‘surround sound’

The Universal Crossword/Edited by David Steinberg

ACROSS

1 Committee type 6 Use a StairMaster 10 Hunk of bacon 14 Spot for a lazy day 15 Catch some waves? 16 Groening strip setting 17 DC Comics cosmic construct (“Madness”) 19 Piedmont wine region 20 Historical period 21 Project leader (“Every Rose Has Its Thorn”) 23 Snitch 24 “Nothing ___” 25 Sliced burger topper 28 Stoops (to) 31 Sockeye relative 32 Blackmailer’s conclusion 34 Rapper ___ Def 37 London travel hub (“Alone”) 40 Gathering dust, say 41 Not in class 42 Carpeting calculation 43 Be against 45 Seize 46 Reckon, casually 48 Gamer’s “Yay!” 50 Wicketkeeper’s squad (White Room) 54 Hand-me-down source, for short 57 Took, as a ski lift 58 Tribute groups, or a hint to what bookends the starred answers 60 “You got that right!” 61 Rope source 62 Hardly clumsy 63 Water under the bridge? 64 Anita of jazz 65 Carried in a bag

DOWN

1 Pinnacle 2 Gloomy 3 Grass-skirt dance 4 National Coming Out Day mo. 5 Contribute 6 Arab leader 7 Arctic bird 8 E, on a map 9 ___ school (Exeter, e.g.) 10 Casino costar Stone 11 Minimalist’s axiom 12 Iron Chef America host Brown 13 Rapper’s flashy accessories 18 Otto ___ Bismarck 22 Garden border tool 23 Print maker? 25 Dos x cuatro 26 Christmas, in carols 27 “News to me!” 28 Donald Duck nephew 29 Panache 30 “Really?” 32 Spheres 33 Santa ___ (city near Sonoma) 35 Some contain iron 36 RBI, for one 38 Salma of Frida 39 Frida, e.g., in Frida 44 Rise to stardom 45 Australian burrower 46 “Out!” 47 Sneak preview, informally 48 Tearful 49 Crew need 51 Tunnel effect 52 ___ the line (conformed) 53 HBO drama rating, often 54 Bad mood 55 Run without moving 56 Future teacher’s deg. 59 Long ___