(ZEEYA) MERALI, (A) BIG BANG IN A LITTLE ROOM — Before the digital age, if you tuned your TV to somewhere between channels, it would show the faint hum of white noise or snow. One percent of that snow was actually made up of radiation left over by the big bang.
| A. | Fabric with a rippled pattern | MOIRE |
| B. | Actor for whom a Shubert Alley theater is named (2 wds.) | EDWINBOOTH |
| C. | Oft-repeated performance | ROUTINE |
| D. | Off-kilter, catawampus | AWRY |
| E. | Driver apt to be apprehended by a speed trap | LEADFOOT |
| F. | All bent out of shape (3 wds.) | INAHUFF |
| G. | Exhibit of jovial warmth (2 wds.) | BEARHUG |
| H. | Burly singer of folk songs | IVES |
| I. | Filling for some chocolate truffles | GANACHE |
| J. | Danger for a driver while being passed (2 wds.) | BLINDSPOT |
| K. | Good-natured, friendly | AFFABLE |
| L. | Style spurning tradition (2 wds.) | NEWWAVE |
| M. | Supplement brand marketed to seniors | GERITOL |
| N. | Race whose winner is given a bottle of milk, informally | INDY |
| O. | Circle of light, halo | NIMBUS |
| P. | Vice president who resigned in 1973 | AGNEW |
| Q. | Drifted apart, got disconnected (2 wds.) | LOSTTOUCH |
| R. | React to urushiol or urticaria | ITCH |
| S. | Plagiarism or piracy | THEFT |
| T. | Canary who "taw a puddy tat" | TWEETY |
| U. | Not covering the ankle, as sneakers (hyph.) | LOWTOP |
| V. | Field of vision, seeable range | EYESHOT |
| W. | "Stick of tea," to hepcats | REEFER |
| X. | Unmitigated, thorough, utter (hyph.) | OUTANDOUT |
| Y. | River diverted to Los Angeles in 1913 | OWENS |
| Z. | Love letter (2 wds.) | MASHNOTE |