3
| REF |
One With A Whistle ... Who Sometimes 1-across? |
4
| ELMO |
Muppet Who Refers To Himself In The Third Person |
4
| KATY |
Perry Who Used To Have The World's Most-followed Twitter Account |
5
| ONEIL |
Kitty ___, Stunt Performer Once Known As The "fastest Woman In The World" |
5
| ALLEN |
Klein Who Once Managed The Beatles And Rolling Stones |
5
| LENIN |
World Leader Who Appeared On A Time Magazine Cover 40 Years After His Death |
7
| ARALSEA |
It Was Once The World's Fourth-largest Lake |
7
| FREEGAN |
Person Who Lives On Discarded Food |
8
| OPTIMIST |
One Who Identifies With The Answers To The Starred Across Clues |
4
| ISNT |
"who ___?" |
5
| CARES |
"who ___?" |
5
| HOURS |
Business ___ |
6
| MANTIS |
With 38-across, Underwater Creature That's Not Actually A 38-across (nor A 36-across, For That Matter) |
8
| WARCRAFT |
World Of ___ |
12
| GEORGEORWELL |
Who Wrote "who Controls The Past Controls The Future. Who Controls The Present Controls The Past" |
3
| AID |
Person Or Thing That Gives Help |
3
| POP |
See 63-across |
3
| SAX |
Adolphe Who Invented A Musical Instrument |
3
| RIG |
See 30-across |
3
| CDS |
Aol Freebies, Once |
3
| MEN |
Around 50.25% Of The World's Adult Population |
3
| EEL |
See 23-across |
3
| MTG |
Business Appt. |
3
| PEZ |
Candy Once Marketed As A Smoking Cessation Aid |
3
| CAM |
Qb Newton Who Popularized Dabbing |
3
| SPY |
Person With Intelligence |
3
| IAN |
Mckellen Who Played Gandalf |
3
| ACE |
Person Of Extraordinary Skill |
3
| NSA |
Org. Edward Snowden Once Worked For |
3
| NEE |
Once Named |
3
| NEE |
Once Called |
3
| LAP |
Once Around The Track |
3
| HOP |
Move Barefoot Across A Scorchingly Hot Beach, Maybe |
3
| NAT |
2019 World Series Winner, In Brief |
3
| LOS |
Día De ___ Muertos (mexican Holiday) |
3
| SAL |
Educator Khan Who Founded Khan Academy |
3
| FIB |
Little 19-across |
3
| IDO |
Likely Answer To "who Wants Ice Cream?" |
3
| SHE |
Harry Styles Tune About A Woman Who "lives In Daydreams" |
3
| SNL |
Show That Spawned "wayne's World," In Brief |
3
| IRA |
Glass Who Shared The First-ever Pulitzer In Audio Journalism |
3
| AMO |
Te-___ (mexican Cigar Brand) |
3
| SPY |
Who Might Bug You? |
3
| EAT |
"people Who Love To ___ Are Always The Best People" Julia Child |
3
| NFL |
With 59-across, Flag Bearers, For Short? |
3
| SIR |
"for Once Maybe Someone Will Call Me '___,' Without Adding, 'you're Making A Scene'" Homer Simpson |
3
| STU |
"the Hangover" Character Who Wakes Up With A Missing Tooth |
3
| MOE |
"calvin And Hobbes" Character Described As "a Six-year-old Who Shaves" |
3
| MOI |
"who, Me?" |
3
| EYE |
With 63-across, Test For Pupils |
3
| OUR |
"___ Father, Who Art In Heaven ..." |
3
| TEA |
With 59-across, "madam Secretary" Star |
3
| POE |
Who Wrote "all That We See Or Seem / Is But A Dream Within A Dream" |
3
| SEA |
With 48-across, Underwater Creature That's Certainly Not A 48-across |
3
| PAT |
With 74-across, Gesture Of Approval |
3
| MAE |
West With The Classic Movie Line "i'm No 45-across ..." |
3
| QUI |
Who Is This In France |
4
| SODA |
With 66-across, Fizzy Drink |
4
| EMIL |
Jannings Who Won The First Best Actor Oscar |
4
| ENYA |
