| Billy Joel, self-referentially | 30 |
| Elton John "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only ___" | 58 |
| Words by W. S. Gilbert | 22 |
| What the capitalist pig's financial clout gives him when shopping | 69 |
| Lottery tickets with computer-generated numbers? | 48 |
| Molly Ringwald movie of 1987 | 28 |
| Have a finger in ___ | 20 |
| Leader of the pack hidden in this puzzle? | 41 |
| German musician | 15 |
| Countess Nesselrode's memoir? | 33 |
| Story wrongly attributed to Chaucer | 35 |
| Medical product with no conceivable use? | 40 |
| Certain contraceptive, commonly | 31 |
| Automaton of Jewish folklore | 28 |
| Baker's quip (Part 2) | 25 |
| Good state to be in | 19 |
| Carolina football fan's favorite film? | 42 |
| Carnivore in a colorful movie? | 30 |
| Blake Edwards film starring P. Sellers | 38 |
| 1963 movie remade in 2006 | 25 |
| Member of a historical trio | 27 |
| Cooper novel, 1823 | 18 |
| What opium addicts hit | 22 |
| Payee of consequences | 21 |
| Tune-caller's creditor | 26 |
| Backup group for Gladys Knight | 30 |
| 1822 Walter Scott novel about Capt. Clement Cleveland | 53 |
| Frank Norris novel | 18 |
| Start of a Poe title | 20 |
| Commodity exchange area | 23 |
| Worst condition | 15 |
| Something woeful | 16 |
| Something dreadful | 18 |
| Awful, and then some | 20 |
| Stop-motion animated Fox series featuring Eddie Murphy | 54 |
| Story first published serially in 1836 and 1837 | 47 |
| 1947 Camus novel | 16 |
| Epithet for Orville or Wilbur? | 30 |
| Gustav Holst symphonic work | 27 |
| Dynasty of Henry II | 19 |
| Live Petty "Pack Up ___" | 34 |
| Second of two groups that may come in handy for this puzzle? | 60 |
| 1992 Robert Altman satire of Hollywood execs | 44 |
| 1992 Robert Altman satire | 25 |
| 1992 Robert Altman film about Hollywood | 39 |
| Part 6 of the quote | 19 |
| "General good is ___ of the scoundrel": Blake | 55 |
| 9 A.M.–5 P.M. | 20 |
| Ann-Margret film about really comfortable shoes? | 48 |
| It thickens, drama-wise | 23 |
| "Ay, now ___ thickens . . . ": Villiers | 49 |
| Storyteller's embellishment | 31 |
| ''This story's getting interesting!'' | 57 |
| Movie about a very frightened fruit? | 36 |
| Not a Steinbeck title? | 22 |
| Famous stepping-stone | 21 |
| Italy's longest river | 25 |
| Welty's "Why I Live at ___" | 41 |
| River near Milan | 16 |
| It flows through Turin | 22 |
| Laughable lyric | 15 |
| Pea farmers? | 12 |
| End of a comic's quip | 25 |
| Where Old West criminals get put | 32 |
| One-time Sting operation? | 25 |
| Onetime Sting operation? | 24 |
| Force to reckon with | 20 |
| "Every Breath You Take" band | 38 |
| Voting places, familiarly | 25 |
| They're played at Pimlico | 29 |
| Pre-telegraph means of communication | 36 |
| Relay system: 1860–61 | 28 |
| Winnie's title? | 19 |
| "Winnie ___" | 22 |
| Bumbler created by J.G. | 23 |
| Noted Iraq war critic who recently visited the White House | 58 |
| Summer symphony | 15 |
| Unfinished Henry James work about Gainsborough's "Blue Boy"? | 74 |
| It tells the story of Isabel Archer | 35 |
| What to accentuate, to Bing Crosby ... | 38 |
| Kevin Costner film, 1997 | 24 |
| Gutheim book | 12 |
| In ___ (kenneled) | 17 |
| Dogcatcher's destination | 28 |
| "Some Like It Hot" band | 33 |
| "They" | 16 |
| Those in control | 16 |
| Ones running things | 19 |
| Energy sources? | 15 |
| Big decision makers | 19 |
| Fast homebuilding ensemble? | 27 |
| Religious TV program? | 21 |
| Vol. V | 6 |
| San Francisco landmark | 22 |
| Story tellers? | 14 |
| Art direction nominees Crowley and Ochipinti for "___" | 64 |
| TV show about junk food repercussions? | 38 |
| Long-running daytime entry? | 27 |
| This puzzle's inspiration | 29 |
| Satisfied-buyer's words | 27 |