The Boston Globe

UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD PUZZLE

- DIRT FLOOR BY RICH FEELY | EDITED BY DAVID STEINBERG

ACROSS

1 Rich’s opposite 5 Notary’s tool 10 First light 14 Where a gutter is mounted 15 More knowledgea­ble 16 High woodwind 17 Take suddenly 18 Place for a tattoo or bracelet 19 Penny 20 Crystal ball, e.g. 22 Butter bit 24 Action figure that inspired a movie series 27 Health org. based in Atlanta 30 Musical finales 34 Like a 34-degree angle 35 British singer Rita 36 Fish such as a steelhead 37 Like a cherry tomato 38 Requiremen­ts 41 Org. that ranked Chris Evert as its first No. 1 player 42 Unfavorabl­e votes 44 UnitedHeal­thcare competitor 45 Tight-fitting 46 Said “I double-dogdare you” to, say 48 Personal website section 50 Enlarging, as a hole 51 Chocolate confection­s 52 Strictness 53 Currently occupied 54 They surround Swiss valleys 55 W. Hemisphere alliance 57 Hoax 59 Mark from a surgeon 60 A Great Lake 62 Cookie in a certain DQ Blizzard 64 “Well ... I’ll pass” 65 Actress Dickinson or Harmon 66 Affliction treated by VA clinics 67 Pharma products 68 People you look up to 69 Fish in the herring family

DOWN

1 Good name for a cribbage player? 2 Rower’s tool 3 Female gametes 4 New start for a movie series 5 Mop, on deck 6 Shortbread container 7 Request 8 Director Brooks 9 Word before “school” or “cook” 10 Edit dishonestl­y 11 Prez on a 19-Across 12 Came in first 13 Volleyball court divider 21 Marsh plant 23 Play parts 24 Collect, as accolades 25 Long cold spell 26 She wore Dorothy’s ruby slippers 27 Beginning to see a point, informally 28 Pull along 29 Dispensary liquid 31 Humble ... or a hint regarding the last 4-6 letters of 26-, 27- and 29-Down 32 Leaf-peeping season 33 Decorates for showings 39 Cheap, in branding 40 Apply lightly 43 Athletes with other jobs, perhaps 45 Where heros are made 47 Investigat­es 49 Burden 54 High point 56 2010s Best Picture winner set in Tehran 58 City near Phoenix 59 Add up 60 Yes, in Japanese 61 Nintendo’s Super ___ 63 A bit strange

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