Universal Crossword

ACROSS 1 Barely perceptible Like fake furs Neighbor of Syria Sedated Farmland measure Machu Picchu’s locale Harriet Beecher ___ Machine bits Cookie you can twist With letters in three blocks and 22-Across, passiveaggressive quietness See 20-Across Offshoot Sport with chops One more “Darn right it happened” With letters in four blocks and 32-Across, “That’s too nice!

See 31-Across Makes an oopsie Charmin competitor Still drying With letters in four blocks and 43-Across, Hershey’s treat

See 41-Across 6 10

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They may be casual or for business Warmly welcome “I need to know in advance!” Fauna’s counterpart Hardware store chain Unexpected charge ... or a theme hint Go higher Mary ___ (weed) What waiting for overdue results can be Queen Latifah’s given first name Word of woe ___ a purpose Schedule opening Cheesy sandwich Cards that beat deuces

DOWN 1 Commotion

2 Not pro

3 Word after “teen” or “American” Most fresh You can dig it! One, two, three or six, for six Squirrel’s snack Impulse Poison indicators, on bottles NYSE debut Like classic books, through time 58 60 63 64 65 4 5 6 8 9

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Defensive comeback Cited in a thesis, say Fasten with string Author Vonnegut Limb missing from many a sculpture Mouthpiece attachment Yes vote Neither’s partner Couple’s word Tennis unit What “2” can mean, in texts Security procedure Like bad losers Loops in via email Atty.’s org. ___ Tonight (’80s McDonald’s character) 42 44 52 54 56 57

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Season opener? That dude Hugo and Tony, for two Spa treatment that might involve a mask Central California city In position to inherit the throne, say Fashionable, in the ’60s Chicken piece National park figure Last

___ and hearty Fairway warning A deadly sin Snake ___ (lowest dice roll)

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