UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD
My Two Cents by Amie Walker and Geoffrey Schorkopf, edited by Taylor Johnson
ACROSS
1 Face ___ (skin care product)
6 Word before “cry” or “out”
9 Great ___ (dog breed)
13 Opposite of obtuse
14 Strong wind
15 Black-and-white whale in Kwakwaka’wakw lore
16 *Choir teacher’s handout
18 Backside
19 Roll in a yard?
20 Trot, e.g.
21 Jedi Kenobi who stated, “Only a Sith deals in absolutes”
23 Referee’s decision
24 Swanky hotel option
25 *Where you might find a concert flyer or “help wanted” ad
29 Spanish small plates
30 Overnight ___ (popular breakfast)
31 British bathroom
32 “Guys, ___ and nonbinary pals” (rhyming address)
33 *Cash dispenser
34 Elegant and luxurious
35 100%
36 “The Son of Man” painter Magritte
38 Yoga pose
40 *Fragrance company giveaway
43 Macaroni shape
44 Slasher film feature
45 Anni Albers or Claude Monet
47 Draped dress
48 Time span
51 Like lemons
52 “Here’s my feedback” ... and what the answers to the starred clues could say?
55 Like lemons
56 Off-broadway award
57 ___ panda (raccoon, humorously)
58 Road trip stops
59 Wordless assent
60 Like a margarita glass rim
DOWN
1 Lip
2 Video chat annoyance
3 Regretted
4 Colorado Native
5 Annual NYC fashion event
6 Speedy
7 Actor Mahershala
8 Tell, as a story
9 Spicy Sweet Chili chip
10 “Is it just us?”
11 Org. for the Golden Bears or Golden Gophers
12 Bring in
14 Deceitful cunning
17 Shopping centers
22 Babies’ mealtime garments
23 Four in a quart
24 Thailand, formerly
25 Bowling alley device
26 “Def!”
27 Civil rights activist Parks
28 “Silly me!”
29 “Tall” story
32 Space between teeth
33 Freshly
34 Like some pastel colors
36 Barbecue spice mixes
37 Anxiety in “Inside Out 2,” e.g.
38 Italian for “love”
39 Runs like a cheetah
41 Texts “heyyy,” maybe
42 Tequila source
45 Italian wine region
46 “Femininomenon” singer Chappell
47 Stated
48 And others: Abbr.
49 “The ___ is history!”
50 Like a used firepit
53 “Succession” airer
54 60 minuti