UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Civil rights activist Chavez 6 Body part within “earmuff” 9 N.C. State is in it
12 Narcissist’s love
16 “Turn down this proposal!” 17 Average, in statistics 19 Beauty balm brand
21 History Muse
22 Move words around
24 Ball game in Las Vegas? 25 Computer operator 26 Wellness centers 27 Philadelphia’s time zone 29 Baseball or basketball marking (or, in different senses, the first word + the last word of 124-Across?)
31 Noted Chinese philosopher 33 A long way off
35 Marries in a hurry
36 Laughable
39 Penniless
42 Barbara Gordon’s alter ego
(... 103-Across?)
44 Do the tango, say
45 Hex, for one
48 Distinctive time span
49 + or - particle
51 One might spin jumpers 52 Extreme dullness
54 Poker player’s giveaway 56 YouTube journal
58 Faint
60 Coll. senior’s test, perhaps 61 Pinot noir or sauvignon blanc 63 Got into a lather?
68 Dog walker’s handful
71 Shuts loudly
73 Sushi restaurant utensil
(... 22-Across?)
75 “___ luck!”
76 Flying home?
78 Winter supply for a ground crew
79 Country in Asia’s Golden Triangle
80 Key near Ctrl
81 Brewery order
83 Peace Nobelist Desmond 85 Alternative to she or he 88 Certain fir
91 Wind direction indicators 96 Cacophony
97 Gold, in Acapulco
98 Pedal a bike
99 Garlicky mayonnaise
100 Corrode (... 39-Across?)
103 Inconsistent
106 Ends up costing
107 Maine’s third-most populous
city
109 Part of a jazz combo
110 Fate
113 Words with very similar meanings, or a theme hint 115 Tap, as savings
117 Tabloid twosome
121 Italian for oil 122 Diamond Head locale 124 Ordinary members of an
organization
126 Covering in the news? 127 Japanese soup noodle 128 “Auld Lang ___”
129 Ancient German
130 Merino mothers
131 Big fuss
132 Barrett of Pink Floyd
133 “Great blue” bird
DOWN
1 Brilliant triumph
2 Blues singer James
3 Slimy marine mollusk 4 Author Beattie
5 Beverly Hills shopping destination
6 Accumulate
7 Took a break
8 Australian buddy
9 “All systems go”
10 Bass ___ (cello music symbol) 11 Paddled at camp
12 Carved artistically
13 Beast of Borden
14 Property encumbrances 15 Golfer’s “Watch out!”
16 Silicon Valley investors, briefly 18 Battle with foam projectiles
20 “Hold on ... back up a bit” 23 Congratulatory touch
28 Billy’s partner
30 Jeweler’s glass
32 “Positions” singer Grande, to fans
34 Track competition
36 Help in crime
37 Undecorated
38 In a steadfast way
40 Not even
41 Stereotypical pro gamer 43 Online chuckle
46 Flashy events?
47 Some attract big fish
50 Have a snack
53 Arizona city or landform
55 Leg, for instance
57 “Well done!”
59 Variety
62 Hush-hush grp.
64 Act like
65 Letter after chi
66 “Yada, yada, yada” (Abbr.) 67 Try to lose weight
69 Chicken ___ king
70 Grime on Santa’s suit 71 Longtime Swedish automaker 72 Flowery air freshener option 73 Animation frame
74 “Phooey!”
77 Reciprocating reply
79 Period between new moons 82 ___ Rachel Wood (“Westworld” star) 84 Windsor knot garment 86 Part of QED
87 What comes easily to hand? 89 Easy dupes
90 Adjust, as tires
92 Assists
93 Person who roams 94 Magical drinks 95 Palindromic family nickname 101 Mon. follower
102 Opposed to certain coats 104 Naval fighting force
105 Slim
107 Club regulation
108 Biscotti flavoring
111 Signed
112 R.R. stop
113 A portion of
114 Like show horses’ feet
116 Compensates
118 One of Jackie Jackson’s
brothers
119 Musk who launched his Tesla
into space
120 Dudes
123 Family card game
125 Fourth letter