Universal Crossword Edited by David Steinberg December 1, 2023 ACROSS 1 Goody bag goody 6 The ___ (those who “shall inherit the Earth”) 10 Air gun ammo 13 “Aha!” 15 “Jaws” boat 16 Bumped into 17 Landlord’s limitation (In this answer, note letters 4, 6, 8 and 10) 19 “Just as I thought!” 20 Childish comeback 21 At any point in history 22 Score such as 2-2 24 First openly gay man to hold public office in California (… letters 3, 5 and 7) 28 URL introduction for a “locked” web page 31 Pleased as punch 32 Be a brat 33 Teakettle output 35 Cry of disbelief (… letters 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15) 41 Super funny people 42 Blackjack request 43 Aquafina competitor 46 Sailing the ocean 47 Evian lids (… letters 3, 5 and 7) 51 Grasshopper’s partner in an Aesop title 52 Perched on 53 Made good on, as a loan 56 Glam rock? 57 Stretchy loop, and a theme hint 62 Inventor Whitney 63 It’s sometimes held at a deli 64 Be on the brink of toppling 65 Cousin of inc. 66 “Olly olly ___ free” 67 Crock-Pot concoctions DOWN 1 Certain Christmas tree 2 Store in a cask, say 3 Blood feud 4 “A Man Called ___” (2022 Tom Hanks film) 5 Paella ingredient 6 Word before “mouth” or “boat” 7 Flub 8 Environmental prefix 9 ___-El (Superman’s birth name) 10 Schlocky film 11 Gazed upon 12 Baby bird? 14 Peter who sang with Bob Marley 18 Code crackers’ org. 21 911 responder, for short 22 Microwave option 23 Intense desire 25 Swerves 26 Zest 27 Motorcycle brand 29 “___ a lid on it!” 30 Well-tossed football 33 Unaffected by feelings, seemingly 34 37-Down for ___ 36 Highest number in Sudoku 37 ___ for 34Down 38 “See you then!” 39 Breaking a mirror, some say 40 Straight, at a bar 43 “Please continue …” 44 ___ bomb (“Oppenheimer” subject) 45 Indy 500 sponsor 47 Roll with a hole 48 Fiery act of insurance fraud 49 Cat or dog 50 Barbecue bar 54 Scores 100% on 55 “Yeah, right” 57 Offshoot of punk 58 Lenient 59 Agreement with the captain 60 Right out of the box 61 J and Phil PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER 11/30 © 2023 Andrews McMeel Universal www.upuzzles.com