Universal Crossword
Edited by David Steinberg January 11, 2024 Pickin’ Chicken by Daniel Hrynick ACROSS 1Pink cocktail, informally 6Free TV spots 10Insect in a cloud 14Quantity of brownies 15 Too 16Went by horse 17 Attending a brunch that celebrates Pride? Try our ... 19 Atop 20 Man, with all due respect? 21 “Ah, OK” 22 Skilled 23 Watching basketball in the Mile High City? Try our ... 26 Gunk 27Try finding 28 “Them’s fighting words!” 31 Supreme pontiff 34“___ woman, hear me roar” 37 Watching hockey in the Motor City? Try our spicy ... 41___-Tac Airport 42Lady who performed at Super Bowl LI 43 Metal brick 44Chocolate with caramel inside 47 Decide 48 Planning to drop the ball at a New Year’s party? Try our ... 54Nebraska city 55 Foul aroma 56 Game with Reverse cards 58Give the star treatment? 59 Fueling up for the law exam? Try our ... 62 Sharif of “Doctor Zhivago” 63Arab leader 64Hardwood tree with thin bark 65Cacao bits 66 Index that lists Harleydavidson as HOG 67 Group of solar panels DOWN 1 Relative of THC 2 Rowers’ implements 3 Unadventurous 4Ewan who says, “Hello there!” in “Revenge of the Sith” 5Honey ___! (sweet cereal) 6Pick apart grammatically 7 More devious 8Town southwest of Vail 9 ABBA song whose title is a cry for help 10 What you may hold for years 11“Keep your eyes closed!” 12“___, don’t shop” (pet fostering slogan) 13 Camping shelters 18 DVR pioneer 22 Grow old 24 Faux pas 25 Pre-owned 28What bouncers check 29 Links peg 30 Put off paying for drinks 31 K-12 grp. 32 Alternative to com 33Small green veggie 35Long, long ___ 36Winter hrs. in Calgary 38 37-Across legend Larionov 39 Clean with a cloth 40 Spot might bark after spotting one 45Different ones 46___ & Perrins 47 Brute from “Revenge of the Nerds” 48 B on the periodic table 49Ramen taste 50 Sudsy 51“Luther” star Elba 52___ Dame 53Nasty look 57 Killer whale 59Affleck of “Shakespeare in Love” 60League for the 23-Across: Abbr. 61 Once bitten, twice ___