Universal Crossword June 16, 2022 Answers

1. Yoda, for one 5. Ride that often has a low mpg 8. Strive toward 14. Exclude 15. Red ___ beet 16. Oat-based skin care brand 17. *Bedtime drink 19. Hit with a magazine, say 20. Bygone ruler also spelled with a "cz" 21. Call ___ question 23. Drag to court 24. *Most recent "Fauci ouchie" 28. Manors 31. See 73-Across 32. Like caviar 33. ICU staffers 35. Take to a seat 39. *Picture whose subject is in a gown 44. Desert mirage, perhaps 45. React to chopped onions 46. Wee boy 47. Where Laos is 50. Lucky Charms and others 53. *Dramatic basketball play 57. Odd ___ out 58. Christmas, in Paris 59. D.C. MLB team 62. Tin Man's prop 64. First chance's opposite, or what each starred clue's answer could be? 68. Until now 69. "Beware the ___ of the calm" (Muriel Spark) 70. Merit 71. Caught in a trap 72. ___ out a living 73. With 31-Across, soda that reacts with Mentos

1. Batiste with five Grammys 2. Issue forth 3. Makes a ditch, maybe 4. Cornell's city 5. Spider's egg pouch 6. Where L.A. is 7. Uninteresting 8. Piece of body art 9. Connection site for a camper 10. Longbow wood 11. Thanksgiving meal 12. Timed perfectly 13. "Today" weatherman Al 18. Brisk pace 22. Winter Olympics channel 25. "Aloe" follower 26. "This ___ what it looks like!" 27. Jam ___ (band's meetup, informally) 28. Therefore 29. Songwriter Bareilles 30. "___ the night before ..." 34. (Error reproduced intentionally) 36. Greeting in Lima 37. And others: Abbr. 38. Cones' counterparts in the eye 40. "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" detective Rosa 41. Body with a majority leader 42. Predator with blubber 43. Russian refusal 48. Hard-pressed? 49. Prez on a penny 51. "Seasons of Love" musical 52. Cleared, as one's name? 53. Snow shoes 54. "... in order to form a more perfect ___ ..." 55. Legendary Nintendo princess 56. Kemper of "The Office" 60. "___'d You Over" (possible punny name for a restaurant serving khao pad) 61. Achy 63. Train segment 65. Noah's vessel 66. View 67. Blasting letters