| Rheumatic fever bacterium, informally | 37 |
| Finding from a throat culture, perhaps | 38 |
| Motivation for rubbing one's temples | 40 |
| What an accent mark might indicate | 34 |
| Godsmack song that will put the pressure on? | 44 |
| Cause of mental or metal fatigue | 32 |
| Cause of gray hair and worry lines, some say | 44 |
| Awol rockers can't handle this | 34 |
| An iamb's second half gets it | 33 |
| Normal distribution for Type A's? | 37 |
| Puddle of Mudd "___ Out" | 34 |
| Job change or marriage, psychologically speaking | 48 |
| Angry outcry against a work overload? | 37 |
| What yoga and meditation help with | 34 |
| Many a police officer must pass one | 35 |
| Exam you don't have to study for | 36 |
| A cardiologist's patient might take one | 43 |
| They may be taken on a treadmill | 32 |
| What big banks underwent in 2009 | 32 |
| Possible indicators of a change of heart? | 41 |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers song that drags? | 38 |
| Nickname for a long drink of water | 34 |
| Get the most for one's money | 32 |
| Extend one's pencil drawing? | 32 |
| It offers flexible support for women | 36 |
| Monosyllabic word meaning "exaggerated" | 49 |
| Challenge intended to spark innovative solutions | 48 |
| They might help you beg for project extensions | 46 |
| One might wait in front of a church | 35 |
| Angel dust vis-Ã -vis phencyclidine | 37 |
| Close overlapping of fugue voices | 33 |
| Scattered, as petals at a marriage | 34 |
| Hero of "The Moon and Sixpence" | 41 |
| Three strikes and you're out, say | 37 |
| "Fats" Waller piano style | 35 |
| Conspicuously and offensively loud | 34 |
| Water ___ (bug that travels on pond surfaces) | 45 |
| Rozovsky play, based on a Tolstoy story | 39 |
| It may whiz past one's knees | 32 |
| Another way to agree in business | 32 |
| Person who's really crossed the line | 40 |
| Gum manufacturer's labor force walks out! | 45 |
| Days marked on scabs' calendars? | 36 |
| Get a big surprise on the oil rig? | 34 |
| John McCain's dirty debate tactic #4 | 40 |
| Result of some successful pitches | 33 |
| Pitcher Walter Johnson's mark | 33 |
| Compensation during a work stoppage | 35 |
| Concern for someone holding put or call options | 47 |
| Vacation spot for some who stop working? | 40 |
| Takes action against management, in a way | 41 |
| Gershwin musical, and the puzzle title | 38 |
| Gershwin musical of the 20's | 32 |
| Gershwin brothers' tune: 1927 | 33 |
| "Get the music playing!" | 34 |
| ''Get the music playing!'' | 42 |
| What half of a battery is next to | 33 |
| They vary according to batters' heights | 43 |
| Domains of pitchers and catchers | 32 |
| Flexing one's muscles, perhaps | 34 |
| "The Shakespeare of Sweden" | 37 |
| Overextend, with ''out'' | 40 |
| Keep waiting in a state of uncertainty | 38 |
| Some racehorses and some gorillas | 33 |
| Instrument for Bob Haggart, Slam Stewart et al. | 47 |
| Someone called "Slim," most likely | 44 |
| Two-piece suit that won't keep you warm | 43 |
| Fiddler's inVestment of the 1970s? | 38 |
| Like guitars, banjos, and the like | 34 |
| Modiste's notable outfit for a stripper? | 44 |
| Part-time newspaper correspondent | 33 |
| Violinist who loves the spotlight? | 34 |
| News correspondent on space rates | 33 |
| Group with only members of the violin family | 44 |
| Large four-instrument musical group | 35 |
| Group with members of the violin family only | 44 |
| Two violins, a viola and a cello | 32 |
| "Elevator music" music | 32 |
| What eight of this puzzle's answers have | 44 |
| "No ___" (broken marionettes?) | 40 |
| Kids' "communication" toys | 40 |
| Follower of Las Vegas or New York | 33 |
| Word with "steak" or "search" | 49 |
| Word before poker or after Sunset | 33 |
| Vegas locale, with "the" | 34 |
| Vegas draw, with "the" | 32 |
| Vegas attraction, with "the" | 38 |
| Caesars locale, with "the" | 36 |
| "Dilbert" or "Doonesbury" | 45 |
| "Blondie" or "Beetle Bailey" | 48 |
| ''Blondie,'' for one | 36 |
| "Wizard of Id," for one | 33 |
| The Bada Bing on "The Sopranos," e.g. | 47 |
| Bada Bing!, on "The Sopranos" | 39 |
| Billiard ball feature, about half the time | 42 |
| New York's state saltwater fish | 35 |
| Choice of any non-solid pool ball you'd like? | 49 |
| Feature of the members of Group 2 | 33 |
| One accustomed to the pole position? | 36 |
| Game in which players barely bet? | 33 |