Grammy Winner Who Sometimes Sings In Gaelic |
4
| FIFA |
World Soccer Org. |
4
| ANEW |
Once Again |
4
| ASIA |
Home To About 60% Of The World's Population |
4
| TIPS |
Much Of A Delivery Person's Income |
4
| INES |
Mexican Poet Juana ___ De La Cruz |
4
| RHYS |
Jean Who Wrote "wide Sargasso Sea" |
4
| ERSE |
Language That's A Letter Off From 26-across |
4
| FINN |
Member Of The World's Happiest People, Per Repeated World Happiness Reports |
4
| AVID |
Like Fans Who Hold Season Tickets, Typically |
4
| ORCA |
With 65-across, Underwater Creature That Actually Is A 65-across Despite A Common Misconception |
4
| LYNN |
Loretta Who Sang "you Ain't Woman Enough (to Take My Man)" |
4
| ASIA |
Locale Of The 2002 And 2022 World Cups |
4
| HELP |
Person Or Thing That Gives Help |
4
| CHOU |
With 52-down, 39-across Leader From 1949 To 1976 |
4
| FISH |
See 1-across |
4
| GRAF |
Tennis Great With The Most Consecutive Weeks Ranked #1 In The World (377) |
4
| IAGO |
Shakespeare Villain Who Says "i Am Not What I Am" |
4
| SLIM |
See 88-across |
4
| AMES |
Upper Midwest Town With The World's Tallest Concrete Gnome |
4
| EXAM |
See 62-across |
4
| ERST |
Formerly, Once |
4
| ROOF |
See 49-across |
4
| SAYS |
See 37-across |
4
| ALUM |
Who Might Be Asked For A Donation, In Brief |
4
| DRED |
Scott Who Sued For His Freedom |
4
| MOTH |
One Who's Light-headed? |
4
| TSAR |
Romanov V.i.p., Once |
4
| OTIS |
Redding Who Wrote "respect" |
4
| OTIS |
Redding Who Sang "(sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" |
4
| USSR |
Red States, Once, In Brief |
4
| DATA |
With 30-across, Numbers Displayed In Rows And Columns |
4
| JAYZ |
Rapper With The Line "i'm Not A Businessman, I'm A Business, Man" |
4
| HITS |
With 36-across, Plays Dirty |
4
| SUER |
Person Seeking Damages |
4
| ACUT |
With 39-across, Superior |
4
| BART |
Simpson Family Member Who Says "get Bent!" |
4
| REFS |
See 58-across |
4
| ROEG |
Nicolas Who Directed "the Man Who Fell To Earth" |
4
| SIMP |
Foolish Person |
4
| ACID |
"he'd Be A Broader Guy If He Had Dropped ___ Once" Steve Jobs On Bill Gates |
4
| NYPD |
1-across In Manhattan, For Short |
4
| KAYE |
Danny Who Played Walter Mitty |
4
| SCLC |
Civil Rights Grp. Once Led By M.l.k. |
4
| LISA |
"the Simpsons" Character Who Competed In A Crossword Tournament |
4
| LEIA |
"star Wars" Character Who Founded The Resistance |
4
| KATE |
Feminist Millett Who Popularized The Concept Of The Patriarchy |
4
| NAST |
Cartoonist Who Created The G.o.p. Elephant |
4
| YOGI |
Cartoon Character Who's "smarter Than The Av-er-age Bear" |
4
| ENDS |
65-across Justifiers, In A Saying |
4
| SAAB |
9-5 Automaker, Once |
4
| FAME |
"if You Come To ___ Not Understanding Who You Are, It Will Define Who You Are" Oprah Winfrey |
4
| LAHR |
Bert Who Played The Cowardly Lion |
4
| KLEE |
Artist Who Said "a Line Is A Dot That Went For A Walk" |
4
| IKEA |
Company That Uses About 1% Of The World's Wood Supply Annually |
4
| EDEN |
First World? |
4
| GENE |
A Small Part Of Who You Are |
4
| RENO |
Final Fantasy Character Who Shares His Name With A U.s. City |
4
| YANG |
Andrew Who Ran For President And Mayor Of New York City |
4
| ELON |
