36 Certain Iraqi 37 “Marine” or “press” follower 38 Was informed 39 Holiday ___ 40 Croaking hoppers 41 Savanna predators 42 “Hot” deli sandwich meat 44 Barnyard youngster 45 Like sashimi 46 Jostled 49 Expression that ought to relate to “child’s play” 54 World Cup cheer 55 Mimicked 56 Island in the Dutch Caribbean 57 1982 movie with a hacker protagonist 58 Abs’ region 59 More disastrous 60 Rock band blasters 61 Wraps up 62 They represent states on the American flag 63 “Got it”

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1 Zilch 2 Atlanta university 3 Expression that ought to relate to “goes into a spin” 4 Lumberjack’s tool: Var. 5 Wriggle 6 Gives the boot to 7 A drummer keeps it 8 “Cogito, ___ sum” 9 Brews whose flavor resembles pumpernickel 10 Tutti-___ 11 Actress Anderson 12 Hill helper 13 Walk heavily 21 Pitching a no-hitter, e.g. 22 You may hang a flower bowl on one 24 Be inclined 27 Welsh pooch 28 Fabric flaws 29 Expression that ought to relate to “for the birds” 30 Roulette bet 31 What a singer does best 32 Child’s bouncy gait 33 Fish in some melts 34 Weaver’s device 37 Lobster relatives 38 DEA bust unit 40 Writer Lebowitz 41 Testing venues 43 Exchanges 44 Becomes sunny 46 Fire remnant 47 Tie the knot quickly 48 Tightly packed 49 Makeup artist’s focus 50 Resting atop 51 One may enjoy studying 52 Piece of sand 53 Mystical glow 57 ___ chi