Universal Crossword

Edited by David Steinberg May 29, 2023 ACROSS 1 Fabulous fabulist 6 Crude grp. 10 Pulls behind 14 “That’s important to me” 15 Eponym of a student grant 16 Thanos’ devastating finger click 17 Earnings for a stand-in? 19 Supergirl’s first name 20 Middle of dinner? 21 Immense 22 Preposterous 24 Fighting 26 _ _ _-cone 27Souvenir shirt, often 28 Earnings for a pot dealer? 33 Name that sounds like a soft cheese 34 Most orderly 35 Place to find a drink and a date? 37___ Angeles Sparks 38 Striped gemstone 42 “A little birdie told me ...” 45 Eye’s colored part 46 Earnings for a tailor? 49 Pioneering ISP 50 Line with one end, in math 51Partner in battle 52Like “bedknobs” and “broomsticks” 54 In the thick of 56 Grandfather, in German 59 Inconsiderate 60 Earnings for a soccer player? 63 Shadow that foreshadows something, perhaps 64 Notion 65 Enjoyed the slopes 66 Heron’s home 67 Designer Burch 68 “A Strange Loop” was nominated for 11 in 2022 DOWN 1 Assistant 2 MBA class 3 Bratwurst and lap cheong, for two 4 Sphere 5 Like hip bones 6 Chooses 7 Bog product 8 Animal that wrestles and bugles during a rut 9 Juice diet, for instance 10 Disapproving sounds 11 Acting without thinking 12 Rabbit’s residence 13 Gardening shovel 18 Olympic decathlete Ashton 23 _ _ _ Nova (Brazilian genre) 25 Belonging to those people 26 Subs (for) 28“The Last of Us” network 29 Investment plan initials 30 Main strain from Coltrane 31 New Zealand language from which English borrowed “mako” 32 Clara Bow or Olivia Rodrigo 36 Kama _ _ _ 39 “Joining up with us?” 40 “_ _ _ but a scratch” (“Monty Python” quote) 41 Winter hrs. in Buffalo 43Food delivery that you still have to cook 44 Step between floors 46 Measure of threedimensional space 47 Evades 48 First in line, perhaps 49 Barbecue wrap? 53Apartment fee 54 Lenovo rival 55 “Got it,” informally 57 Mouse, to a cat 58“No ifs, ___ or buts” 61 Marriage vow 62 Boxing result: Abbr. Fringe Benefits by Emma Lawson and Hoang-kim Vu