First Name Of Time's 2021 Person Of The Year |
4
| WERE |
"___ Hiring" (business Sign) |
4
| BAHA |
___ Men ("who Let The Dogs Out" Group) |
5
| RASTA |
One Who Might Smoke Ganja As A Sacrament, Informally |
5
| CIGAR |
The World's Most Expensive One, The Gurkha Royal Courtesan, Costs Over $1.3 Million |
5
| FOSSE |
Only Person To Win An Oscar, Emmy And Tony In The Same Year (1973) |
5
| TABLE |
See 27-across |
5
| LONGO |
Vowel Sound At The End Of 15- And 26-across |
5
| ERNIE |
Shorter Roommate Of 14-across |
5
| RASTA |
One Who May Use The Pronoun "i And I" (meaning God-in-me) |
5
| BERRA |
Who Famously Said "i Really Didn't Say Everything I Said" |
5
| WORDS |
See 56-across |
5
| HIKER |
Who Might Be On The Trail |
5
| LEONI |
See 35-across |
5
| AGAIN |
Once More |
5
| MEANS |
See 39-across |
5
| OMANI |
One Living In The Rial World? |
5
| MILNE |
Children's Author Who Wrote "people Say Nothing Is Impossible, But I Do Nothing Every Day" |
5
| ACTOR |
Person In A Cast |
5
| ALERO |
Olds That Was Once In The News |
5
| HECHT |
Screenwriter Ben Who Wrote "angels Over Broadway" |
5
| ISLAM |
Belief Of Roughly 25% Of The World's Population |
5
| TONTO |
Role Once Played On Tv By Jay Silverheels |
5
| ABOAT |
See 69-across |
5
| ITSME |
Response To "who's There?" |
5
| CIRCE |
Sorceress Who Turned Odysseus' Men Into Pigs |
5
| WYNNE |
Arthur Who Invented The Crossword Puzzle (1913) |
5
| OSCAR |
Children's Character Who Sings "i Love Trash" |
5
| FAVRE |
Quarterback Who Holds The N.f.l. Record For Most Consecutive Games Started (297) |
5
| LAPAZ |
South American Capital With The World's Longest Urban Gondola |
5
| ODIST |
Poet Who's Full Of Praise |
5
| WHALE |
See 64-across |
5
| ATTAR |
Sufi Poet Thought To Have Coined The Adage Found At The Starts Of 19-, 27-, 45- And 52-across |
5
| ALICE |
Children's Character Who Asks Herself "and What Is The Use Of A Book Without Pictures Or Conversations?" |
5
| LAMAR |
Rapper/producer Who Won The 2018 Pulitzer For Music |
5
| SABIN |
Albert Who Developed A Polio Vaccine |
5
| MARIA |
Name That's "all The Beautiful Sounds Of The World In A Single Word," On Broadway |
5
| IFOLD |
Declaration By One Who's Done Playing |
5
| NEEDY |
Like A Partner Who Can't Spend A Second Apart From You |
5
| COHEN |
Leonard Who Wrote The Song "hallelujah" |
5
| ZORRO |
Fictional Character Partially Inspired By Mexican Folklore |
5
| SLATE |
With 51-across, Long-lasting Cover For A House |
5
| NAOMI |
Klein Who Wrote The Best Seller "this Changes Everything Capitalism Vs. The Climate" |
5
| ANITA |
Loos Who Wrote "gentlemen Prefer Blondes" |
5
| SOLAR |
With 41-across, A Celestial Event ... Or A Hint To Four Squares In This Puzzle |
5
| RADIO |
With 21-across, Broadcast Unit That May Operate With 50,000 Watts |
5
| WATER |
With 55-across, No Longer An Issue |
5
| FRODO |
Fictional Character Who Says "i Will Take The Ring, Though I Do Not Know The Way" |
5
| JETLI |
Martial Artist/actor Who Played The Emperor Of China In 2020's "mulan" |
5
| EUBIE |
Jazz Pianist Blake Who Composed "shuffle Along" |
5
| WOODY |
Film Character Who Shouts "you Are A Toy!" |
5
| BENDS |
With 20-across, Goes To Great Lengths |
5
| CARLE |
