| O'Hara novel, with "A" | 36 |
| Certainly not dressed for a job interview | 41 |
| Alger's "___ Dick" | 32 |
| "Seven and the ___ Tiger" | 35 |
| " . . . the ___ rascal rudely ran" | 44 |
| Red-headed doll introduced in the 1910s | 39 |
| Her playmate wore a sailor suit and hat | 39 |
| "___ Bull" (DeNiro film) | 34 |
| 1980 biopic about boxer Jake La Motta | 37 |
| Type of loose overcoat or its sleeve | 36 |
| Kind of sleeve named after a British baron | 42 |
| "The Entertainer" and others | 38 |
| Unprosperous time, metaphorically | 33 |
| State of poverty, metaphorically | 32 |
| 'Before,' in an Alger story | 35 |
| Waterboys song that went to riches? | 35 |
| Success-story starter, so to speak | 34 |
| Robot dog in "Sleeper" | 32 |
| Horatio Alger's 'before' | 36 |
| First these, then you get "to riches" | 47 |
| Beginning point of a story that ends in riches | 46 |
| Baby blankets, often, by high school | 36 |
| Like a hastily assembled search party, usually | 46 |
| Bestseller that became a musical | 32 |
| 1981 film directed by Milos Forman | 34 |
| "The Entertainer" musical genre | 41 |
| Product with "Robusto!" flavors | 41 |
| Brand with a gondola on its label | 33 |
| Unilever's pasta sauce brand | 32 |
| Sauce that's made "Old World Style" | 49 |
| Sauce brand with "Robusto!" varieties | 47 |
| Sauce brand with "Robusto!" flavors | 45 |
| Old World Style pasta sauce brand | 33 |
| Mama's Special Garden Sauce brand | 37 |
| Maker of Robusto and Chunky sauces | 34 |
| Maker of Mama's Special Garden Sauce | 40 |
| Maker of a Cheese Creations line | 32 |
| Its Old World Style label has a gondola on it | 45 |
| Italian for "meat-based sauce" | 40 |
| It has 11 "Robusto!" flavors | 38 |
| Brand with the Web site www.eat.com | 35 |
| Brand with "Robusto!" varieties | 41 |
| Brand that offers "Chunky" style | 42 |
| Brand name with an accent on its last letter | 44 |
| "Mama's Special Garden" brand | 43 |
| "Feed our kids well" brand | 36 |
| "11 tomatoes in every jar" brand | 42 |
| "Go, team, go!" accompaniment | 39 |
| "Sis-boom-bah!" alternative | 37 |
| Bit of a player's encouragement | 35 |
| ''Go, team, go!'' | 33 |
| WORD OF CHEER HIDDEN IN THEME ANSWERS | 37 |
| When repeated, super-enthusiastic | 33 |
| When repeated, overly enthusiastic | 34 |
| When repeated, an old-fashioned cheer | 37 |
| Syllable heard in cheerleader camp | 34 |
| Sound from an athletic supporter | 32 |
| Said twice, it means "enthusiastic" | 45 |
| Part of a cheerleader's chant | 33 |
| MTV VMA-winning rapper ___ Digga | 32 |
| Collegian's "Olé!" | 35 |
| Collegian's "Bravo!" | 34 |
| Cheer found in the five longest Across answers | 46 |
| Cheer at old-timey football games | 33 |
| "Ole!" north of the border | 36 |
| "Go, old-timey baseball team!" | 40 |
| ___ Digga (MC with "Dirty Harriet") | 45 |
| Contemporary of Mears and Luyendyk | 34 |
| Co-owner with Letterman of a racing team | 40 |
| Filled with the old school spirit | 33 |
| Part of a cheerleader's routine | 35 |
| Two of them might precede a sis-boom-bah | 40 |
| Sounds coming from inside a bowl | 32 |
| Shouts while shaking one's pompoms | 38 |
| Part of a cheerleader's routine, perhaps | 44 |
| "Sis boom bah" preceders | 34 |
| Thor Heyerdahl's ill-fated papyrus craft | 44 |
| Subcontinental megastar Aishwarya | 33 |
| One of Thor Heyerdahl's boats | 33 |
| Italy's main broadcasting network | 37 |
| Italy's equivalent of the BBC | 33 |
| Former Miss World from India, Aishwarya ___ | 43 |
| "Kills bugs dead" spray | 33 |
| "Kills bugs dead!" spray | 34 |
| Police action on a gambling ring | 32 |
| Late-night visit to the fridge, maybe | 37 |
| Late-night trip to the refrigerator | 35 |
| Foray into the girls' dorm, maybe | 37 |
| Early occurrence in "Some Like It Hot" | 48 |
| Brown's action at Harpers Ferry: 1859 | 41 |
| Activity in which the police may beat down a door | 49 |
| "Zero Dark Thirty" climax | 35 |
| "___ on Entebbe" (1977 TV movie) | 42 |
| Super Bowl winners: 1977, 1981 and 1984 | 39 |
| Madden coached them in the '70s | 35 |
| 1981 and '84 Super Bowl champs | 34 |
| Midnight visits to the refrigerator | 35 |
| Empties, as the refrigerator late at night | 42 |
| Light ___ (rapid transit system) | 32 |
| Cocteau Twins "Road, River and ___" | 45 |