| Chain with an Operation Dough-Nation charity program | 52 |
| Chain whose name derives from its original room rate | 52 |
| Chain that serves over 1.5 million gallons of syrup per year | 60 |
| Chain that calls itself "America's Drive-In" | 58 |
| Chain store that originally published Woman's Day | 53 |
| Chain founded by the Raffel Brothers (hence the name) | 53 |
| Cesario's alter ego in "Twelfth Night" | 52 |
| Cesar Chavez y Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa? | 54 |
| Certificate earned by both Paris Hilton and Jessica Simpson | 59 |
| Certain one of a series of clones of a 1990s presidential contender? | 68 |
| Certain music collection ... and this puzzle's theme | 56 |
| Certain independent, and an apt title for this puzzle | 53 |
| Certain Grand Theft Auto antagonists (broken in two places) | 59 |
| Certain gifts in "The 12 Days of Christmas" | 53 |
| Certain "easy-access" female undergarments | 52 |
| Cereal whose website is the Silly Rabbit Virtual World | 54 |
| Cereal that's really healthy, but takes forever to pass? | 60 |
| Cereal that's "Kid-tested, mother-approved" | 57 |
| Cereal pieces that didn't make it past quality control? | 59 |
| Cereal named for two ingredients it doesn't have | 52 |
| Ceramic canine seen outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre | 57 |
| CEO responsible for the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications | 69 |
| Central question in the search for extraterrestrial life | 56 |
| Central Park landscape architect Frederick ___ Olmsted | 54 |
| Central Pacific, Southern Pacific and Union Pacific (abbr.) | 59 |
| Central heating unit (it's found in four themed answers) | 60 |
| Central character in "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" | 64 |
| Central African country about the size of Massachusetts | 55 |
| Census acronym that almost sounds like a line of disciples | 58 |
| Cemetery purchases declared on an airline worker's return? | 62 |
| Celtics head coach between Chris Ford and Rick Pitino | 53 |
| Cellist who debuted at London's Wigmore Hall at age 16 | 58 |
| Cellist given the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011 | 55 |
| Cellist awarded a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Grammy in 1989 | 64 |
| Celine Dion's "I'm Your Angel" duet partner | 61 |
| Celeste who won an Oscar for "Gentleman's Agreement" | 66 |
| Celebrity whose likeness was used for a 2009 Barbie doll | 56 |
| Celebrity who testified at the 2005 Michael Jackson trial | 57 |
| Celebrity twins who own the Dualstar Entertainment Group, familiarly | 68 |
| Celebrity stylist who cut Hillary Clinton's hair | 52 |
| Celebrity name on the first million-follower Twitter account | 60 |
| Celebrity killed while flying to Martha's Vineyard | 54 |
| Celebrity dancer on "Dancing with the Stars," say | 59 |
| Celebrity chef who likes to "kick it up a notch" | 58 |
| Celebrity chef who hosts "No Reservations" | 52 |
| Celebrity born 8/13/1899 with five famous titles in this puzzle | 63 |
| Celebratory time for people who appreciate delivery women? | 58 |
| Celebratory chant at Chicago's Grant Park on 11/4/08 | 56 |
| Celebration that's so secret the address isn't divulged? | 64 |
| Celebration of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem | 58 |
| Celebrating the New Year in different time zones, for example | 61 |
| Celebrated racehorse nicknamed "The Red Terror" | 57 |
| Celebrate a championship by destroying your city, say | 53 |
| Celeb who tweeted about hemp oil for cancer treatment | 53 |
| Celeb who got the 2,500th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2013 | 68 |
| Cecil B. DeMille film of 1931, "The ___ Man" | 54 |
| Cease acquisition of the film rights to the life of Lamont Cranston? | 68 |
| CCR cover on Tesla's "Five Man Acoustical Jam" | 60 |
| CC Sabathia, e.g., in "today's starters" listings | 63 |
| CBS series with a spin-off that takes place in Los Angeles | 58 |
| Cécile de Volanges portrayer in "Dangerous Liaisons" | 65 |
| Cave complex targeted during the invasion of Afghanistan | 56 |
| Cause of the witch's demise in "Hansel and Gretel" | 64 |
| Cause of the question, ''What died?'' | 53 |
| Cause of Philip Boyes's death in a Dorothy Sayers novel | 59 |
| Cause of congestion / Detective's challenge / Loony | 55 |
| Cause of 19th century warfare between England and China | 55 |
| Cause for exclaiming "I've had enough!" | 53 |
| Cause for "I've got a bad feeling" moment | 55 |
| Cause bad luck for "Harry Potter" actress Emma? | 57 |
| Catherine Zeta-Jones's role in "The Mask of Zorro" | 64 |
| Catherine Zeta-Jones's "The Mask of Zorro" role | 61 |
| Catherine whose cow is said to have started the Great Chicago Fire | 66 |
| Catherine the Great, in ''John Paul Jones'' | 59 |
| Catherine Keener's role in "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" | 65 |
| Catherine de' Medici is said to have eaten it at every meal | 63 |
| Cather's "Death ___ for the Archbishop" | 53 |
| Cathartic cry while stabbing your super-strict boss? | 52 |
| Category the Pentagon uses instead of "other"? | 56 |
| Catchy song parts heard on "Name That Tune"? | 54 |
| Catchphrase spawned by Christopher Walken on "SNL" | 60 |
| Catchphrase of Jean-Luc Picard on "Star Trek: T.N.G." | 63 |
| Catching it means he's next at the altar, so they say | 57 |
| CATCH ME IF YOU CAN! Warm, sweet, well-rounded guy. Into running ... | 68 |
| Cataloger of the "original 48" constellations | 55 |
| Cat's new "I've chased my last rodent" attitude? | 66 |
| Cat's "please continue scratching behind my ears" | 63 |
| Cat Stevens song about Yankees tickets on the third base line? | 62 |
| Casual restaurant chain known for its semi-sheer window treatments? | 67 |
| Casual Encounter: hotel employee seeking partner for a discreet ___ | 67 |
| Castro's "enemy to whom we had become accustomed" | 63 |
| Castmate of Gasteyer on "Saturday Night Live" | 55 |
| Castellaneta, the voice of Homer on "The Simpsons" | 60 |
| Castellaneta cry upon seeing "(annoyed grunt)" in scripts | 67 |
| Cast of characters in "The Big Bang Theory" | 53 |
| Cassini who created Jackie's signature Camelot look | 55 |
| Cassidy who played Lurch on "The Addams Family" | 57 |
| Cassette deck feature, and a hint to this puzzle's theme | 60 |
| Cassandra Peterson's "Mistress of the Dark" | 57 |
| Casper Van ___ ("Starship Troopers" actor) | 52 |