Eric Who Wrote "the Very Hungry Caterpillar" |
5
| JELLY |
With 6-across, Underwater Creature That's Not Actually A 6-across |
5
| CIRCE |
Goddess Who Turned Picus Into A Woodpecker |
5
| ATLAS |
World-weary Sort? |
5
| KINGS |
With 101-across, Where This Puzzle's Enclosed Answer Is Located |
5
| AMIGO |
Mexican Pal |
5
| DAFOE |
Willem Who Played Jesus In "the Last Temptation Of Christ" |
5
| KEATS |
Who Wrote "the Poetry Of Earth Is Never Dead" |
5
| LENIN |
World Leader Born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov |
5
| RELAY |
Get Across |
5
| ANDES |
Home To The Highest Active Volcano In The World |
5
| MARIE |
Curie Who Coined The Term "radioactivity" |
5
| AZTEC |
Culture That Introduced Popcorn To The World |
5
| TRACY |
___ K. Smith, Poet Who Won A Pulitzer For "life On Mars" |
6
| SHRIMP |
See 36-across |
6
| PICKUP |
Learn, As A New Skill ... Or What Can Precede The Ends Of 20-, 36-, 42- And 59-across |
6
| WINNER |
First Person? |
6
| NEWMAR |
Julie Who Played Catwoman On Old Tv |
6
| ASTLEY |
Rick Who Sang "never Gonna Give You Up" |
6
| COURIC |
Journalist Who Was The First Woman To Guest-host "jeopardy!" |
6
| BHUTAN |
Himalayan Country That's Home To The World's Highest Unclimbed Mountain |
6
| NERUDA |
Poet Who Wrote "love Is So Short, Forgetting Is So Long" |
6
| POETRY |
It "lifts The Veil From The Hidden Beauty Of The World, And Makes Familiar Objects Be As If They Were Not Familiar," Per Percy Bysshe Shelley |
6
| SUCCOR |
Person Or Thing That Gives Help |
6
| EMILIA |
"othello" Character Who Quips "they Are All But Stomachs, And We All But Food" |
6
| PRINCE |
One-named Singer Who Pioneered The Minneapolis Sound |
6
| GREECE |
Country With The Most Archaeological Museums In The World (110+) |
6
| ANTONY |
Who Says "that I Did Love Thee, Caesar, O, 'tis True" |
6
| SHAYNE |
N.f.l. Kicker Graham Who Played For 14 Teams |
6
| SENTRY |
Who Might Say "who Goes There?" |
6
| GECKOS |
Who Might Go On Strike |
6
| OLIVER |
Comedian John Who Is Said To Resemble A Love Child Of Harry Potter And Owl From "winnie-the-pooh" |
6
| ANGLER |
One Who Makes Bail, Perhaps |
6
| SPIRAL |
When Preceded By [the Circled Letters], Natural Shape Said To Be Seen In 61-across And 27-down |
6
| ROADIE |
One Who Sets The Stage |
6
| ORLEAN |
Susan Who Wrote "the Orchid Thief" |
6
| WICCAN |
One Who Worships The Triple Goddess And Horned God |
6
| DATSUN |
Maker Of Z-cars, Once |
6
| MENSCH |
Person Of Integrity |
6
| NEWTON |
Who Was Famously Hit Over The Head With Inspiration? |
6
| ASSIST |
Person Or Thing That Gives Help |
6
| EEYORE |
Children's Character Who Says "it's Not Much Of A Tail, But I'm Sort Of Attached To It" |
6
| RARELY |
Once In A Blue Moon |
7
| CALTECH |
West Coast School Where Einstein Once Taught |
7
| AMERICA |
With 18-across, Emmy-winning "ugly Betty" Actress |
7
| WIIMINI |
Small Nintendo Console, Once |
7
| ESTEEMS |
Thinks The World Of |
7
| PITSAWS |
Two-person Log Cutters |
7
| CHINESE |
With 43-across, Historical Period Found In Each Set Of Circled Letters |
7
| PARTING |
With 58-across, What This Puzzle's Circled Letters Are ... Or What They're Doing |
7
| TSELIOT |
