UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD
ACROSS
Trending direction
Role, metaphorically 10 Depressing 13 Less distant 14 Swimmers that
may be electric 15 Many years ___ 16 Dull lecture? 18 Actress Banks,
informally 19 Unrefined metals 20 “Forward,” for
Wisconsin
21 Far fromruddy 22 Emma Stone film partly inspired by “The Scarlet Letter”
24 Like some clogs 26 Mottled horses 28 They might strike
in Egypt
29 Cook, Rice or
Curry
30 Move like a promotional tube man
Like Gothic castle ruins, maybe 36 People who read up on what they discover? 39 Word before
“plane” or “plate” 40 Podiatric
concerns 41 Maple syrup source
___ Royale National Park 44 Makes a pick 46 Small cave
49 “Da 5 Bloods” actor
Whitlock Jr. 50 With 46-Down, spirit in some believers “Odyssey” femme fatale 53 Queen in
“Frozen”
57 Not divisible
by two
58 Marine mammal that won’t stop barking?
60 “___ below” (“Details follow”) Invites on a date, with “out”
62 Fuel rating 63 32,000 ounces 64 Motor oil amts.
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7
32
42
51
61
65 Does some sole
searching?
DOWN
1 “Do ___ others ...” 2 One might apply
pressure 3 Crossashallow
stream, perhaps 4 Gotten up
5 ___ Speedwagon 6 Song part with no guitarists or singers 7 Makewarmer 8 Gives permission 9 Shaming
syllable
10 Green lunch 11 Like tightrope
walkers
12 Apt answer for clue number 12 Singer Jones or James
Sushi roll dip
Sat for a photographer 23 Initially 25 Maritime law
area
26 Greek bread 27 Late riser’s
grumble 28 Popular kind of
dining in 2020 29 Chef’s meas.
14
17 21
31
Prefix for “propyl”
33 Take a break 34 401(k)
alternatives 35 Supposed supernatural gift, briefly
37 Being such as
Aphrodite 38 Rather than 43 Insect in a plague
Gorillas beat theirs
45
46 See 50-Across 47 Competition
with bull riding 48 Like days of
yore
49 What helps a
pupil grow? 52 Annoys 54 “Second Act”
co-star Remini 55 Rational
56 Bass beverages 58 Help page title 59 Botany, for one:
Abbr.