| "Boris Godunov," for one | 34 |
| Russian literary award established in 1881 | 42 |
| Shove a Russian authorÂ’s family around? | 43 |
| Take charge, like an elevator operator? | 39 |
| Challenge conventional boundaries | 33 |
| The twenty in "drop and give me twenty" | 49 |
| Exercises you're prone to do | 32 |
| Exercises done in a prone position | 34 |
| Drill instructorÂ’s punishment | 33 |
| Cat who invaded a vegetable garden? | 35 |
| 1988 Christopher Walken children's comedy | 45 |
| Josie's band, with "The" | 38 |
| Band arrested in 2012 for "hooliganism" | 49 |
| Group that lost their mittens, e.g.? | 36 |
| Way to make that heavy sofa easier to move? | 43 |
| "I ___" (tune for Harry Potter?) | 42 |
| " . . . let no man ___" | 33 |
| The still-hungry baby sitter ___ | 32 |
| "___ down!" ("Drop the gun!") | 49 |
| Words heard after opening a gift, maybe | 39 |
| Gift giver's request, perhaps | 33 |
| How to get this puzzle's final word | 39 |
| Show little concern despite fears | 33 |
| Song from "Bye Bye Birdie": 1960 | 42 |
| 1960 song from "Bye Bye Birdie" | 41 |
| "Bye Bye Birdie" tune [California] | 44 |
| Say something personally embarrassing | 37 |
| Like soon-to-be-opened champagne | 32 |
| Add new connections between floors? | 35 |
| Asked a hard question in public, say | 36 |
| _____ bug in one's ear (give ideas) | 39 |
| Plotted revolt to overthrow a government | 40 |
| ___ in one's beer (enriches) | 32 |
| What the legal-minded dentist did | 33 |
| Taking one's time on the green? | 35 |
| With 33D, "Gilda" number | 34 |
| Taco "___ on the Ritz" | 32 |
| Words before rest, work, or sleep | 33 |
| Representation of a cherubic infant | 35 |
| Browning's advice, with "Look" | 44 |
| Shout when it's time to start pickling? | 43 |
| Classic bit of inane rock star stage banter #2 | 46 |
| Frequent flier's distraction, maybe | 39 |
| Sleeveless garment with a crossword pattern? | 44 |
| One solving several crosswords simultaneously? | 46 |
| Nickname for the National Security Agency | 41 |
| Dangerous thing to make a bong with | 35 |
| E-1s and E-2s, in the Army: Abbr. | 33 |
| Film showing for V.I.P.'s, in the army? | 43 |
| Completely trounce, in l33tspeak | 32 |
| Dominates, as in World of Warcraft | 34 |
| Certain capture, in old chess books | 35 |
| Play that became 'My Fair Lady' | 39 |
| Mythological sculptor who really loved his work | 47 |
| Native African's musical beat? | 34 |
| Family in "House of Seven Gables" | 43 |
| In-your-face '50s-'60s talk show host Joe | 49 |
| Capital of the so-called Hermit Kingdom | 39 |
| Radiohead song written about Egypt? | 35 |
| Range separating France and Spain | 33 |
| Minerals known as "fool's gold" | 45 |
| What might involve reminiscing about old flames? | 48 |
| Classic Def Leppard album from 1983 | 35 |
| Perry Farrell's Porno for ___ | 33 |
| Ones who are always starting something? | 39 |
| Compulsive fire starters, informally | 36 |
| Michael Jackson hit off "Thriller" | 44 |
| will.i.am remixed this MJ hit in 2008 | 37 |
| GAP/RAYTHEON merger hailed by geometry theorists | 48 |
| "The Father of Numbers" | 33 |
| Grizzlies who give great interviews? | 36 |
| ... QATAR AIRWAYS, DJ QBERT, and IRAQ WAR | 41 |
| Middle Eastern football competition? | 36 |
| Cube-jumping arcade game of the 1980s | 37 |
| Cube-hopping character in a 1980s arcade game | 45 |
| Cube-hopping '80s arcade creature | 37 |
| Arcade game that takes place on a pyramid | 41 |
| Sports metric where a perfect score is 158.3 | 44 |
| Tricky-sounding short yardage attempt, briefly | 46 |
| Plays after some snaps, in brief | 32 |
| 4th-and-inches plays, often, in brief | 37 |
| Scholars of Eli Manning and Tom Brady? | 38 |
| No. 19 on the list (by Leon Uris) | 33 |
| Area of a ship where ceremonies take place | 42 |
| "Fast Fresh and Friendly" chain | 41 |
| Mexican chain owned by Jack in the Box | 38 |
| Drugs that will help you finish your math proofs? | 49 |
| Which was to be done: Lat. abbr. | 32 |
| Accordion-playing Zydeco band leader | 36 |
| Dog in "Dondi" [black] | 32 |
| Chinese spiritual/health practice | 33 |
| Emperor Qinshihuang's dynasty | 33 |
| Chinese dynasty of the 3rd century BC | 37 |
| Dynasty before China became a republic | 38 |
| Chinese dynasty during the Boxer Rebellion | 42 |
| Sue Grafton's '-- for Quarry' | 41 |
| Grafton's '-- for Quarry' | 37 |
| It made its maiden voyage in 1936 | 33 |
| Oh-so-cute carnival prizes, briefly | 35 |
| Box that shoppers scan before purchasing | 40 |