| Assistant played by Charles Bronson in "House of Wax" | 63 |
| Artist who contributes to each of the starred entries, in a way | 63 |
| Actor __ Luke who played Chan's Number One Son in old films | 63 |
| Â Â "Portrait of a Musician" artist, familiarly | 63 |
| Architectural designer of New York's Museum for African Art | 63 |
| Anne whose real-life husband played her ex on "Rhoda" | 63 |
| A Marine Corps lance corporal no longer qualifies as one: Abbr. | 63 |
| Avia competitor, and the bottom line of this puzzle's theme | 63 |
| Author of "I Am Spock" and "I Am Not Spock" | 63 |
| Astrologer with the autobiography "Answer in the Sky" | 63 |
| “___ o’ My Heart” (“Ziegfeld Follies” song) | 63 |
| Advertising icon enshrined on Madison Avenue's Walk of Fame | 63 |
| Add a building wing to a "Lord of the Rings" actress? | 63 |
| At 184 feet below sea level, this is the lowest city in the USA | 63 |
| Anti-ship missile that skims waves at nearly the speed of sound | 63 |
| A&E police drama set in South Florida, with "The" | 63 |
| Author of "A Death in the Family Portrait of a Lady"? | 63 |
| Afternoon children's programming block that moved to The CW | 63 |
| Another place to follow the object named in the circled letters | 63 |
| Aviarists love this "Livin' La Vida Loca" singer! | 63 |
| Acronym of a scientific project seeking contact with alien life | 63 |
| Actor who played Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol," 1951 | 63 |
| An elderly woman was having dinner with her husband and was ... | 63 |
| Animal that has something in common with this week's puzzle | 63 |
| Actress known for her ability to master a wide range of accents | 63 |
| Atlantic City casino, informally (with ''The'') | 63 |
| Atlantic City casino, familiarly (with ''the'') | 63 |
| Aviarists love this "I Knew You Were Trouble" singer! | 63 |
| After U2, highest-grossing concert band of all time, informally | 63 |
| Author of "Alphabetizing Your Spice Rack for Dummies" | 63 |
| Aramis, Athos, D'Artagnan and Porthos, with "the" | 63 |
| Alabama town with many connections to the civil rights movement | 63 |
| Annual October 24 observance related to this puzzle's theme | 63 |
| Advice on a fitness instructor's answering machine message? | 63 |
| Answer to the folk riddle "Worker in yellow clothes" | 62 |
| Author of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" | 62 |
| Alan who won an Emmy for his role on "The West Wing" | 62 |
| Author of "Ragged Dick" and "Tattered Tom" | 62 |
| Actor with the line "Say hello to my little friend!" | 62 |
| Adjective from which John McCain hopes to disassociate himself | 62 |
| Automaker with the tagline "Vorsprung durch Technik" | 62 |
| Adams who's designed covers for the Beastie Boys and Jay-Z | 62 |
| Actress Olivia of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" | 62 |
| American representative to France during the Revolutionary War | 62 |
| Actor who made his film debut in "Kid Galahad," 1962 | 62 |
| Adm. Zumwalt, chief of naval operations during the Vietnam War | 62 |
| Actress Durance who played Lois Lane on "Smallville" | 62 |
| Alain Ducasse at the ___ House (expensive New York restaurant) | 62 |
| Actress Diane of "Numb3rs" and "Rescue Me" | 62 |
| Actress Greta who famously said "I want to be alone" | 62 |
| A good breakfast, but a bad supper, according to Francis Bacon | 62 |
| Actor who loves Coco, according to his reality television show | 62 |
| Actress Fisher of Season 4 of "Arrested Development" | 62 |
| Actor whose first credited role was in "Rumble Fish" | 62 |
| Actor Reginald, who played both Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes | 62 |
| Arledge called the "Father of Monday Night Football" | 62 |
| Alex Haley book in which he is a character in the last section | 62 |
| Anne Tyler novel set partly at the Church of the Second Chance | 62 |
| Alonso who voiced Dory in the Spanish "Finding Nemo" | 62 |
| “Here in Zoology 101, I try to get my students to ___” | 62 |
| Annual prize won multiple times by Beyoncé and LeBron James | 62 |
| At lunch with friends she ___ of meat back and ordered seafood | 62 |
| Alternative to "Ticket" in a highway safety campaign | 62 |
| A: Dr. Livingstone, I presume. Q: What is your full name, ___? | 62 |
| Actress who's the inspiration for this puzzle's theme? | 62 |
| Actor Fred who played the judge in "My Cousin Vinny" | 62 |
| Affliction for someone with too many deerstalkers and fedoras? | 62 |
| Attractive actor Bridges of "Diff'rent Strokes"? | 62 |
| Australian swimmer who won golds at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics | 62 |
| An "All in the Family" actress's summer hangout? | 62 |
| Actor who got his start on TV's "Gimme a Break!" | 62 |
| Author of the cookbook "Louisiana Real & Rustic" | 62 |
| “I invented this little ol’ bulb,” Edison said ___ | 62 |
| Austrian physician whose work laid the foundation for hypnosis | 62 |
| Acronym used to protest potential environmental hazards nearby | 62 |
| Actor Guy who played Ed Exley in "L.A. Confidential" | 62 |
| Amount deducted from the price of goods to compensate for loss | 62 |
| Astronaut Wally, the first person to go into space three times | 62 |
| Archaeologists often find what they're looking for in this | 62 |
| Author of "The Jury" and "The Arraignment" | 62 |
| Academy Award winner who said "I dream for a living" | 62 |
| Account that joins words in seven of this puzzle's answers | 62 |
| Abbreviation in the lyrics of Aretha's "Respect" | 62 |
| Actress Swinton in the "Chronicles of Narnia" series | 62 |
| Angels outfielder Hunter who has won nine straight Gold Gloves | 62 |
| Announce via Twitter that Fidel passed his annual health exam? | 62 |
| Arm's-length pics of oneself with friends, in modern slang | 62 |
| Actress Michelle of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" | 62 |
| Author of "Little Women" and "Little Men" | 61 |
| Asia's first female president, elected in the Philippines | 61 |
| Abolitionist-founded Kentucky college that charges no tuition | 61 |
| Article of clothing than an estimated 80% wear the wrong size | 61 |
| Autobiography subtitled "Songs My Mother Taught Me" | 61 |
| Actor and stuntman Jackie of the "Rush Hour" movies | 61 |
| Alberto's companion in "The Motorcycle Diaries" | 61 |
| A2: "___?" A1: "No thanks, just coffee." | 61 |
| Agriculture giant celebrating its 175th anniversary this year | 61 |
| Actress Linda of Broadway's "Jekyll & Hyde" | 61 |
| Actress Greer who received five consecutive Oscar nominations | 61 |
| Author of the 1940 autobiography "Wings on My Feet" | 61 |