1/8 “Quick-Witted”

Universal Crossword

Edited by David Steinberg January 8, 2019

ACROSS 1 "Humbug!"

lead-in 4 Two queens,

say 8 Savory taste 13 Longtime

shock jock Don 15 "Not to mention ..." 16 '60s protest 17 Start of a quip 19 Sweater style with a letter-shaped cut 20 Methuselah's old man 21 Tone up 23 In a way 25 Italian dish that takes a long time to cook 29 Part two of the quip 32 Flowering vine with a rich scent 36 Ile de la Cite's river 37 A chip, maybe 38 Kenyan tribesman 41 With 11Down, night for amateur comics 42 Opposite of urban 44 Software manuals are written for them 46 Part three of the quip 49 More tranquil 50 Sycophant

55 Hardships 58 Heavy safari

animal, informally 59 Who can be found in the Waldorf Astoria? 62 End of the quip 64 Roswell crash victim, supposedly 65 Egyptian goddess whose name consists of the same verb twice 66 "Garfield" dog 67 Secluded valleys 68 Formally surrender 69 Do some sums DOWN 1 Vampires' marks 2 Acid in proteins 3 Sense of ___ (date's asset) 4 Amigo 5 Sacha Baron Cohen title character 6 "Amazing Grace" ending 7 Talking points? 8 Permits to enter America 9 Popular cookies in a refreshing variety

10 Absorbed, as a cost

11 See 41-Across

12 Cartridge contents

14 The Amish, e.g.

18 Violin opening

22 Flipper 24 Al dente 26 Balderdash 27 Cartridge

contents 28 Olympic

legend Jesse 30 Sedona automaker 31 Artist's stand 32 City voting districts 33 Accustom 34 Valuable violin, for short 35 Place to sip a hot drink alfresco

39 Singer DiFranco

40 Bad day for Caesar

43 Skin soothers 45 Seize

illegally 47 Like the "-"

end of a battery: Abbr. 48 Romp 51 Jimmy ___ shoes 52 In a way, casually 53 Loosened, as a knot 54 Did a model's job 56 Angry reaction 57 Kind of mark left by a tire 59 Tail motion 60 The whole shebang 61 Deception 63 Bismarck-toMinneapolis dir.

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1/8

"Quick-Witted" by Paul Coulter

Universal Crossword

Edited by David Steinberg January 7, 2019

ACROSS 1 Croaky 7 Gregory

Peck's "Moby Dick" role 11 Nonvulgar swearing 14 Bad deal 15 Parks of Montgomery 16 Miss the mark 17 Cause of nightmares? 19 River, to Rivera 20 ___ ex machina 21 "Well said, preacher" 22 "Highway to Hell" band 26 With 50-Across, setting up a Shakespearean woman? 30 Deleted scene 32 Colorful colony inhabitants 33 Arrange for 34 Retired Nevada senator Harry 35 Guitarists' push in a battle of the bands? 41 Settled a debt 42 Frequent companion of Q, in Scrabble 44 Goes ballistic 48 Heaven's gatekeeper

50 See 26-Across

52 Bring to tears 53 La ___ Tar

Pits 54 Highest draft

status 56 Spelling

contest 57 College

brotherhood of drummers? 64 Night sch. offering 65 Minerals such as cinnabar 66 Unwelcome end 67 Retiring 68 Message with an emoji, maybe 69 Friend of Ren DOWN 1 MLB scores 2 Many a Rembrandt 3 Chimpanzee, e.g. 4 Sturgeon stuff 5 Bay Area law force, briefly 6 Snob descriptor 7 Crop up 8 Take way more than one's share of 9 Havana residue 10 Ball club? 11 Mice and lice 12 Familiarize (oneself) 13 Treats unfairly 18 Essen's river 21 Doc's org.

