UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

1 Fabric store purchase 6 Dalai ___

10 Pained sound 14 Cliffside nest 15 Unlikely, as odds 16 Currency in France 17 *“Good job!” [thirteen

minus four]

19 Org. committed to

the First Amendment 20 Lead-in to “Grande”

or “Lobo”

21 *Certain PBS fundraiser [eleven minus one]

23 Abbr. in a business

name

26 Links grp.

28 Coin with FDR’s

portrait

29 Slangy refusal 30 Distinctive quality 32 And others, in Latin 36 *Event that fights hunger [seven minus two]

39 Put your foot down? 40 Leader of Qatar 41 Blue-green shades 43 Simplicity

44 Gadget used for

making hash browns 46 *Attractive older gentleman [fourteen minus eight]

48 Go up and down 50 Bank’s claim

51 Period of note 52 Blueprint detail, briefly 54 Holiday figure played

by Will Ferrell 55 ___ sleep

56 With 63-Across, find a middle ground ... and a hint to what bookends each starred clue’s answer 60 Apex

62 Medicinal succulent 63 See 56-Across 68 They’re tapped at frats 69 Burst ___ the scene 70 Sound from an old

floorboard

71 Right, on a map 72 Shocked reaction 73 Ham it up

DOWN

1 Fire

2 Hawaiian welcome

gift

3 Middle-earth monster 4 Wedding cake level 5 Landing spot for the

ultra-wealthy

6 “Acid”

7 Bunches and bunches 8 Like data and

diamonds

9 2001 French film nominated for multiple Oscars 10 Carnivore

11 “That smarts!” 12 Guthrie of folk

13 One might be proper 18 Cultured fare?

22 CPR providers 23 Comes to a

conclusion 24 “Moonlight” actress

Harris 25 Selection

27 Taurus neighbor 31 Be of use to 33 Comfortable shoe 34 Remark from one who hit the gym too hard

35 Tough HS test 37 Least casual, as attire 38 Kemper of “The

Office”

42 Gracefully thin 45 Unable to look away 47 Carry out, legally 49 Stinky pooch

53 Fine tableware 56 Rice wine 57 Entreaty 58 Fireplace inserts 59 Direct deposits: Abbr. 61 Offering at a hair salon 64 Dandy

65 Prefix meaning

“recent”

66 Pet at a scratching post 67 Barely manage, with

“out”