| Pulitzer winner for "Russia Leaves the War" | 53 |
| Stevie Wonder's "Songs in the ___ Life" | 53 |
| "Jumanji" and "The Polar Express" | 53 |
| Witch's defense in "Hansel and Gretel"? | 53 |
| She untied the knot from Kris Humphries after 72 days | 53 |
| Phrase coined by Thomas Gray in his "Elegy" | 53 |
| Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, with "The" | 53 |
| Confederate slogan symbolizing financial independence | 53 |
| "Once You ___ Stranger ..." (1969 thriller) | 53 |
| Industrial musician Scott who performs as Celldweller | 53 |
| One of two NBA teams located in their original cities | 53 |
| 155-mi. Asian strip that intersects the 38th parallel | 53 |
| Military mess assignment, and this puzzle's title | 53 |
| Fourth-grade teacher Edna on "The Simpsons" | 53 |
| 1979 film co-starring the youngest-ever Oscar nominee | 53 |
| Animated clown some claim is based on David Letterman | 53 |
| "___ Pow! Enter the Fist" (2002 spoof film) | 53 |
| Spanish priest who famously opposed the conquistadors | 53 |
| 1953 film featuring Lana Turner and Ricardo Montalban | 53 |
| 1887 Victorien Sardou play on which an opera is based | 53 |
| Charlie who wrote "The Art of Hitting .300" | 53 |
| "And the wild cataract ___ glory": Tennyson | 53 |
| "Into Your Arms" band, with "The" | 53 |
| Singing sisters on "The Lawrence Welk Show" | 53 |
| Music in an updated version of "Pagliacci"? | 53 |
| Gaston who wrote "The Phantom of the Opera" | 53 |
| "I'm sure I can think of something ..." | 53 |
| First thing zoo employees learn at the reptile house? | 53 |
| "Ich ___ dich" (German words of endearment) | 53 |
| Shows like "Cheers" and "Friends" | 53 |
| Where you might pick fruit while it's still green | 53 |
| 'The Year of Living Dangerously' Oscar winner | 53 |
| Comic strip boy whose friends are monsters and aliens | 53 |
| Office item created by Bette Nesmith Graham (1924-80) | 53 |
| They involve winning all tricks except one, in bridge | 53 |
| 1985 multi-venue charity concert for Ethiopian famine | 53 |
| "Leapin' ___!" (Orphan Annie's cry) | 53 |
| Where to hang out and buy overpriced drinks on Amtrak | 53 |
| Word with "Run" in a 1976 sci-fi film title | 53 |
| Movie about sports stars who don't use deodorant? | 53 |
| "I wandered ___ a cloud . . . ": Wordsworth | 53 |
| Desolate title tree in a 1936 Fonda/MacMurray western | 53 |
| Crosses the international date line from east to west | 53 |
| Good news for a dieter, bad news for a London gambler | 53 |
| Sam Cooke tune, "Everybody ___ Cha Cha Cha" | 53 |
| Romance novel released on Valentine's Day in 1970 | 53 |
| “Let’s Build Something Together” retailer | 53 |
| Kasabian "Lost Souls Forever" song, briefly | 53 |
| Child actress Patten of "Song of the South" | 53 |
| Devonshire's ___ Island, once a haven for pirates | 53 |
| Certain independent, and an apt title for this puzzle | 53 |
| Shak. play about a guy who has trouble meeting girls? | 53 |
| Words before "TV" or "each other" | 53 |
| Anna who won an Oscar for "The Rose Tattoo" | 53 |
| "Move On Up a Little Higher" singer Jackson | 53 |
| Meme caption with Captain Picard and a Singer machine | 53 |
| Euphemism used often on "The Newlywed Game" | 53 |
| John Lee convicted of the 2002 Beltway sniper attacks | 53 |
| Song that knocked “Mickey” out of the #1 spot | 53 |
| Type of beet that's carved for Halloween in Wales | 53 |
| Romantic outing comprised of sprinting and screaming? | 53 |
| 1963 Robert Mitchum film, and this puzzle's theme | 53 |
| Performer who was like other performers, only better? | 53 |
| NHL Hall-of-Famer who co-owns the Pittsburgh Penguins | 53 |
| Ex-Smiths (and current Modest Mouse) guitarist Johnny | 53 |
| Goya's "Disasters of War," for example? | 53 |
| ''Big Momma's House'' star (2000) | 53 |
| ___ Comics, home of Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four | 53 |
| She weds ex-Surgeon General—elopes in roadster | 53 |
| Activity suggested by this puzzle's theme entries | 53 |
| "Hakuna __": "The Lion King" song | 53 |
| SAT subject test covering algebra but not polynomials | 53 |
| "Come on get higher, loosen my lips" singer | 53 |
| TV attorney who works for the Cage & Fish lawfirm | 53 |
| "Convoy" singer C.W. representing the U.S.? | 53 |
| So-called "Crime Dog" of public service ads | 53 |
| George ___, "Bringing Up Father" cartoonist | 53 |
| The annus in Dryden's "Annus Mirabilis" | 53 |
| "Animal Planet"-friendly Kalahari carnivore | 53 |
| His epitaph reads, "That's all, folks!" | 53 |
| "That's Not All, Folks!" autobiographer | 53 |
| Pictures of Ryan Gosling or goofy-looking cats, often | 53 |
| ''The Evil That ___'' (Bronson flick) | 53 |
| "Octobri ___" (encyclical of Pope Leo XIII) | 53 |
| "It's ___ him" (relationship ultimatum) | 53 |
| Nova Scotia's Lake ___, named for an Indian tribe | 53 |
| He spent December 25, 1991 resigning as head of state | 53 |
| Eloi portrayer in "The Time Machine" (1960) | 53 |
| "La Boheme" character singing a wrong word? | 53 |
| White Sox star who played in five decades (1949-1980) | 53 |
| "Zack & ___ Make a Porno" (2008 romcom) | 53 |
| Upcoming 2014 film adaptation directed by Liv Ullmann | 53 |
| 2001 Anjelica Huston miniseries, with "The" | 53 |
| Agriculture option that combines crops with livestock | 53 |
| Celtics head coach between Chris Ford and Rick Pitino | 53 |
| Treasury secretary under Harding, Coolidge and Hoover | 53 |
| 250th anniversary of the incorporation of Los Angeles | 53 |
| 100000000011, converted from binary to Roman numerals | 53 |
| Perennial family that includes bee balm and horsemint | 53 |
| Belief that all things are made of a single substance | 53 |