UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Many are made at
lots
9 Sage ... or sassy 13 Sun-powered energy
device
14 Undesirably small 15 Person who might
keep tabs on a tabby 16 Loosen, as laces 17 Sundance’s state 18 111-11-1111 is not a valid
one
19 Crime involving a
fire
20 Wallowing spots 22 Recently, perhaps 24 Plastic cup brand 26 Emphatic denial 29 “Totes adorbs!” 32 Island country whose official currency is the U.S. dollar
34 People born before
Virgos
35 Starting to struggle at a brainstorming session
39 Far from well-done? 40 Just learning
41 Soup that originated in
Nam Dinh, Vietnam 42 Aspiring stand-up’s
event
45 “When will I ___
learn?” 47 “Fast X” actor Jason 49 Some parents
53 Hound’s sounds 54 Fragrant necklace 56 Baby bay
57 “Watchmen” or “12
Angry Men” 58 Intimately connected 60 Slushy drinks 61 Completed transactions 62 Some parents 63 Beverage associated with
Southern hospitality
DOWN
1 Raccoon cousin
2 Church centerpiece 3 Some allergy symptoms 4 ___ Lanka
5 They consist of
scenes
6 Invitation to grab a
meal
7 7x WNBA All-star Delle
Donne
8 Kind of camera: Abbr. 9 Takes first place 10 Without an out
11 Potato peel
12 ___ contact
13 Film set on the
water?
14 Head garment associated
with Black culture 19 “Pokemon” protagonist
Ketchum 21 Frosh, next year
23 “This favor had
better be returned!” 25 Language spoken in
Vientiane
27 Sprinter Lyles
28 Bone, in an Italian
dish’s name
29 Picked hairstyle 30 Conclude filming
31 “Our heroes are
here!”
33 Had breakfast,
say
36 Watchmen, maybe 37 Best-liked,
informally 38 Gossiped-about
pair
43 Ford and Lincoln
44 “___ a cruel summer”
(Taylor Swift lyric) 46 Tennis player’s need 48 Let
50 “Glass Onion” actress
Janelle
51 Walled Spanish city 52 Tennis match
components
53 ___ Burger (frozen veggie
patty)
55 “Understood” 57 ___-Autumn Festival 58 ’90s music buys 59 Summer hrs. in
Tampa