Who Wrote "april Is The Cruellest Month" |
7
| THEBELT |
See 41-across |
7
| ROLODEX |
Trove Of Business Contacts |
7
| COLONEL |
With 49-across, The Face Of Kentucky Fried Chicken |
7
| DYNASTY |
See 39-across |
7
| ALADDIN |
1992 Disney Film With The Ballad "a Whole New World" |
7
| ZENDAYA |
Youngest Person To Win The Emmy For Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series (2020) |
7
| THEREST |
See 35-across |
7
| STATION |
See 20-across |
7
| GENESIS |
Book With A Notable World Premiere? |
7
| EMAILER |
One Who May Have Attachment Issues? |
7
| EDITING |
See 29-across |
7
| ASHTRAY |
Once-standard Feature Not Found In Most Newer Vehicles |
7
| FERRERA |
See 17-across |
7
| MOLDOVA |
Neighbor Of Ukraine Once Part Of The U.s.s.r. |
7
| MRSPOCK |
Major Role In 70-across |
7
| HANSOLO |
Major Role In 70-across |
7
| RHYMING |
Like 17-, 26-, 40-, 51- And 64-across, With Respect To The Numbers In Their Clues |
7
| ADAMSON |
Joy Who Wrote "born Free" |
7
| SANDERS |
See 26-across |
8
| ELECTRIC |
With 25-across, Underwater Creature That's Not Actually A 25-across |
8
| CORNPOPS |
Cereal Once Advertised By Woody Woodpecker |
8
| MALAYSIA |
Land Once Known As The "peninsula Of Gold" |
8
| EAGLEOWL |
Old World Bird With Distinctive Ear Tufts |
8
| THELORAX |
Once-ler's Opponent In A Dr. Seuss Book |
8
| DOCUSOAP |
Genre For "jersey Shore" And "the Real World" |
8
| PAVILION |
World's Fair Sight |
8
| MARINERS |
Only M.l.b. Team Never To Have Played In A World Series |
8
| BADSEEDS |
People Who "sow" Evil |
8
| ALCAPONE |
Who Infamously Boasted "they Can't Collect Legal Taxes From Illegal Money" |
8
| CELLMATE |
Person You're In With |
8
| LIMABEAN |
Food Named For A World Capital (but Pronounced Differently) |
8
| CUCUMBER |
See 47-across |
8
| SNLHOSTS |
Sketch Show V.i.p.s Who Get A Jacket For Their Fifth Appearance |
8
| LOOSEEND |
Bit Of Unfinished Business |
8
| BRADPITT |
Actor Who Received An Emmy Nomination For Playing Dr. Anthony Fauci On "s.n.l." |
9
| THEBRIDGE |
See 60-across |
9
| BACKWARDS |
See 18-across |
9
| YOUTICKET |
See 25-across |
9
| ASIFICARE |
"tell Someone Who Gives A Hoot" |
9
| YARDSALES |
Events Where One Person's Trash May Be Another Person's Treasure |
9
| PESSIMIST |
One Who Identifies With The Answers To The Starred Down Clues |
9
| CAMCORDER |
What Many A Home Movie Was Once Shot On |
9
| WHATMAKES |
With 114-across, Exasperated Question To Parking Enforcement? |
9
| MOUSEOVER |
Move A Cursor Across |
9
| LIPREADER |
One Who Sees What You're Saying? |
9
| SPACECASE |
Type Who's Out Of Touch With Reality |
9
| FOODFIGHT |
Type Of Battle That 17-, 26-/49- And 60-across Might Be Engaged In? |
9
| AKRONOHIO |
City Nicknamed "rubber Capital Of The World" |
9
| ORSONBEAN |
Actor/comedian Who Was A Regular On Johnny Carson's "tonight Show" |
9
| CLAUDETTE |
___ Colvin, Civil Rights Pioneer Who Refused To Give Up Her Seat On A Segregated Bus Nine Months Before Rosa Parks |
9
| ENCOURAGE |
Person Or Thing That Gives Help |
10
| GROUPTHINK |
Intellectual Conformity ... Or A Hint To Interpreting 17-, 22- And 51-across |
10
| POINTTAKEN |
Acknowledgment That Another Person Is At Least Partly Right |
10
| ITSTHEPITS |
