| Darth Vader and his allies |
| A crossword editor has to be very careful when changing one--unlike this puzzle's editor, who was careless four times herein |
| Funeral lament |
| Talladega" singer who goes by his middle name, not first name (Kenneth): 2 wds. |
| Ancient Greek author famous for his fables |
| Phase of history. |
| First word across in the first-ever crossword (1913) and the first of a dozen appearances of the word in this puzzle's grid, written word search-style (left, right, down, and diagonally) ... Can you f |
| Conversation is ___ in which a man has all mankind for his competitors": Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Creatively-censored 4/28/10 New York Post headline about the foul-mouthed Senate/Wall Street hearings |
| Carnivore's comment about what to eat during bad weather? |
| About half of villagers |
| Cartman who said some shit about me and fishsticks even though I never played like that lmao... I stay away from that area all together |
| Actor who cross-dressed for his role in "Mrs. Doubtfire": 2 wds. |
| About in legal matters |
| Book about M.D.'s. |
| Anchor who has no idea what he's talking about? |
| Advice about posture? |
| Elvis's middle name, on his birth certificate |
| History book chapters |
| Reality show about folk-dancing homemakers (with "The") |
| Actress Paquin who plays Rogue in the "X-Men" franchise |
| Activity suggested by this puzzle's theme entries |
| Blocks of history |
| When asked how many slices his pizza should be cut into: "Better make it six. I ___" (Yogi Berra quote): 3 wds. |
| Oral histories |
| All, e.g., for this answer's last six letters? |
| Ambiguous headline about a California drug bust? |
| A Marx brother's book about shooting? |
| Actress Gadot of "The Fast and the Furious" franchise |
| I'm strongly thinking about moving to Iowa, how will I secure a place to live? |