Universal Crossword June 16, 2021 Answers

1. West German capital, once [#UniversalXwordPride] 5. Silent assent 8. Online birthday greeting 13. Wicked, as instincts 14. Kitchenware brand 15. Key without sharps or flats 16. Patron of stone bridge builders? 18. Win-win 19. Most narcissistic 21. "Oh, really?" 22. Most favorably 25. Patron of dermatologists? 27. Scary sound 28. Incoming flight info 30. Country in a Springsteen title, briefly 31. Pittsburgh-to-Baltimore dir. 32. Popcorn accompaniment, often 34. Omelet ingredient 36. Mini-___ (small stores) 38. "Thanks a million for all that help," and a theme hint 42. Goalies' face coverings 44. Slide down the slopes 45. Game cubes 48. Trojans of the NCAA 49. Nonverbal communication, for short? 52. What fills a sleeve 54. Yoga accessory 55. Patron of plane traffic controllers? 58. Wards off 60. It's at the end of a 52-Across 61. Freezer container 63. Yearning (for) 65. Patron of people writing with quill pens? 69. Chocolaty cereal 70. "Science Guy" Bill 71. French money 72. Contract conditions 73. Stale 74. Gush

1. Pellets that are shot 2. Bit of horse food 3. Hush-hush org. 4. Chutzpah 5. Pitcher's aim? 6. Farm team 7. Prescribed amounts 8. Moody music genre 9. Tennis star Marin whose surname is a palindrome 10. "Later, maybe?" 11. Most optimistic 12. Gets ready to go out, maybe 15. Those opposed 17. 24 cans of beer, often 20. Disco ___ ("The Simpsons" character) 22. Muscles below pecs 24. Alternative to a metal detector 26. Novelist Hoag 29. Get older 33. Totally fine 35. Accelerator, informally 37. Also 39. One may rate an app 40. Reggae relative 41. Hung out? 42. Circle's center, in a variation of duck, duck, goose 43. Actor/dancer Fred 46. Hot Wheels toy 47. Visitors from afar, briefly 50. Gulps from a flask 51. D.C. fundraising org. 53. Unkind 56. It might get lost in translation 57. Binary type of question 59. Little ones 62. Texter's signoff 64. They're saved on cellphones: Abbr. 66. Lightweight boxer? 67. Metallic resource 68. Haul from behind