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UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD PUZZLE

- UNIVERSAL FREESTYLE 125 BY JESS RUCKS AND ANN HAGERTY | EDITED BY DAVID STEINBERG

ACROSS

1 Egyptian queen who branded herself the “new Isis” 10 Classy bloke 14 UB40 bop whose title is sung before “you make me feel so fine” 16 Iconic lab assistant 17 Nemesis of the angel on your shoulder? 18 Yea or nay, say 19 Feathery accessory 20 Iowa college 21 Through line 23 Curves in a road 25 Egg-shaped tomatoes 26 1986 sci-fi sequel, or beings in the movie 29 Tidy up 31 Try to get attention from, cat-style 32 Business such as REI 33 Mutual ___ 35 Periods of time 36 Baby deer 37 “Better Call ___” 39 Winter hrs. in Tijuana 40 Europe’s youngest mountain range 41 Nature-based religion 42 Groom-to-be 44 Messy spot on a farm 45 Tangy taco topper 46 Request from a toddler who’s been swung into the air 48 An old one dies hard 49 “Uhh ...” 50 Accurate, to a texter (despite the missing “e”) 53 Wrestling linked to Shinto 54 “No problemo!” 58 Sea lions, to sharks 59 Vehicle for cream cheese frosting, we’d say 60 &&& 61 People in a love-hate relationsh­ip?

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1 Baby’s bed 2 Famed car collector Jay 3 Poet ___ St. Vincent Millay 4 Unrefined metal 5 “I have to go 150 ___ or nothing at all” (Patti LaBelle) 6 They’re so extra! 7 Professori­al jacket material 8 Edge of a glass 9 12 months, in Sao Paulo 10 Plea to the universe 11 Self-centered sorts 12 Musical symbols 13 Uno, due, ___ 15 Catches in a snare 22 Like a steam bath 23 Hip-hop trio with the album “Paul’s Boutique” 24 Stir-fry staple 26 Bonobo, e.g. 27 Outdoor game with costumes 28 “Someone set me up!” 30 They’re much longer than 35-Across 32 Derivative subj. 34 It could carry air or a tear 36 Extreme enthusiast 38 Create, as groundwork 41 Certain Nintendo controller 43 “___ the only one?” 44 Polite “Huh?” 45 Butter maker 47 Comedy or drama, e.g. 50 Panang curry’s cuisine 51 Toothy garden tool 52 Some Indigenous Coloradans 53 Apt rhyme of “Ahh ...” 55 Half-___ (coffee request) 56 Pirate’s cry 57 Cinematic cable channel

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