Universal Crossword
ACROSS
1Parts of a day, briefly
4 Foul smells
9 What a great song does, in slang
14Aye, in Marseille
15 The color of money
16Comes down in buckets
17Rock ___ boat
18 Checkbox alternative, on a digital survey (In this answer, note the first 3letters + the last 2)
20N.Y. baseball mascot with a ponytail
22“Just watch me!”
23 “I” as in Ithaca
24Safari sound
26 “Take a Chance on Me” group
29Song of the summer, maybe (... first letter + last 5letters)
33“___ Poetica”
34 Reluctant
35“Yeah, sure”
37 Small yet vocal subgroup, or a theme hint
41 Trolley noise
42 Foyer
43Mountain ___ (soda)
44Rams’ home (... first 2letters + last 4) 50One may trail a superhero
52 Castle protection
53 Hathaway or Heche
54 Broadcasting live
56 LGBTQ+ book genre
58It covers current events (... first 2letters + last 2)
62 EPA measure affected by smog
63Couldn’t get enough of
64What makes dough rise
65 “Delicious!”
66 Long-eared hoppers
67Taste or smell
68 Observe
DOWN
1Liability on a lapel
2“Yikes!” from Scooby-doo
3Afternoon nap
4Fairy-tale beast
5 “Phooey!”
6Ref. whose 2022 word of the year was “goblin mode”
7Camping co-op
8Piece of candy with a wintry name
9 Whirled
10 Heaps of, casually
11 German highway with no speed limit, for the most part
12 Ace
13Personal ID
19 Expose
21 Swordfish relative
24 Mechanical learning method
25 “Hamlet” noblewoman
27 Champagne classification
28 Fire remnant
30 Hot dog handlers
31 Game with a freeze variety
32Cuban dance
36Peak popularity
37 Circus insect
38 Force of nature?
39 Clueless
40Grocery payment option: Abbr.
41 Org. investigating outbreaks
45 Forget to include
46 Ventures
47Dental fillings
48“___ New York” (tongue twister)
49 Personal day, maybe
51 Come next
55 Nile reptiles
56 Rumors, in slang
57 Poker stake
58 “Hard pass”
59 Greek H
60 Shirt that may be upcycled into a quilt
61 Author and illustrator Falconer