‘clapper your hands’ BY TIMOTHY E. pARkER The Universal Crossword/Edited by Timothy E. Parker

ACROSS 1 Far-ranging 5 Some are checkered 10 Win -___ record 14 Superior’s wet inferior 15 Decorate 16 Progress slowly 17 Stir things up 18 Vanquished disease 19 Arctic seabird 20 Ringer on a fair-haired weapon? 23 “Million” attachments 24 Card rules expert 25 Puts on a drama 28 Bread in India 30 Luxury theater seating 31 Grit 33 Dripping 36 Conductor’s way to track paying customers? 40 Seed vessel with hooks (var.) 41 Record material 42 Cotton fabric type 43 Fairy godmother’s prop 44 Self-sacrificer 46 Leading 49 Semi-sheer fabric 51 Like the Philly Liberty display? 57 Worms, often 58 Propelled a gondola 59 Italian evening 60 Comics canine 61 “There ___ such a clatter ...” 62 Clark of comics 63 It’s not now, go back 64 Spread about 65 Creative thought DOWN 1 “Stop,” in “Don’t stop” 2 Seed cover 3 Cylinder on a farm 4 High schooler 5 Writing material 6 Clay brick 7 A capella features 8 Minor haircut 9 Haughty type 10 Capital of Portugal 11 Tonally pleasing 12 Racing boat 13 Fossil source 21 Stop living 22 Marching band hat 25 Pitcher’s rubber 26 Some health food 27 Culture site 28 No longer in effect 29 Colony bug 31 E-mail icon 32 Wood layer 33 Court order 34 TV prize 35 Kremlin dweller, once 37 Manage to avoid 38 Container type 39 Aspen social 43 Basketball legend Bill 44 Mold go-with 45 Frazier rival 46 Monastery bigwig 47 Actor Ledger 48 “Who’s Who” group 49 Grounds for a medal 50 Overly heavy 52 Relaxing spots 53 Libel, e.g. 54 Observe 55 Marine flier 56 Facts