Universal Crossword
ACROSS
1 Enormous
5 Helvetica or Calibri
9 Slowly move (along)
13___-bitty
14 Declares
16 NYC neighborhood by Little Italy
17 *Put some bucks on the Bucks, maybe
19 Calming of diplomatic tensions
20 Turns bad
21“Glee” actress Michele
22___ legs
23Start a remote work session, say
25 *Oscar nominee for “Network”
27 Flow (from)
29 Occupied a booth
30 Spinning “Looney Tunes” character, for short
31Cannabis variety
34 David’s role on “Friends”
37*Cover that gets plugged in
41 Guthrie of folk
42 Travel in a catamaran
43 Sen.’s counterpart
45 Drenched
47 Some have beginner’s luck
50*Process by which a neutron might become a proton
55 Colombian street food
56 Sore
57 Slump
58 Alternative to Budget
59 Heads out
60 Engender public controversy, or a hint to the word scrambled in each starred clue’s answer
64 Muppet with a dog named Tango
65 Played a role
66 Notable periods
67Property claim
68 Emotive performers
69 Resident of Orkney, e.g.
DOWN
1 Special guest, for short
2 Falcons or Hawks, on a scoreboard
3 Person who’s focused while staring into space?
4Titan of industry
5 Crazes
6 Egg cells
7 Virtuous
8 Rough woolen fabric
9 “Do I have your permission?”
10___ game (pitcher’s feat)
11 Shout from the stands
12 “Greetings, pardner”
15Wild guesses
18 Sicilian volcano
23 Allow
24Largest city in the Cornhusker State
25 Must have, or must-haves
26 Rake in
28 Over-top connector?
32Wharton deg.
33___ the Elder (Roman author) 35Multipart story’s path
36 Brew, as tea
38 Active 24/7
39Three-___ sloth
40Lager’s relative
44 Wildfire prevention spot, e.g., for short
46 Thompson of “Westworld”
48 Ocean motion
49Corrupting gifts
50Coffee Meets ___ (dating app)
51 Romaine danger
52 Feature of many parties and crosswords
53 Good potential partner
54 Unsettled feeling
58 Contributes
61 Band that’s also a sleep acronym
62 East Asian “way”
63Guess: Abbr.