| A step forward. |
15 |
| Ancient assemblies |
18 |
| Al Jazeera viewer, typically |
28 |
| Abject, as an expression |
24 |
| Always, to Milton |
17 |
| Arnaz of 50's TV |
16 |
| A.M.A. types |
12 |
| Acct. keeper |
12 |
| Anticavity org. |
15 |
| Apostropheless possessive |
25 |
| Actress and socialite Maples |
28 |
| A Mendes of Hollywood |
21 |
| Anglo-Saxon workers |
19 |
| A good band pic on the CD, songs that will appeal to music producers, etc.? |
75 |
| Active types |
12 |
| Ancestral ruler |
15 |
| Accelerates sharply |
19 |
| Airplane seat arrangements |
26 |
| Age-old tales |
13 |
| Artists' studios, often |
23 |
| Animal related to the camel and the alpaca |
42 |
| A designer of full-skirted dresses |
34 |
| Abode of a Muppet |
17 |
| Airline since 1948 |
18 |
| Allstate subsidiary |
19 |
| Actress Paquin who plays Rogue in the "X-Men" franchise |
55 |
| A dozen. |
8 |
| Activity dreaded by QB's |
24 |
| Adjusted for a larger group, as a recipe |
40 |
| Altar declarations |
18 |
| Actress who played an assistant district attorney in 1996's "Primal Fear": 2 wds. |
81 |
| Activity suggested by this puzzle's theme entries |
49 |
| Australie" divisions |
20 |
| Ancient Jewish mystic |
21 |
| Absenteeism by the cops |
23 |
| Airborne defenses, for short |
28 |
| Assembly |
8 |
| Altered, as legislation |
23 |
| A.L. M.V.P.: 1980 |
17 |
| Aleutian site |
13 |
| Apt name for a roadside rescuer |
31 |
| Adored one |
10 |
| Abbr. in the Yellow Pages |
25 |
| AKC part |
8 |
| A pageant winner's title |
24 |
| A vegetarian isn't on it |
24 |
| Afternoon tea time, traditionally |
33 |
| Aids in breaking shells |
23 |
| And fly, __ evil intercept thy flight": Milton |
46 |
| Aptly, Pierre's state |
21 |
| Andean city |
11 |
| Australian golfer __ Scott |
26 |
| A: No strings attached. Q: How do you describe ___? |
51 |
| Anatomical cavity |
17 |
| A WWI song urged us to keep them burning |
40 |
| Almost any element whose name ends in -ium |
42 |
| Amusement park racer |
20 |
| Ad majorem __ gloriam" (Jesuit motto) |
37 |
| Alpert's Tijuana ___ |
20 |
| Aerosol devices |
15 |
| Anxiety episodes |
16 |
| Alien invasion tool? |
20 |
| Arabian peninsula capital |
25 |
| Almost dozen Grateful Dead song "The ___ |
40 |
| Amounts; portions |
17 |
| Aztec contemporary in Peru |
26 |
| A Mo. patron? |
13 |
| Another side to the military documents leaked by Daniel Ellsberg? |
65 |
| Abrasive coating |
16 |
| AB followers |
12 |
| A few bucks at Pimlico |
22 |
| Amazing, in dialect |
19 |
| Accepts applause |
16 |
| Architects' org. |
16 |
| Apply oneself with determination |
32 |
| Advance studio time |
19 |
| Attila's people |
15 |
| Al Capone nemesis Ness |
22 |
| A celebrity might have an inflated one |
38 |
| A.E.S. was one |
14 |
| Acclaim for Pavarotti |
21 |
| Android downloads |
17 |
| Activity of a ghost in a flat? |
30 |
| After-hours spa service? |
24 |
| A hungry banker might __ |
24 |
| Act grandfatherly to |
20 |
| Atomic number 44 symbol |
23 |
| Adriatic resort near Venice |
27 |
| Absurd comedies |
15 |
| Act unprofessionally |
20 |
| Always: Poet. |
13 |
| An advanced deg. |
16 |
| Admired women |
13 |
| Alma-___, U.S.S.R. city |
23 |
| Ardent desires |
14 |
| Alpine fabric sample? |
21 |
| Airport code hidden in FUEL GAUGE |
33 |
| Aladdin's magical pal |
21 |
| Amp settings |
12 |
| Andrews, for one: Abbr. |
23 |