"awful!" ... Or A Hint To The Common Element Of 17-, 23-, 36- And 50-across |
10
| CENSUSDATA |
Gathering That Occurs Once Per Decade |
10
| SMARTPHONE |
Device That Can Replace 16-, 23-, 37-, 40- And 51-across |
10
| STARTINGQB |
Key Member Of A Football Team, In Brief ... Or A Feature Of 16-, 29-, 35- And 42-across? |
10
| GENERALTSO |
Military Leader Who Lends His Name To A Chinese Dish |
10
| ISAACSTERN |
Musician Who Helped Save Carnegie Hall From Demolition |
10
| HOLDMYBEER |
Comment Before A Stupid Stunt ... Or A Hint To The Ends Of 17-, 25-, 36- And 50-across |
10
| MIDDLEEAST |
Birthplace Of Three Major World Religions |
10
| WORDSWORTH |
Poet William Who Wrote "the Prelude" |
10
| MARIECURIE |
1911 Polish/french Chemistry Nobelist Who Pioneered Research In Radioactivity |
10
| URBANCAVER |
One Who Recreationally Explores Sewers And Underground Tunnels |
10
| NELLYSACHS |
1966 Swedish Literature Nobelist Who Wrote About The Struggles Of The Jewish People |
11
| HADNOPRAYER |
"it's Tough Finding The Right Person. My First Boyfriend Was A Perfectly Nice Atheist, But He ..." |
11
| ILLPRACTICE |
A Healthy Person Regularly Calling In Sick, E.g.? |
11
| WINDOWFRAME |
Outer Border For 36-across |
11
| COUNTRYSTAR |
Grand Ole Opry Performer ... Or A Hint To 17-/18-across And 23- And 36-down |
11
| CARPOOLLANE |
Something That Not A Single Person Can Go In? |
12
| YOUCANTTHINK |
Start Of An Optimistic Quote By 57-across |
12
| PARTYANIMALS |
They're Always Ready For A Good Time ... Or A Description Of 18-, 25-, 35- And 49-across? |
12
| SPOILERALERT |
Important Warning Before You Answer 32-, 40- And 52-across? |
12
| STACEYABRAMS |
Voting Rights Activist Who Founded Fair Fight Action |
12
| SEVENWONDERS |
With 51-across And 15-down, Group In Which [see Circled Letters] Is The Only One Still Largely Intact |
13
| BETTYWILLIAMS |
1976 Peace Nobelist From Northern Ireland Who Co-founded Community Of Peace People |
13
| CANIGETANAMEN |
"who's With Me?" |
13
| STUDENTIDCARD |
Kid At A College Bar Who Seems, To Me As A Bouncer, Too Young To Allow In |
13
| GERTRUDEELION |
1988 American Nobelist In Physiology Or Medicine Who Helped Develop The First Drug Used To Fight Rejection In Organ Transplants |
13
| THEFEDERATION |
Good Side In 70-across |
13
| REBELALLIANCE |
Good Side In 70-across |
13
| PULLEDSTRINGS |
Resorted To Good Old-fashioned Know-who, Say |
14
| THEDOCTORISOUT |
Lucy's Empty-booth Sign In "peanuts" ... Or A Hint To 16-, 24-, 37- And 55-across |
14
| WILLYOUBEQUIET |
Comment To Someone Who Talks Too Much |
15
| CREATEDAMONSTER |
Emulated Dr. Frankenstein ... Or What You Did After You Filled In The Shaded Parts Of 17-, 23-, 50- And 61-across? |
15
| SIGNFORDELIVERY |
Accept A Package Formally ... Or A Hint To 17-, 29-, 45- And 62-across? |
15
| CAIROMEXICOCITY |
Three World Capitals (5,4,10) |
15
| DONNASTRICKLAND |
2018 Canadian Physics Nobelist Who Helped Implement Chirped Pulse Amplification |
16
| COATOFMANYCOLORS |
Envy Source In Genesis 37 That Hints At 18-, 24-, 49- And 58-across |
21
| DOORDONOTTHEREISNOTRY |
Memorable Quote From 70-across |
21
| SPACETHEFINALFRONTIER |
Memorable Quote From 70-across |