UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

1 Sleeps in nature 6 Fedora, e.g.

9 Shopping vehicle 13 “Hello” singer 14 Cookie with a wasabi

flavor in China 16 Leisurely

17 Flowery words in a

Danielle Steel book? 20 Conclusions

21 Follow, as a rule 22 Feel remorse for 23 Used a treadmill 25 ___-tac-toe

27 Bucket o’ Soldiers

contents, in “Toy Story” 29 Characters in a Michael Crichton book?

32 Coll. teacher

33 O’er there 34 Rap/fashion icon

Lil ___ X

35 Pushes, like a parent’s

limits

37 Bug expert?

39 River through

Tuscany

43 Possesses

45 Write hurriedly 47 June 30, but not

June 31

48 Quidditch and others? 51 Louis of fashion 53 Steering implement

with a blade

54 Have a hero, say? 55 Red Roof ___

(hotel chain)

56 Alan of

“Marriage Story” 58 Alternative to

Marshalls

60 Mixing up the Bronte

sisters and others? 65 Approximately 2.2 lb. 66 Showdown for honor 67 Like Guinness 68 Hearty bowlful 69 “Naughty!” syllable 70 Vague quantity of

salt

DOWN

1 Train part

2 Fuss

3 Keepsakes

4 Word after “birth” or

“meal”

5 Shipping label words 6 Cultivate some crops 7 British singer Parks 8 Leaf holder that’s

steeped

9 Sch. north of Denver 10 They’re set in clock

apps

11 Go ___ (start

behaving erratically) 12 12-year-old, e.g. 15 Small winning margin

in softball

18 Former Gary Sinise

forensic drama 19 Fitness fanatic

23 At full attention

24 Lot size unit

26 Money execs 28 Enthusiastic

agreement

30 “Maybe even less!” 31 Wearing bedtime

apparel 36 Christmassy temp

workers

38 Ma who once left a $2.5 million cello in a taxi

40 Sunscreen target 41 Nickname that might

drop “Henri”

42 Take a break 44 Unexcitable

46 Old Russian

monarchs

48 Hyped TV event 49 Cry that stops filming 50 “A bit of expert

advice ...”

51 VapoRub brand

52 Not on, as a lamp 57 Largest city in

Story County, Iowa 59 Indian wrap 61 Female hedgehog or

hog

62 Kind or sort

63 “Stop loading this

site” key

64 Sound to stop sounds