UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Caroled, perhaps 5 “Italian tomato” 9 It has pecs and quads
12 Directed, as one’s energy 14 “Selma” director DuVernay
15 *Root for papa? (decahedron) 16 Meditative practice
17 ___ Napa sparkling wines 18 *Slow pitch’s trajectory? (rectangle) 20 Wrath
21 Balcony seating
section
22 Get around 23 Somewhat 25 Luxury hotel
chain
27 Another name for Cupid
28 *Mucky digs? (pyramid) 30 Business with
robes
32 Pants line 33 Nebraska tribe
members 38 Rockets great
Ming
40 *“Start playing your role already!”? (octagon) 41 “Moby-Dick” captain
45 Unkind blog
commentary 47 Former toy
company 48 Vodka brand 50 Occasion for making a wish, briefly
51 Sign before Virgo 52 *Amphibian that jumps the highest, e.g.? (trapezoid) 54 Like cherished
memories 55 Proposed legislation since 1923, briefly 56 Transform like a werewolf, or a hint to the starred answers and the grid art along the upper left-to-lower right diagonal 59 ___’easter 60 Instruction manual accompaniment 61 Getting little rain 62 Helps
63 Decides DOWN 1 Bagel spreads 2 “Excuse me ...” 3 Refusal from a lad
4 “Sweet Child o’ Mine” band, briefly
5 Break a promise 6 Breaking stories from last month, e.g.
7 T. rex’s food 8 Confuse 9 Holiday
fundraising event 10 Go too far with 11 Expresses joy, perhaps 13 Worthless
15 Jane who played a Conehead 17 Florida city known for its Cuban food 19 Anticipatory night
21 Camels’ Andean relatives 24 Easter egg need 26 Like many campfire stories 29 “You’ll ___ for this!”
31 I love, in Latin 34 Insect in a hill 35 Napping spots
on farms, maybe 36 One may be
added to “rose” 37 Rose 39 Supporting a
plan 40 Freeways’ slopes 41 Tack on
42 “Get Out” genre 43 Place to keep
bees
44 Singer Scaggs 46 Becomes adjusted
49 Italian scooter 53 Like tom yum soup
54 Word before “bump” or “pump” 57 ___-mo
58 With it