Universal Crossword June 1, 2020 Answers

1. Make a narrow cut in 5. Simon of "Mission: Impossible" films 9. Some Celts 14. Single-consonant car make 15. Single-consonant berry 16. Strongly suggests 17. Communion or confirmation 18. *Bette Davis film on AFI's "100 Years...100 Passions" list 20. Striped gemstone 22. Fare on a stick 23. *What the eye's rods are helpful for 26. Troy sch. 29. Supply-and-demand subj. 30. Less self-sufficient 32. Category 34. "Skip to My ___" 36. Bearded mall temp 37. *Seemingly silly poetry 41. Poke around 42. Pub offering 43. Dead-bolt insert 44. Early photograph 47. Baseball stitching 49. "That's right" 50. *"My Big Fat Greek Wedding" writer/star 55. Hand-played drum 56. Popular vodka, informally 57. *Mecca for wine lovers 62. Windy City paper, with "The" 63. The same 64. James who sang "Tell Mama" 65. Deadly sin that's a hint to the starred answers' "initials" 66. ___ and cream cheese 67. Thing on a to-do list 68. Fishing spool

1. ___ wrap 2. Mario's brother 3. Pet name displayer 4. Get hitched 5. Omelet-making vessel 6. Prefix for "tourism" 7. Stares in amazement 8. Finally relent 9. From the country west of Suriname 10. The "A" of UAE 11. Veggie burger ingredient? 12. Spike with an Oscar 13. Ukr., e.g., once 19. Double-reed instrument 21. Space-saving abbr. in a list 24. Small rodent 25. Aware of 26. Get the suds off 27. Nickname that changes an "r" to a "y" 28. Fidelity plan, for short 31. Astronomers can't directly detect it 32. Concave navel 33. State birds of Minnesota 35. "Queen of the South" channel 38. Story with plants, perhaps 39. Disney snow queen 40. Swerve 41. Place for a 59-Down 45. ___ colada 46. Aerie baby 48. Podcast interruptions 51. Physicist for whom a battery unit was named 52. Michaels of late-night fame 53. Muffuletta morsel 54. Fortune-teller, in old Greece 55. Make muffins, perhaps 57. Snatch 58. It's near Miss. 59. Sow or boar 60. UFO passengers 61. Talk, talk, talk