Universal Crossword

ACROSS 1 Thorny flowers World capital for fjord explorers Pub projectile

“I give!” Fishing platform Notion *Decorative border of many bridal veils Melancholy Poe’s “radiant maiden” Crop up “High” waters *Garden section for a leafy green Small salamanders Those, in Toledo Radio host Glass

Big game settings BBQ rod Sty dweller *Marred with graffiti, e.g. “___ to Dirt” (Sharon Olds poem) Casual meeting? Relative of yoga pants Cacophony Human rights lawyer Clooney Mexican street food items 6 10 51 *Extra charge at an airline check-in counter Agatha Christie title? Straighten Rite sites Omani currency Symbols on a score, or what all letters in the starred clues’ answers could be Good name for a DNA researcher? Jazzed about Link with Tolkien’s tree creatures

70 Expense

71 Icee insert

DOWN 1 Massage

2 “You’re Still the ___” (Shania Twain hit) Ne’er-dowells

Like Kourtney, among the Kardashian sisters

“I feel ___” (“You really get me”) Word after “soap” or “space” “Ice Ice Baby,” to “Play That Funky Music” Femur’s limb 57

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Vein resource Go off-topic Make up lines Find a new purpose for Brought under control Medic Long, long ___ Scissors sounds Hair-raising Place to see umbrellas on a sunny day Helpful trait Feeling blue Mark with a sale price, say Green way to submit taxes Pester Audio show host “Head over heels,” e.g. “Bear” has a different one than “bore” 41 44 48

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Annual reason for lost sleep: Abbr. Bickers at the bazaar ___ bun (hairstyle) Skillful Flat-bottomed boat From another planet “Jack and the Beanstalk” figure Refuses to put away any dishes? “Middlemarch” writer George List-ending abbr. Industrious insects Karaoke prop

Tres - dos In-flight guess, briefly Boar’s pen pal

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