22 Crunch targets

23 Treble, alto or bass

24 No couch potato

25 ___ d'Ivoire (Ghana neighbor)

27 Off the hook 28 Hold back,

with "in" 29 Makes sense 31 Entree with

a crust 34 Mayberry

letters 36 Hedonists

sow wild ones 37 School member, in the ocean 38 Part of an agenda 39 "The Godfather" Corleone 40 Ft. above sea level

43 Before, in poetry

44 Calvin's tiger 45 From square

one 46 ___ Dan

("Reelin' In the Years" rock group) 47 Mortgage org. 48 Dispatched 49 Fine-tunes 51 Tribute with friendly insults 55 Working hard 57 "Baloney!" 58 "My lips ___ sealed" 59 Handle on the range? 60 "The X-Files" org. 61 Computer storage letters 62 Deadly Egyptian snake 63 Your of yore

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1/7

"To and Fro" by Harvey Estes

Universal Crossword

Edited by David Steinberg January 9, 2019

ACROSS 1 Help with a

heist 5 Closest

57-Across, in texts 9 Bond portrayer in "Skyfall" 14 Bring down the house? 15 Cream guitarist Clapton 16 Palindromic turbine part 17 High peak in WA 19 Jelly Belly's ___-Frutti 20 Brewer's supply 21 Riyadh resident 23 Blues or Jazz 24 French painter who led the Fauvist movement 27 One lacking pigment 30 "Stop it!" 31 Earring style 32 Nasty-sounding container 36 Must-haves 39 New Haven Ivy Leaguer 40 James Bond's beverage of choice, whose letters are "shaken" in 17-, 24-, 51-, and 64-Across 42 Dr. of rap 43 Kenyan native 45 Fulfilled, as a promise 46 Sicilian mount 47 December 24 and 31 49 Old West hangout

51 Question from one concerned about punishment

56 '50s fountain order

57 Friends 58 "Uncle!" 62 With 52-

Down, catchphrase such as Indiana's "Crossroads of America" 64 Hall-of-Fame Expos left fielder 66 A Musketeer 67 Third baseman Longoria 68 Going ___ (arguing) 69 Bond portrayer in "Moonraker" 70 Gym units 71 "Cup or ___?" DOWN 1 Troop group 2 Hold, as one's breath 3 Pound of poetry 4 Unwelcome Boston Harbor vessel in 1773 5 Jerry's partner 6 Member of a religious order 7 Food Network host Guy 8 "Get lost!" 9 Old PC monitor 10 Daily grind 11 Affirmed the truth of 12 I's, in sorority names 13 Stubborn laundry target 18 Coast-tocoast U.S. highway

22 "Breaking ___" (longtime AMC series)

25 Exploding star 26 "Beloved"

author Morrison 27 "Excuse me ..." 28 Kinks hit of 1970 29 Capital southeast of Olympia, Washington 33 Rub the wrong way 34 Enjoyed a dining hall 35 Sass 37 Villain who utters this puzzle's title in a film of the same name 38 Connery who played Bond in seven films 40 Personal appearance 41 Accidentprobing agcy.

44 Ace high? 46 Like a

mournful poem 48 "The Racer's Edge" brand 50 Et ___ (and others) 51 Indian silk center 52 See 62-Across 53 Yelp user, at times 54 40-Across garnish 55 One often has a star next to Washington, D.C. 59 Digging, metaphorically 60 Blood vessel that looks blue 61 Tequila sunrise direction? 63 Jargon suffix 65 ICU attendants

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1/9

"Shaken, Not Stirred" by George Jasper

Universal Crossword

Edited by David Steinberg January 10, 2019

ACROSS 1 A diet may

slim it 6 Reading ___

(bedside fixture) 10 Shoe in high fashion? 14 "Slumdog Millionaire" setting 15 Plane calculation 16 Trade fair 17 Peaceful pool filler, but more so? 20 Fish that might shock you 21 ___ out a living (barely got by) 22 Missed the mark 23 Core 24 Somewhat, informally 26 Thread or tape holder 28 Elisabeth of "Leaving Las Vegas" 29 Suffix with "legal" 32 20th-century conflict, but more so? 34 Figure skating maneuver 35 North Dakota city 36 Hit hard 37 "The Jetsons" dog 38 Shaving lotion brand 39 Rehearsal, but more so? 41 "Mine," in Madrid

42 Gordon's beverages

43 Key players? 44 It might end

a battle 46 Liverpudlian,

e.g. 47 "Please

specify" survey option 49 Writes (down) 50 ___ coat (sailor's jacket) 53 Jazz instrument, but more so? 57 Composer Stravinsky 58 Summer solstice month 59 Like soda bread 60 Gwynn with five Gold Gloves 61 Alluring 62 Lake rental DOWN 1 Sage 2 What you put into a pot 3 Old Testament no-no 4 (Not my mistake) 5 Become established 6 Glove material 7 Far from fertile 8 Funny man Brooks 9 Chum 10 ................
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