| Gene who compiled the quote anthology "Great Hollywood Wit" | 69 |
| George C. Scott movie with a rock band namesake, with "The" | 69 |
| Greven who wrote the 2008 best seller "How to Talk to Girls" | 70 |
| Greetings before "Pehea 'oe?" ("How are you?") | 70 |
| Gardner once romantically linked to Frank Sinatra and Ernest Hemingway | 70 |
| Group that "had decayed to a mere beautiful futility": Wells | 70 |
| Graphic designer whose autobiography was "Things I Remember" | 70 |
| Gas company named for the initials of the giant that it broke off from | 70 |
| Grammatically incorrect answer to ''Who's there?'' | 70 |
| Gp. co-founded by W.E.B. Du Bois and Mary White Ovington, among others | 70 |
| Golden Globe-winning actor who was People's 1992 Sexiest Man Alive | 70 |
| Group with the 1963 hit "South Street," with "the" | 70 |
| Govt. org. that offers a booklet titled "Industrial Hygiene" | 70 |
| Guy who "wore a diamond," in the song "Copacabana" | 70 |
| Gala to raise money for the reissue of "Boys Don't Cry"? | 70 |
| Gilbert & Sullivan's "Princess Ida" is written in it | 70 |
| Gain a monopoly, and a hint to this puzzle's theme and its location | 71 |
| Gp. that accepted Michael Phelps's apology for smoking weed in 2009 | 71 |
| Garment in "The Simpsons" episode "King-Size Homer" | 71 |
| Garcia Mérquez's ''_____ Writes to the Colonel'' | 71 |
| Gray areas, maybe ... or a hint to 12 incomplete answers in this puzzle | 71 |
| Give head using pointers from Maxim's "Ask Heidi" column? | 71 |
| Guitarist James who co-wrote "Soma" and "Mayonaise" | 71 |
| German coffeecake that became the state dessert of South Dakota in 2000 | 71 |
| Germophobic ambulance driver figures out which album the DJ is playing? | 71 |
| Genre for Lush and Ride, named for the lead singer staring at the floor | 71 |
| Game show host with the catchphrase "Let's do crosswords" | 71 |
| Galina __, old Russian ballerina whose Moscow apartment is now a museum | 71 |
| Greek musician with an honorary degree from the University of Minnesota | 71 |
| Golfer's lament about failing to recognize different ball positions? | 72 |
| Grateful Dead "Yes ___ the gist of it, but it's all right" | 72 |
| Gp. whose logo is a martini glass and car key in a "no" symbol | 72 |
| Grateful Dead "Yes I get the gist ___, but it's all right" | 72 |
| Grate, with "get," or what this puzzle's theme answers get | 72 |
| Group with the 1962 hit "The Wah Watusi," with "the" | 72 |
| Golden Globe-nominated actress for "The Opposite of Sex," 1998 | 72 |
| Guesthouse where one would enjoy the starts of the three longest answers | 72 |
| Gabonese president for 41 years, the longest such run in African history | 72 |
| Group with the 1967 #2 hit "Georgy Girl," with "the" | 72 |
| Game with a "Livin' Large" expansion, with "The" | 72 |
| God whose chariot was pulled by the goats Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr | 72 |
| Garnish that some upscale fries at Chicago restaurant mk are served with | 72 |
| General dir. of Sal Paradise's return trip in "On the Road" | 73 |
| Gershwin title girl who can make "all the clouds ... roll away" | 73 |
| Gp. that brought an antislavery lawsuit on behalf of SeaWorld's orcas | 73 |
| Game show host Pat who had a cameo in "Airplane II: The Sequel" | 73 |
| Group called Girls Tyme when they lost on "Star Search" in 1993 | 73 |
| Guns 'N' Roses "___ me when I speak a piece of my mind" | 73 |
| Ghost writer of "The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care"? | 73 |
| Guy who wrote "Guys and Dolls" songs including nothing minor (7) | 74 |
| George who famously asked Knute Rockne to "win just one" for him | 74 |
| Gold digger seduces a different kind of gold digger, gets charged with ... | 74 |
