G8 The Boston Globe WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2020
UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD PUZZLE
ACROSS
1 Right now,
in the OR
5 Wise member
of a tribe
10 J. Crew alternative
13 “___ or credit?”
14 “The Christmas
Song” co-writer Mel
15 After the buzzer
16 Trick
17 Like very
hot water
18 Help in crime
19 Orange summer
cocktail
22 “Great” tsar
23 Receding
27 Party that might
involve making
wedding dresses
from toilet paper
31 Command after
“Sit,” perhaps
34 Cookie that went
kosher in 1997
35 One saying
“namaste”
36 “7 Rings” singer
Grande, to fans
37 Boston airport
38 Badminton barrier
39 World capital with
pre-Incan ruins
41 Heavy load
42 Off-road transports,
for short
43 WNBA legend Sue
Bird’s team
47 Of the stars
48 Coins across the
pond
52 PatsyStone’sBFF
on “Absolutely
Fabulous”
56 Some stay-at-home
parents
59 Certain Scottish
musician
60 “La ___ Bonita”
61 Get ready to run?
62 Trio + five
63 Shaving mishap
64 Took the gold medal
65 Garlicky green sauce
66 Neither black nor
white, in BritainDOWN
1 Bit of paper
2 Neutral shade
3 Great smile or big
vocabulary
4 As a result of that
5 And others, in Latin
6 High tennis shots
7 Roller-coaster
plunge
8 Head of state in
Kuwait
9 Has faith in
10 Run one’s mouth
11 Enjoyed injera, e.g.
12 Goldfish or gerbil
15 Brand for kicking
back
20 Bobby of Bruins
fame
21 Texter’s
“Truthfully ...”
24 “No way, no how!”
25 Beersheba’s desert
26 Shrimp and ___
28 Lorna of literature29 Hundred-eyed giant
of Greek myth
30 Absolute
minimum
31 Lively Latin
dance
32 Gives it a go
33 Target, as in
paintball37 Candy that may
have swirls
40 Not going anywhere?
42 Giggle-worthy
44 Wee bit
45 Portuguese wine city
46 Hermione’s husband
49 Military denial
50 Gabbana’s partner51 Sinuous
53 “Good one!”
54 Many city housing
listings, for short
55 Get together
56 Morning moisture
57 “Much ___ About
Nothing”
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