Universal Crossword July 4, 2023 Answers

1. Subject 6. Purchasing attempt 9. Peak 13. Beast with a horn, for short 14. Nickname for the future Darth Vader 15. Like many horses' hooves 16. NCAA game channel 17. D.C. MLB team 18. "Smallville" character Lana 19. Greek counterpart of Aurora 20. "Star Trek Beyond" actor John 22. Words from a fencer 24. Scoring attempt 25. Go back in 26. Major with the most programs, for short? 29. Paper that ran a 27x27 crossword on Jul. 4, 1976 30. Goodbye, in Grenoble 31. "Science Guy" Bill 33. Take badly? 38. Parish priest 39. Young 'un 40. Bicker 41. Gobble (up or down) 42. "Ben-___" 43. Dreads 44. Red state? 46. Meeting schedules 48. Annual reference book 52. Heroic exploit 53. The Peach State 54. Sick 55. Fore's opposite, nautically 58. Caramel candy brand 59. Early Bond foe 61. Thighbone 63. Concludes 64. Follower of mit. 65. Greek alphabet's conclusion 66. Comfort 67. Summer hrs. 68. Incur, as charges ... or a hint to this puzzle's indicated letters

2. Very, very 3. Die spots 4. Americas Best Value ___ (hotel chain) 5. Staying with a series of people while traveling (In this answer, note letters 8-5) 6. Sheep noise 7. Pandora offering (... letters 11-8) 8. "Elemental" studio 9. Only character in all seven "Chronicles of Narnia" 10. Graph 11. Le ___ (Paris paper) 12. Lawn tool for borders 17. Unlikely to happen (... letters 11-8) 21. Latin word after "ad" or "post" 23. Becomes adept at (... letters 10-7) 24. Long, pointy weapon 26. Cleveland NBA team, for short 27. Norse god who wields the 24-Down Gungnir 28. Flaky mineral 32. Singular or plural pronoun 34. Hot style 35. "My word!" 36. Glow such as a halo 37. Alternative to more 45. Like a fridge after midnight, sometimes 47. Hair goop 48. Concur 49. "Bleeding Love" singer Lewis 50. Forms into a shape 51. Got out of bed 55. "Well said!" 56. Potentially lethal Japanese delicacy 57. Catch in a web 60. Almond or pecan 62. Big bird