Universal Crossword
ACROSS
1 Like a pigsty 6 D&D class with a poetic name 10 Muscles in six-packs 13 “Straight ___ Compton” 14 Birdie plus two 15 Sturgeon eggs 16 Escapes 18 Vogue, e.g., in brief 19 ___ up (absorbs with bread) 20 Have curry, maybe
21 It’s made to be destroyed at a party 23 Goldie of “Death Becomes Her” 25 Muscly 26 L.A.-to-San Diego dir. 29 Following a CPR instruction, perhaps 33 “___: Maverick” (2022 action sequel) 35 Word after “tight” or “bitter” 36 Fruity gin cocktail ingredient 37 “Break a leg,” e.g. 38 Route 39 Propelled a gondola 40 Toll, for bridge use
41 Place to apply deodorant 42 California 38-Down county 43 It doesn’t come with everything 46 Nine-digit ID 47 Windy City hub 48 Director Joel or Ethan 50 Kale concoctions 52 Knightly address 53 Estimate phrase 57 Traditional or Roth investment 58 They get people really high 61 Miles ___ gallon 62 Warning sign at a studio 63 Like ocean motions 64 Come out with 65 Gets a few winks
66 In ___ (before birth) DOWN
1 Unruly groups 2 Belgian currency 3 Bit of choreography 4 Hide away 5 Long-haired ox
6 Kick, or something to kick with 7 In the past 8 Give an answer
9 Decorating, as Easter eggs 10 They carry many plates 11 Gravy container 12 Company that created a Sonic boom? 14 White, in French 17 Like some patches 22 Humanitarian Mandela 24 Grad 25 Miniature 26 Pool cue 27 “Me too” 28 Like Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” 30 “Ode on a Grecian Urn” writer 31 Works by 30-Down 32 Family car 34 “Caught you!”
38 Red or white, but not blue 39 Raw fish dish 41 Assumed character 42 Nasal laugh noise 44 Large ___ Collider 45 Less friendly 49 Like a pitcher’s ideal inning 50 Nurses a cocktail 51 Type of rug that partially covers a floor 52 Gear at Aspen
54 Be a passenger 55 Exchange jabs 56 Norway’s largest city 59 Fez, e.g. 60 Name that sounds like a slow-cooked dish