UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

1 Insects that farm aphids

5 Subtle attention-getter

9 Island greeting meaning “peace”

14 What less is, in a saying

15 Unit of popularity on social media

16 Rise up (against)

17 *Queen or king, but not jack or ace

19 Native New Zealander

20 Medium’s “skill”

21 From the start

22 Most rational

23 All-inclusive getaways

25 Author

26 Opposition vote

27 *Some challenging exams for students

32 Archipelago part

35 Large gulp

36 Tribe for which a lake and canal are named

37 Like some headphones, and a hint to making sense of the answers to the starred clues

40 Sleeveless undergarment, for short

41 Follow, as orders

42 Japanese port city

43 *Did an impression of

45 “Quit yanking my udder!”

46 Neither here ___ there

47 “I didn’t do it!”

51 Consideration

55 Irked

56 Largest Chinese ethnic group

57 How a book is read during story time

58 *Tube used in some operations

60 Steakhouse choice

61 Make, as money

62 Yen

63 Sushi bar drinks

64 New Age Irish singer

65 Get closer to

DOWN

1 Color of honey

2 Like Valhalla residents

3 Muscles worked during pullups, for short

4 “Gimme one ___”

5 Ample

6 Surfing destinations

7 Distort

8 2012 film about a talking bear

9 Noted suit maker

10 Tilt

11 Double-reeded woodwind

12 That girl’s

13 Landed

18 Martial art whose name means “empty hand”

22 Marsh plant

24 First birthday suit, perhaps

25 Expensive: Var.

27 Possessed

28 “The Simpsons” bully with a distinctive laugh

29 Opera solo

30 Protagonist of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

31 Nintendo competitor

32 Native Peruvian

33 Daytime TV show

34 ___ Bizkit

35 Dueler’s sword

38 Crayola’s macaroni and cheese, e.g.

39 Make less tight

44 Battery terminals

45 A lot of boats?

47 “Don’t ___ about it”

48 When repeated, calming words

49 Japanese comics style

50 Input, as data

51 Part of the food pyramid

52 Actress Jessica

53 Prepare a meal

54 Melody

55 Big fan, informally

58 “Told ya!”

59 Rev, as an engine