UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

1 Tie, as sneakers 5 “Ancient ___” (UFO show)

11 “The Price Is Right” network

14 More than some

15 Tyrant

16 Do some tree trimming

17 Rocky facade (In this answer, note the first letter + the last 4 letters)

19 Law org.

20 Italian deli meat

21 The phone call replaced it

23 Stops before ICUs, perhaps

24 Sixth sense, for short

26 Hunky-dory

27 Mythical Halloween figure in a “Peanuts” special (... first 2 letters + last 2)

33 Covered in filth 36 Travels like a nomad

37 Squeak (by)

38 Los Angeles NFL team

39 Breaded chicken piece

40 Was sure of

41 Assist

42 Cereal conveyor

43 Pocket breads

44 Release pent-up emotions (... first letter + last 3 letters)

47 Repayment promise

48 Camera variety: Abbr.

49 Letters before an alias

52 Wide photograph

57 Prepackaged meal?

59 YMCA’s URL ending

60 Fail to hide one’s amusement, and what 17-, 27- and 44-Across each do

62 Ring of flowers

63 Thrills

64 Posh hotel chain

65 Cheerios ___ Crunch

66 Game tile with pips

67 Heron’s home

DOWN

1 Cowgirl’s rope

2 Ring exchange site

3 Puts in the fridge

4 Italian volcano

5 Offer a suggestion

6 Sara ___ (dessert brand)

7 “That ___ saying much”

8 Sword wired for competition

9 Christmas, in Quebec

10 Plays, as Netflix content

11 Lois Lane’s lover

12 Tea requiring a wide straw

13 Canned meat served on Maui

18 Nail file material

22 Elephant’s org.

25 Included in

27 Baseball VIPs

28 Some lawn mowers

29 Covers with coats

30 One who shouts “Out!”

31 Swedish bookcase seller

32 Good or bad word?

33 Clutch

34 Train travel

35 “Look at me go!”

39 UV-blocking initials

40 Korea’s most common surname

42 Acquired from a particular place

43 Eiffel Tower’s city

45 Court with flowers, say

46 West Texas city

49 Japanese cartoon style

50 Where pots are fired

51 Nail an exam

52 Shirt or sport

53 Field of study

54 Pixar dinosaur

55 Palindromic respectful address

56 Start of a play

58 “Hurry up!”

61 One of Alex’s “Jeopardy!” replacements