Universal Crossword
ACROSS 1Charley horse locale, often 5 “Mad Men” industry, briefly 10Key document? 13 Declares 15 LED’S “D” 16 IPA’S “A” 17In the nick of time 19Tater ___ 20Pants measure 21Fresno campus letters 22Word before “farm” or “frog” 23Major mess 25Jan. 15, for MLK 27 Honolulu’s island 30In direct confrontation 34Raindrop noises 36Bolt of lightning speed? 37 Genre with offbeat rhythms 38“’___ death do us part” 39Texter’s “Holy cow!” 41Nickname that’s an alphabet trio 42“Death Becomes ___” (1992film) 43 Bill’s excellent co-adventurer 44“Chicago Hope” Emmy winner Christine 46“Is this seat _ _ _? ” 48Ready for anything 51Ink from a parlor 52It’s a loch! 53Leader of K-pop’s Red Velvet 55Crab’s grabber 57Hair stiffener 59“A ___ in the Sun” (first Broadway play written by a Black woman) 63 Eats 64Cold-hearted ... or like 17-, 30and 48-Across, based on the letters they’re spelled with? 66Glacier material 67Refried bean, commonly 68 Open-book exam? 69Bench press target, informally 70Rub together, as molars 71Bits of butter DOWN 1“___ quote you on that?” 2 Big name in cosmetics 3Camera part 4Makes available, as a Friday night 5 Ruckus 6 Talk over 7Spectators’ jeers 8“Seems unlikely” 9Buddhist sect 10___ doll (nesting toy) 11Bug bite balm 12 Transportation secretary Buttigieg 14Be a huge fan of 18Country east of Yemen 22 “The Joy Luck Club” author Amy 24 Struggled 26Treat that may be glazed 27Decide that one will 28Unearthly being 29 “Wait!” 31“___ said than done” 32Sport with clay pigeons 33 Brings in, as a salary 35Boots’ bottoms 40 Bodybuilder’s goal 45 Potties 47Really dug something 49Start of four U.S. state names 50 Feudal fieldworker 54Rocket launch org. 55Poker pot piece 56Trim for a fancy valentine 58 “Hairspray” matriarch 60Baking ___ 61Not yet eliminated 62Circus safety measures 64Fuel economy abbr. 65 “Ni-i-ice!”