| Alloy base |
10 |
| Author/philosopher/lightning rod Rand |
37 |
| A3s, A4s and A8s, in the automotive world |
41 |
| Asst. |
5 |
| Assails |
7 |
| Airport waiter |
14 |
| Antitheses of gentlemen |
23 |
| Activity at the dentist's |
25 |
| Aid in reaching a goal? |
23 |
| A.T.F. agents' activity |
23 |
| Activate, in a way |
18 |
| Apt. particulars |
16 |
| Abbr. after a general's name, maybe |
35 |
| Alfonso XIII, e.g. |
18 |
| Art teacher's tip for drawing a lion? |
37 |
| Akiba ben Joseph, for one |
25 |
| Ans. elicitor |
13 |
| Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon" speaker |
51 |
| Abbrs. on maps |
14 |
| Adored one of groupies |
22 |
| Adds finishing touches to a cake |
32 |
| Alaskan seaport town where the Iditarod finishes |
48 |
| Already occupied |
16 |
| Advantages, politically |
23 |
| Ancient empire builders |
23 |
| Any of the Galapagos |
20 |
| Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." cocreator Whedon |
40 |
| Actor Goldblum |
14 |
| Abandon amidst a pine grove? |
28 |
| A joker might pull yours |
24 |
| Assumed command |
15 |
| A well-mannered woman |
21 |
| A Nigerian |
10 |
| An artful Dodger |
16 |
| Actor from Prague |
17 |
| All-day suckers, for instance |
29 |
| Animal wearing red pajamas in a children's book |
47 |
| Assemblage of buses |
19 |
| Actress Verbeek of "The Borgias |
31 |
| Actor Kristofferson |
19 |
| Angler's spinners, e.g. |
23 |
| Angel's overhead ring |
21 |
| A "Shampoo" star |
16 |
| Argument's weakness |
19 |
| Astronaut's interest. |
21 |
| Actor who played Bilbo Baggins in 2012's "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey": 2 wds. |
84 |
| A type of one appears in each part of this puzzle's longest answers |
67 |
| Algebra, geometry, calculus etc (abbr) |
38 |
| A woman desperate for a relationship, slangily |
46 |
| Actress/singer Driver |
21 |
| Actress Rodgers |
15 |
| A waiter brings this |
20 |
| Achievement of many a CEO |
25 |
| Alternative to AOL |
18 |
| Archive docs. |
13 |
| African savannah beast |
22 |
| Area in shipping forecast |
25 |
| A breach of etiquette. |
22 |
| American Idiot" punk band |
25 |
| Added triangular material to |
28 |
| Abnormally high temperature |
27 |
| Act on a sudden itch to be hitched |
34 |
| A, to Zimmermann |
16 |
| Any of 14 ltrs. from B to Y |
27 |
| Afro-Asian land |
15 |
| Alike, in Alençon |
18 |
| Antonym of "bounded |
19 |
| Accusation from Caesar |
22 |
| Argentine "I am |
15 |
| And others, in academic txts. |
29 |
| Abbr. sometimes seen twice in a row |
35 |
| Athletes' shower? |
17 |
| Actor Bana of "Lone Survivor |
28 |
| Ancestor of today's computers |
29 |
| A trey beats it |
15 |
| Architect's offering |
20 |
| Architect's task |
16 |
| Arsenal, for instance |
21 |
| Al ___ (chewy, in Calabria) |
27 |
| Accord halter |
13 |
| Accademia di Belle Arti sculpture |
33 |
| Actor DeVito on FX's "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia |
55 |
| Act like flowers on Feb. 16 |
27 |
| Act like Pavlov's dogs |
22 |
| Admonition to a pest? |
21 |
| All finished! |
13 |
| Animal in a kennel, often |
25 |
| Atkins anathema |
15 |
| Applies the hickory stick |
25 |
| A freshwater fish |
17 |
| Afraid of getting shot |
22 |
| A bit cuckoo |
12 |
| Antz" effects, for short |
24 |
| Attention-getter's spot |
23 |
| Abstaining from sexual relations |
32 |
| A la ___ (ordered separately) |
29 |
| Air attack vehicle used in the Vietnam War |
42 |
| Actor/director who could produce OLD WEST ACTION? |
49 |
| Ashen |
5 |
| Aromatic bark used as a spice |
29 |