UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 State of disarray

5 Macho fellow

10 Pre-K basics

14 Relative of teal

15 Freezer maker

16 Collect, as crops

17 Type of bean used in

some mooncakes 18 Baited

19 Sandal brand

20 Apt rhyme of “wham” 21 Conflict fought

over faith

23 Fictional AFC Richmond

coach Lasso

24 Avis competitor

26 “That hits the spot!” 27 Skylighted courts 29 Michael of R.E.M. 30 Confucian principle 31 Puny

32 Tribute poem

33 Slowly change form 35 Safe offerings at banks:

Abbr.

36 They engage in machines 39 Prejudiced 42 Supermarket corridors 46 Final word in many fairy

tales

47 Court divider

49 “I’ll return shortly,” in

IMs

50 2019 March Madness

champs 51 Dish often served with daikon radish and ginger 53 Everlasting 55 Nickname for an

English channel 56 Keep ___ of (stay in the

know about)

57 Anvil in one’s ear, e.g. 58 Periodontist’s

directive

60 Not too much

61 Idina’s role in “Frozen” 62 Member of a Jamaican

religion, for short 63 Vena ___

64 Abound (with)

65 It makes dough grow 66 Type of dinosaur in

“Toy Story”

DOWN

1 Venomous African

snakes

2 On a par with

3 (1) Raisin brand 4 Droop

5 Saintly ring

6 Program that mimics the Atari 2600, e.g.

7 (3) Longtime “Entertainment Tonight” host 8 Retroactive subtitle of

1977’s “Star Wars”

9 Zippo

10 Pictures at an

exhibition

11 (5) Really blushing 12 Serious concerns for

spelunkers

13 “Me time” outing

21 Plot device?

22 Squealer

25 Some video files 28 Experts in a lab

33 (2) Partied hearty

34 (4) Thump of one’s

ticker

37 First word of a choosing

rhyme

38 Romulus and Remus’

river

39 Optimal option 40 Behind the eight ball,

financially

41 Google service that provides sponsored links 43 Energy snack with a

crescent moon in its logo 44 Like tricky maneuvers 45 Levy that Gandhi

protested

48 They’re protected by

shinguards

49 Creatures 52 Letter-shaped girder 54 Scream or swoon, say 59 Org. hiring

cryptographers