Universal Crossword
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1 Easy comparison? 4 Congress passes them 8 “Out, out, out!” 14 South China or Mediterranean 15 Sound rebound 16 Trick-taking card game 17 According to 18 36-Down’s place of humble beginnings? 20 Total bargain 22 Steeped beverage 23 Sunrise direction 24 Knight who wields the Force 25 Massage deeply 28 Having to rise, for 36-Down? 33 Points at a dartboard 34 401(k) alternative 35 On the other side of 38 Cpl. or sgt. 39 Crumple (up) 41 Brit’s toilet 42 Set aside, as time 44 Small, to many a hip-hop artist 45 Grad 46 Cleans up a cut on 36-Down? 49 Olympic fencing form 50 Vulgar 51 Cpl. or sgt. 54 Sara of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” 57 Employ against 59 Best 36-Down at a baking contest? 63 Ike & Tina Turner, e.g. 64 Tennis legend _ _ _ Jean King 65 Freebie 66 Sheepskin boot brand 67 Gave a shoutout? 68 Picnic pests 69 Vietnamese dish with rice noodles
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1 Egyptian cobras 2 Healthy red drink 3 Switch to a better-paying job, say 4 Comic Jones 5 Pretend to be 6 “Wait, _ _ _?” 7 In need of a massage 8 “My gosh!” 9 For us 10 Crave 11 “Easy there!” 12 Keep at _ _ _ length 13 Throw, in modern slang 19 Waterproof covering 21 Appends 26 Prophet 27 Scottish lake 28 Halftime marchers 29 _ _ _ Creed (set of Christian beliefs) 30 Bobby of hockey fame 31 Bad service? 32 Sought more information 36 Loaf whose popularity spiked in 2020 37 Not every 39 Rung of a ladder 40 Med. research agency 43 Considering everything 45 “Top Gun” pilots 47 Big rig 48 Consumes soup rudely 51 Dear _ _ _ (advice column) 52 Soft cheese named for a French region 53 Sleigh jingler 55 Ancient Peruvian 56 Soon, in poetry 58 Canceled, at NASA 60 Cube to roll 61 Got hitched 62 CPR expert