Universal Crossword

ACROSS

1 Lively dance 4 Evade

9 Fruit-filled pastries Hullabaloo “Raining cats and dogs,” for one Hawaiian greeting

___ C, aka Sporty Spice Seedy breakfast option (unscramble letters 6 to 11 in this answer) Negative press, informally Buy time Important stretch

Not worth arguing about Started disliking, with “on” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” actress

(3 to 7) Physique, briefly

Erotic poetry muse

Does some housecleaning Supportive garments Whitney Houston’s “I’m ___ Woman” Conceal, as an odor Speak off the cuff

Made more bearable 14 15

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“Woo-hoo!” “The show that made country music famous” (5 to 10) French fashion house Women’s rights icon Alice

Juice box brand

White House No. 2s

Drizzle with ranch, say Community with a shared cultural background (5 to 9) Schumer or Poehler

Get a move on

“Haters ___ hate”

Space heater? Ostentatious Watch stealthily Abbreviated list ender DOWN 1 Doorframe part Metaphorical lightbulb

One of four won by Simone Biles in Rio

Lose the threads? Poem of tribute

Insult

Animal that has kids

Jane Austen heroine 52 55 56 57 61 64 67 68 69 70

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One might cover an alien abduction In the style of “I read you,” on a radio In that place Healthy side dish Otherwise Old-timey curse

Pulled apart E pluribus ___ “Dancing Queen” band British noble “Nevermore” speaker

Lieu

Body’s trunk Politeness reminder Alexander I, for one

Vodka in a blue bottle Aries or Gemini Website with many bad reviews 45 47 50 51 52 53 54 58 59 60

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66

“The soul of wit”

Like an emotionless comic delivery “Match Game” host Baldwin Couple’s possessive “The Queen’s Gambit” game Unforeseen snag

Sound preceding “Bless you” Some are soft-boiled The handkerchief in “Othello,” e.g. PlayStation maker

Dirty literature Align

At this moment

Card game similar to Crazy Eights

Answers to yesterday’s puzzle