| Headline about an economics conference? | 39 |
| Barack Obama's 2008 opponent | 32 |
| "Oh! What a Lovely War" star | 38 |
| He wrote "Paradise Lost" | 34 |
| Blind poet who often wrote in an ancient language | 49 |
| English poet joins U.S. comedian | 32 |
| English poet and jocular "Uncle" | 42 |
| Big name in blended Scotch whisky | 33 |
| He planted nurseries rather than orchards | 41 |
| Tree-planting legend in the United States | 41 |
| 1997-2004 Cartoon Network series | 32 |
| Prestige of Jay's predecessor? | 34 |
| "Tonight Show" host in 1962? | 38 |
| NBC late-night talk show hosts Carson | 37 |
| "Shattered Dreams" band | 33 |
| Your average below-average singer | 33 |
| Person there when you need him, almost | 38 |
| Carson's spinning-toy essay? | 32 |
| He's there when you need him | 32 |
| One who's available when needed | 35 |
| IRS Commissioner (country singer) | 33 |
| 'Poor Side of Town' singer | 34 |
| ''Secret Agent Man'' singer | 43 |
| Certain celebrity's wallet contents? | 40 |
| ___'Groat's House (tip of Scotland) | 43 |
| Founder of the royal house of Lancaster | 39 |
| Shortest-reigning pope of the last 400 years | 44 |
| Religious leader born in Wadowice, Poland | 41 |
| Zealous journalist: 1697–1746 | 36 |
| Georgiana's pompous, Philistine father | 42 |
| Louise Catherine Johnson's spouse | 37 |
| Installer of the first White House pool table | 45 |
| First son of a President to become President | 44 |
| First president who was the son of a president | 46 |
| Stallone character in a manhunt movie | 37 |
| World's wealthiest person once | 35 |
| Hugo-winning novelist of "Redshirts" | 46 |
| Saturday, "Darlin' Be Home Soon" | 46 |
| "Table Talk" English jurist | 37 |
| Where Spiro Agnew studied chemistry | 35 |
| U.S. financier-philanthropist: 1795–1873 | 47 |
| Musical diatribe from the bathroom? | 35 |
| White House occupants in the 60's | 37 |
| "Bad Reputation" Freedy | 33 |
| 19th-century English philosopher and economist | 46 |
| Chief of staff under George Bush | 32 |
| Noted "planes man" in 1991 | 36 |
| Subject of Leonardo's last painting | 39 |
| Saint who denounced Herod Antipas | 33 |
| Last of the Hebrew prophets, in Christian belief | 48 |
| "Urban Cowboy" star, 1980 | 35 |
| Two-time Fiction Pulitzer winner | 32 |
| Sherlock Holmes's chronicler | 32 |
| Actor having connections with a singer | 38 |
| Former Denver Broncos star who now is doing fine? | 49 |
| "Sic semper tyrannis!" crier | 38 |
| He shouted "Sic semper tyrannis!" | 43 |
| Edwin's brother: 1838–65 | 35 |
| "Mission: Impossible II" director | 43 |
| Lansing of "Love That Bob" | 36 |
| What to do if you can't beat the suckers | 44 |
| Maker of doors and window sashes | 32 |
| Participate in a team pre-game activity, say | 44 |
| Taking a job as a columnist for the 1%? (6->5) | 49 |
| Like the theme words in this puzzle? | 36 |
| Second dinner course at the prison? | 35 |
| Founding of a hip replacement clinic? | 37 |
| Southwestern shrubs yielding a cosmetic oil | 43 |
| "Enough fooling around!" | 34 |
| Regular "Laugh-In" feature | 36 |
| "I say! Lovely places to worship!"? | 45 |
| Chap who's a skilled lumberjack? | 36 |
| Lyric, part 2, after "Was a" | 38 |
| Cheery fellow in the neighborhood? | 34 |
| Energy drink from Wet Planet Beverages | 38 |
| Drink with a lightning bolt in its logo | 39 |
| Abruptly interrupted, as from a dream | 37 |
| Literary role for Hepburn, Allyson and Ryder | 44 |
| Kenya's first prime minister Kenyatta | 41 |
| "This Is the End" star | 32 |
| Weezer "My Name Is ___" | 33 |
| Villain in "Martin Chuzzlewit" | 40 |
| Surname of singing siblings Joe, Nick and Kevin | 47 |
| Last name of a trio of singing brothers | 39 |
| Joe, Kevin, or Nick with such soft white cheeks | 47 |
| "Martin Chuzzlewit" villain | 37 |
| Old Martin's murderous nephew | 33 |
| Materialistic vaccine developer? | 32 |
| Had smash hit "Sunshine" | 34 |
| Colonial preacher of the Great Awakening | 40 |
| "Gulliver's Travels" writer | 41 |
| "Blaze of Glory" ___ Jovi | 35 |
| "Two and a Half Men" co-star | 38 |
| "Hot Shots!" actor, 1991 | 34 |
| Folk singer Mitchell in concert? | 32 |
| Voice of Artie Ziff on "The Simpsons" | 47 |
| Sci-fi boy hero with very clean teeth? | 38 |
| Title actor of "Eli Stone" | 36 |
| Animated TV adventure series of the '60s | 44 |
| Garfield's owner and Bon Jovi | 33 |