Universal Crossword

ACROSS 1 Like the highest degree 4 “___ the Explorer” 8 Name before “lemon,” in an activewear brand 12 Nays’ opposites 14 “That’s my cue!” 15 Does some modeling 16 A-lister 18 Sports or concert venue 19 *Urban intersection boundaries 21 PC’S “Get me outta here!” key 22 Get an F 23 Expects that one will 27 When woolly mammoths roamed the Earth 31 In ___ land (spacey) 32 *+++ 35 Big primate 36 Renaissance ___ (historical reenactment) 37 Chinese zodiac rodent 38 *First letters of Lima and Lisbon, aptly 41 Lavish party 42 Sharing a common culture 43 Naive 46 Iowa college town 48 ___ de cologne 49 Temperature on a hot day, or a hint to the starred clues’ answers and each black square arrangement in the grid 55 Word after “man” or “picky” 56 Underlying reason 58 Bill collectors? 59 Golden Rule preposition 60 Breakfast-inbed surface 61 One who has your back 62 Rounded hammer end 63 Caustic cleanser

DOWN 1 The Big Apple, briefly 2 Summer tops 3 Come to a stop 4 Straight to the point 5 Neglect to mention 6 Campus military org 7 “Don’t give me ___ your lip!” 8 Rhine siren who inspired Sylvia Plath 9 Product consumer 10 It helps you focus 11 “Born in the ___” (Springsteen anthem) 13 Sister and sometime rival of Venus 15 Loses one’s cool 17 Nickname similar to Beth 20 Confident poker player’s move 23 Finish second at Belmont 24 Gently splash against 25 Hebrew alphabet starter 26 Iridescent gem 28 Concur 29 Pesky flyers 30 ___ Park, Colorado 33 Start of many rap names 34 Major in astronomy? 36 Aspect 39 In a silly way 40 Kitchen gizmos that ding 41 Well-versed in a language 44 Normandy or Aragon 45 Root for a luau 47 Pancake topper 49 Execute perfectly 50 “___ never fly!” 51 Copenhagen resident 52 Major addition? 53 Countess’s counterpart 54 Kill it at a comedy club 55 Letter after zeta 57 Retina’s organ