| Good time of the week to solicit support from a rich campaign contributor? | 74 |
| Group that starred in the 1968 film "Head," with "the" | 74 |
| Govt. agcy. with a "sustainable practices" section on its website | 75 |
| Govt. agcy. with a "Recover & Rebuild" section on its website | 75 |
| Govt. org. with an "Information Assurance" section on its website | 75 |
| Govt. agency whose motto (it's joked) is "never say anything" | 75 |
| Genre-hopping jazz pianist who scored the "Fat Albert" theme song | 75 |
| Greek prince ___ Cassadine, longtime "General Hospital" character | 75 |
| Gus __, subject of the 1951 biopic "I'll See You in My Dreams" | 76 |
| Grateful Dead "Beggin' you baby, 'cause I'm ___ knees" | 76 |
| George of "Night After Night" (source of this puzzle's quotes) | 76 |
| Genre for "The Breakfast Club" or "A Catcher in the Rye" | 76 |
| Geraldine who co-founded the National Organization of Italian American Women | 76 |
| Gilbert and Sullivan work subtitled "The Lass That Loved a Sailor" | 76 |
| Garson ___, writer and director of Broadway's "Born Yesterday" | 76 |
| Gessen who wrote the 2012 Putin biography "The Man Without a Face" | 76 |
| Gland at the base of the neck that produces and "educates" T cells | 76 |
| Group with the 1963 #1 hit "So Much in Love," with "the" | 76 |
| Google Easter egg game wherein a pack of O's devours your search results | 76 |
| Gp. whose members might greet each other with "What's up, doc?" | 77 |
| GOP senator's vote on anything that would in any way make Obama look good | 77 |
| Group that sang the 1962 hit "The Wah Watusi," with "the" | 77 |
| Game that can follow the first part of this puzzle's four longest answers | 77 |
| Group whose hits included "The Glow-Worm" and "Tiger Rag" | 77 |
| Georges who wrote "A Void" (novel without the letter "E") | 77 |
| Group whose 1972 debut album "Can't Buy a Thrill" went platinum | 77 |
| Grunge band whose final album was 1995's "Infrared Riding Hood" | 77 |
| Govt. agcy. whose headquarters house the partially unsolved Kryptos sculpture | 77 |
| Goes on and on about the recent changes in your child's nap schedule, e.g. | 78 |
| Gershon who played a seductive dry cleaner on "Curb Your Enthusiasm" | 78 |
| Grammy winner for Best Female Country Vocal Performance the year before Trisha | 78 |
| Govt. agcy. with a "Whistleblower Protection" section on its website | 78 |
| Girlfriend whose name Jerry thinks is Mulva, in a "Seinfeld" episode | 78 |
| Genre that's so obviously, transcendently bad you have to hear more of it? | 78 |
| Garden outside Jerusalem that was the scene of the agony and betrayal of Jesus | 78 |
| Genuine designer shades (and the department store was charging twice as much!) | 78 |
| Geographical features ... or what the circled squares in this puzzle represent | 78 |
| Golden Ticket finder Mike in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" | 78 |
| Gp. of which Michael Dukakis was proud to be a "card-carrying member" | 79 |
| Garbo line from "Grand Hotel" (and a hint to this puzzle's theme) | 79 |
| Griffey Jr. who is virtually certain to join the "600 club" this year | 79 |
| Girl's nickname formed by removing the first two letters of its longer form | 79 |
| Group whose "If You Leave" was written for "Pretty in Pink" | 79 |
| Game from IGNPC's Best of E3 2003 Awards (for Best Persistent Online Title) | 79 |
| Gilbert ___, author of "A Void," a 290-page novel without the letter E | 80 |
| Geology class periods [subscribe to the best indie xwords today at avxwords.com] | 80 |
| Guess, in brief (and what's been added to this puzzle's longest answers) | 80 |
| Gambling game whose name spells a gambling town when the first letter is changed | 80 |