The Boston Globe - 17.10.2019

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2019 The Boston Globe C7

UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS
1 Geometry
calculation
5 Apt name for a
23andMe employee
9 Largest member of
the dolphin family
13 50%
14 Felt ill
15 Washerful
16 The tech-savvy
builder
19 Crumble over time
20 Keg feature
21 Riot squad’s
substance
24 Button-shaped
chocolate
28 Use for support
29 Pittsburgh NFL
team
32 Bungee jumper’s
hashtag, perhaps
33 “Great” guy
34 Brain wave test:
Abbr.
35 The tech-savvy
midwife
39 Feathery neckwear
41 Amounts of paper
42 Romeo
(Italian car)
45 Have as a boss
47 Super 8 and others
49 Post-op program
50 Hits the gym
51 Outdoor clothing
store
53 Gaiety
54 The tech-savvy
doctor
61 Hamilton’s nemesis

62 It’salong story

63 Diet hidden in

“pancake toppings”

64 “___ woke!”

65 Cannon garments

66 12/24 and 12/31

DOWN

1 Sushi bar tuna

2 Published, as a story

3 Golfer Ernie

4 Polite opening line?

5 Covers in shiny leaf

6 Anyone ___

(not you)

7 Just-purchased

8 Peer review

suggestion

9 First mate, say?

10 “Winnie-the-Pooh”

youngling

11 Crow’s cry

12 Pop-ups and such

14 Take out ___

(borrow)

17 Best Picture winner

after “The Artist”

18 Appoint for

21 Give it a go

22 Fair-hiring inits.

23 Appealing kind of

offer for a home

seller

25 Christmas tree

detritus

26 Rap pioneer Mac

___

27 Food additive letters

29 Joe ___ (average guy)

30 Tips of boots

31 Yada, yada, yada, for

short

33 RBI or ERA

36 His job’s in

“Jeopardy!”

37 Spanish for “to be”

38 Federal Reserve

increase

39 Happy hour haunt

40 Tip jar bill

43 Seasonal ailment

44 Nile viper

46 Battle call

47 Fable takeaway

48 Where to see

Samantha Bee

50 Auto shop buys

52 “This ___ funny”

53 Relocate

54 Eye logo network

55 Dwelling that might

be made of mud

56 Timeline part

57 Adversary

58 Gun, as an engine

59 Uintah and Ouray

Reservation

dweller

60 Castaway’s message

GEEK SQUAD BY ALAN MASSENGILL | EDITED BY DAVID STEINBERG

ARLO&JANISbyJimmyJohnson

CURTISbyRayBillingsley

RHYMESWITHORANGEbyHilaryPrice

FORBETTERORFORWORSEbyLynnJohnston

RED&ROVERbyBrianBasset ARCTICCIRCLEbyAlexHallatt

DOONESBURYbyGarryTrudeau THEPAJAMADIARIESbyTerriLibenson

PLUGGERSbyGaryBrookins

ZITS

byJerryScott&JimBorgman

DILBERT

byScottAdams