UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD PUZZLE
ACROSS
1 ___ Blast (Mountain Dew flavor)
5 Arouse, as curiosity
10 Pass over
14 Like venison
15 Unsharpened
16 Word before “flies” or “sin ks”
17 Curved paths
18 Winter coasters
19 YouTuber/actress ___ Akana
20 Competed in the Tour de France, e.g.
22 Demi Moore, ___ Guynes
23 Certain frozen waffles
24 Person in car lots?
25 “Fire” insect
26 “I’ve got nothing ___ to prove”
27 In the style of
28 Travels extravagantly
31 Grp. whose work is taxing?
33 Babies’ mealtime garments
35 Chew audibly
36 “Ah, now it’s clear!”
37 Some PC ports
38 Speechify
39 “Star Trek II: The Wrath of ___”
40 “Fear Street” author R.L.
42 Scrape (by)
43 Instagram timelines, e.g.
44 Winter hrs. in Albany
45 Formally given over 48 Bread for a patty melt 49 The Suns, on scoreboards
50 Panda Express pan
52 Starts a computer up again
56 “Have time to chat?”
60 Ice rink leap
61 Free from
63 Org. behind the game Lobster Liberation
64 Abhorrent
65 Observe Yom Kippur
66 “Lupin” actor Sy
67 Lyft guesses: Abbr.
68 Drainage system
69 With 59-Down, unpredictable factor ... and a hint to the starred clues’ answers
DOWN
1 Spill the beans
2 Trapeze performers
3 *Long-eared hare
4 Photographer Adams
5 “Arthur” airer
6 Mean-spirited
7 *Striped semiaquatic reptile
8 Escaping notice
9 UFO pilots
10 Produce, as a play
11 *Bird known for its long, sharp bill
12 “Give me a moment!”
13 Veggies in many potpies
21 The DEA is part of it
23 Two at the end of the hall?
27 “___ of Power Comes as No Surprise” (Jenny Holzer piece) 29 All Time Low genre
30 Off-___-record
32 Taste or balance
34 Nine-digit ID
36 ’50s prez
41 Sound effect in an empty gym
43 One of three in a yard 46 Crowd scene actors
47 BOGO deal
49 Fishing rods, e.g.
51 (Whammo!)
52 Techno party
53 Go offstage
54 Banjoist Fleck 55 Wikipedia or Vimeo
56 “___ Girl” (2014 thriller)
57 18-wheeler
58 Abbr. in a bibliography
59 See 69-Across
62 Popular stock index, with “the”