UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

1 Shadowy group

6 Might

9 Ctrl-Alt-___

12 It’s often tough to assign

13 Opposite of coarse

14 Russell of “The Diplomat”

15 Acting, producing and activism, for a certain Laura?

17 Like many posters?: Abbr.

18 Etsy’s business

19 Tolerate

20 Some spouses making a big purchase?

24 Substitute for “such and such”

25 Red Muppet

26 Painless

27 It depicts local favorites for tourists 30 U-turn from WNW

31 Spot with extra wall space for diplomas, pictures and a flat screen?

34 Fell, as a tree

36 One on the run 38 Lion’s call

39 Heed

40 “Forgive me, I had no idea”

43 Produce one lump for the mine cart?

47 Message sent without postage

48 ___ Penh (capital of Cambodia)

49 Tender cut of pork

50 What a bilingual speaker may do in different situations ... or a three-part theme hint

55 Pulmonologist’s organ

56 Bad smell

57 Flood barrier

58 “Where ___ you?”

59 Plead

60 “4 real”

DOWN

1 Type of oil that might help with anxiety

2 White or brown beer

3 Place that serves 2-Down

4 ___ International (human rights group)

5 Didn’t remove

6 ___ Vanilli

7 &

8 It’s an affirmative

9 Jeans fabric

10 Wear away

11 Fabric made from flax

13 Deceptive move

14 Cartoon explosion sound

16 Character in “Othello” or “Aladdin”

19 “Wow, this stinks”

20 Pursue

21 Watering holes where you might find dates?

22 Steve Urkel, e.g.

23 Extreme joy

24 Tiny

27 Get on in years

28 Now, in Nogales

29 Piece of wisdom

31 “Boyfriend” or “girlfriend,” in dating lingo

32 Phone abbr. near 0

33 Singer involved with two Top 10 songs named “Let Me Love You”

35 Ironically humorous

37 Arriving

38 More spacious

40 Last survey option, often

41 “Frozen” antagonist

42 Grouchy expressions

43 Extremely, slangily

44 Sentiment de romantisme

45 State known for lobster

46 Certain rising yoga pose, familiarly

50 Corn leftover

51 “___ to Billie Joe”

52 Some have OLED displays

53 Frame in “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”

54 “Watch it!”