UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD PUZZLE
ACROSS
1 “Uh ... pardon me”
5 “___ a trap!”
8 Where a skier stays
13 Semiaquatic salamander
14 Indoor cat’s perch
16 Go paperless during tax season
17 Pack for a trip? (Note the last word in this answer + ...)
19 Run ___ of
20 III, to II, say
21 Actress in “2 Broke Girls” and “Thor” (... the first word in this one)
23 Lost fish in a Pixar movie
24 L.A. school
25 Provide for free
28 “___ Sutra”
31 Woolly females
35 Unprincipled
38 Did something dangerous
40 Smidgen
41 Reimburse (First word + ...)
43 Letter before omega
44 Dieter’s break (... last word)
46 Enter carefully
48 Banquet setting
49 The L word?
51 Takes advantage of
52 Bonobo or orangutan
54 MMA fight locale
57 2017 film featuring an infant in a suit (Last word + ...)
62 Clumsy sort
65 Unlike a metropolis
66 Best Actress nominee for 2016’s “Loving” (... first word)
68 Athlete’s best effort
69 Texter’s “Frankly ...”
70 Raised, as show dogs
71 Nature’s tabletops
72 Words ___ minute
73 Queens and twins
DOWN
1 Some are tiny carpenters
2 Villain’s adversary
3 Actor McGregor
4 “Unplugged” channel
5 Hajj’s religion
6 Video-sharing app with more than 1 billion users
7 Tried to avoid a tag, say
8 Tilts
9 The “O” in CEO
10 Singer Celine
11 Watercooler gurgle
12 Fish that rhyme with “seals”
15 Cellphone network letters
18 ___ out a living
22 Subtle difference
23 “Morning Edition” broadcaster
25 Simple ball game
26 Cornhusker State’s largest city
27 Catwalk poser
29 Fast-food chain that has the meats
30 Goat’s call
32 Diaper bag necessities
33 Nail polish brand
34 Scrapes, as a knee
36 Fitting
37 Chowder servers
39 Aubrey Graham, ___ Drake
42 Basketball great Ming
45 The Crimson Tide
47 Take to court
50 Criticize severely
53 Power line holders
55 Absolutely hate
56 OB-___
57 Disney World’s most popular ride?
58 Ginormous
59 Historic periods
60 ___ Lanka
61 Pregnancy protrusion
62 Shrek, e.g.
63 Like fine wine
64 Passing crazes
67 Recede