| Achieve through hard work |
25 |
| ABBA, e.g. |
10 |
| A miss is as good as one, they say |
34 |
| Abandon something, informally |
29 |
| Axe |
3 |
| Ada of puzzles |
15 |
| Andy's TV and radio pal |
23 |
| Actor's signals |
15 |
| Allen's "Play It ___ |
20 |
| African tribe |
13 |
| Acted as emcee |
14 |
| Actress -- de Matteo |
20 |
| American tennis star |
20 |
| Apache leader |
13 |
| Andruw Jones's team, on scoreboards |
35 |
| A winning team may sit on one |
29 |
| Atoll's makeup |
14 |
| Astronomer's light ratio |
24 |
| Atticus Finch creator |
21 |
| Arthur or Lillie, e.g. |
22 |
| Adoree and Zellweger |
20 |
| Alternative to a chickpea, in some falafels |
43 |
| Acquired some more |
18 |
| App annoyances |
14 |
| Acker Bilk's instrument |
23 |
| After an all-nighter, don't say he looks ___ ... |
48 |
| All ___ of You" ("The Phantom of the Opera" song) |
49 |
| Audition sample |
15 |
| A son of Hercules and Omphale |
29 |
| Also-ran to Sherlock Holmes |
27 |
| Agree to — bursary |
20 |
| After outlays |
13 |
| Actor Byrnes and baseball Hall of Famer Roush |
45 |
| Ambler or Sevareid |
18 |
| Author of "Out of Mulberry Street |
33 |
| About 1 o'clock: Abbr. |
22 |
| Arithmetic for young G.W. |
25 |
| Ants, to anteaters |
18 |
| Act of arriving |
15 |
| A sight ___ |
11 |
| Actor Bates |
11 |
| A son of Eliz. |
14 |
| A sound of music |
16 |
| Accord alternative |
18 |
| A spy will often cross them |
27 |
| Alexander the Great's horse |
27 |
| American dessert |
16 |
| Animal symbolising Britain |
26 |
| Actress Olin of "Chocolat |
25 |
| Abet, in a way |
14 |
| Angry sound from a cat or a cobra |
33 |
| A white one is little |
21 |
| A mystery," to e.e. cummings |
28 |
| Anticipates |
11 |
| Ain't written properly? |
23 |
| Actor whose first credited role was in "Rumble Fish |
51 |
| A South Bronx Story" band |
25 |
| About to arrive |
15 |
| Anchorwoman Walker of Boston |
28 |
| Annual Rockefeller Center event |
31 |
| All excited |
11 |
| Address that bounced email is delivered to |
42 |
| A perfect 10 |
12 |
| After discounts |
15 |
| Accept as a patient |
19 |
| A big head may be on one |
24 |
| Able to operate |
15 |
| At the zenith |
13 |
| Antelope with large wavy horns. |
31 |
| Account for |
11 |
| A hero of 1588 |
14 |
| Access the Net |
14 |
| A punch in the mouth |
20 |
| Adjusts the highs and lows on the 1's and 2's |
45 |
| Acetylsalicylic acid and cotton? |
32 |
| Allegorical tale |
16 |
| A company that sounds like a place |
34 |
| Accumulate, as bank interest |
28 |
| Admiral Byrd book |
17 |
| Apothecary's weight |
19 |
| A Season in Purgatory" author Dunne |
35 |
| Auto racing great Mario |
23 |
| Actor Chandler: 1919–61 |
25 |
| A Room With a View" view |
24 |
| A star of "The Collector |
24 |
| Act feebly |
10 |
| Annenberg/___ (non-profit behind educational programming) |
57 |
| A Raisin in the Sun" writer Hansberry |
37 |
| Adrenal or pituitary, for example |
33 |
| A sign of summer |
16 |
| Armament |
8 |
| Absolute beauty |
15 |
| Another generic cheer |
21 |
| Aid, as in crime |
16 |
| After aft. |
10 |
| Album featuring "All You Need Is Love" (China) |
46 |
| Ab exercise |
11 |
| Actress Graynor |
15 |
| Adjustment tool |
15 |
| Attach (onto) |
13 |