| Extreme gentleness, so to speak |
31 |
| Enemy org. in "Get Smart |
24 |
| Expand, as a house |
18 |
| Early American statesman _____ King |
35 |
| Erinys, for one |
15 |
| Eatery order, briefly |
21 |
| Everlasting, back in the day |
28 |
| Eight days after the nones, in ancient Rome |
43 |
| Early dweller in what is now NW Iran |
36 |
| Eric who played the Hulk in 2003 |
32 |
| Esthetic degree |
15 |
| Events for a tuxedo |
19 |
| Emer. locale |
12 |
| Excitron part |
13 |
| Enzyme that curdles milk |
24 |
| Element in insecticides |
23 |
| Easter mo., often |
17 |
| Erstwhile orbiter |
17 |
| End-all's companion |
19 |
| Era alternative |
15 |
| Expert guard dog? |
17 |
| Entrepreneur Estee |
18 |
| End of the day |
14 |
| Enclose deep within |
19 |
| Entry on a résumé |
19 |
| Equally hard to locate |
22 |
| Espresso machine ingredient |
27 |
| Everest or Rushmore |
19 |
| Element of many whodunits |
25 |
| Ex-Mrs. Trump |
13 |
| Empire St. paper |
16 |
| Essential key |
13 |
| Edwin in Reagan's Cabinet |
25 |
| Equestrian's grip |
17 |
| Essay writer's class: Abbr. |
27 |
| Elmer, Anne and Grantland |
25 |
| Epsom Downs racer |
17 |
| Early copy |
10 |
| Elvis Costello "___ Forces |
26 |
| Excalibur |
9 |
| Eponymous scale inventor |
24 |
| Empire State Building's locale |
30 |
| Explorer with Lewis |
19 |
| Entertainer (1938-2007) whose first name is hidden in eight puzzle answers including this one |
93 |
| Eye-friendly, as books |
22 |
| Engine: Abbr. |
13 |
| Element in a guessing contest |
29 |
| Eminem movie "8 ___ |
19 |
| Equine fly? |
11 |
| English novelist, d. 1817 |
25 |
| Expedia quote |
13 |
| Easiest to understand |
21 |
| Engaged man |
11 |
| Exit, to P.T. Barnum |
20 |
| Emulates Pac-Man |
16 |
| Engine pads |
11 |
| Expensive steak variety |
23 |
| Egyptian's sun disk |
19 |
| Exclamation in Eire |
19 |
| Edson-Hasen comic strip |
23 |
| Excellence in Television" award |
31 |
| Enjoys again, as a book |
23 |
| Encounter, as success |
21 |
| Elder: Fr. |
10 |
| Everyone in Mississippi? |
24 |
| Estevez of "St. Elmo's Fire |
27 |
| Electricity creator or back-up power machine |
44 |
| Event with fiddling |
19 |
| Equi cousin |
11 |
| Early wine vessel |
17 |
| Excogitation |
12 |
| Emulate Juliet |
14 |
| Eldest, in France |
17 |
| Eritrea's urethane riches |
25 |
| Endless, poetically |
19 |
| Employer of some refs |
21 |
| Ex ___" (2015 film) |
19 |
| Eubie Blake |
11 |
| Exchange for something very valuable |
36 |
| Elder (girl): Fr. |
17 |
| Emmy-winning Ruby |
17 |
| Eddie Cochran "Something ___ |
28 |
| Encyclopedia volume on education reform? |
40 |
| Ely or Wight |
12 |
| Early dialectician |
18 |
| Egg mass |
8 |
| Emulate a sleuth |
16 |
| Edible for Jack Sprat |
21 |
| Evasive types |
13 |
| Elongated puff |
14 |
| Election lead-up |
16 |
| End for Japan or Taiwan |
23 |
| Ending like -ule |
16 |
| El Misti's range |
16 |
| Evaluate eggs |
13 |
| End of the night |
16 |
| Evangeline of 'Lost' |
20 |
| Exclamation upon seeing a baby |
30 |
| Evoking Camelot |
15 |
| European deer |
13 |