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"___ Most Wanted" ("best-of" compilation of a popular TV cop show) 86
Designer who said "The unimaginable always becomes the unforgettable" 79
Johnson who said "Verrrry interesting" on "Laugh-In" 72
"The House of Dies ___" (Virginia Hamilton Edgar-winning mystery) 75
First of three Mets to hit a lead-off home run in a World Series Game 3 (he did it in '69, Garrett in '73, and Dykstra in '86) 138
Line of greeting cards billed as "a tiny little division of Hallmark" 79
In poetry, when she passed, "it seemed like the ceasing of exquisite music" 85
Squirrel's staple [don't miss great indie puzzles from avxwords.com! subscribe today!] 94
"In the Valley of ___" (2007 Tommy Lee Jones/Charlize Theron movie) 77
Sports talk radio host whose show is affectionately called "The Jungle" 81
Psychohistorian Seldon of Isaac Asimov's "Foundation" books 73
"It looks like you're writing a letter. Would you like help?" character in MS Word 96
Richard Hooker book subtitled "A Novel About Three Army Doctors" 74
Garbo line from "Grand Hotel" (and a hint to this puzzle's theme) 79
Mr. Peabody's aptly named time machine, as the creators of Rocky and Bullwinkle spelled it 94
"15. Me and my buddy Stephen built a ___ after seeing a documentary about the instrument" 99
"If you must drink and drive, drink ___" (bumper sticker quote) 73
"Send these, the homeless, ___ to me, / I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" (last lines of "The New Colossus") 134
Song covered by Elvis Presley, Guy Lombardo, Bing Crosby, Sammy Kaye, and others 80
Product once pitched with the line "Sometimes you feel like a nut" 76
". . . slithy toves did ___ and gimble" ("Jabberwocky") 75
Gingrich who said "females have biological problems staying in a ditch for thirty days because they get infections and they don't have upper body strength" 169
Roman numeral hidden (in left-to-right order) in the four longest Across answers 80
"Drink ___ Hearties Yo Ho" (song on the soundtrack to "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End") 121
"Dream if ___ a courtyard" (Prince lyric, as it is in fact notated) 77
"Sonata Quasi __ Fantasia": Beethoven's "Moonlight" 75
"My tines be long. My tines be short. My tines end ere my first report ..." 85
One of two reserve components (the other being its "Army" counterpart) of the United States Armed Forces 114
Govt. agcy. with a "Recover & Rebuild" section on its website 75
The only person to have been nominated for an Oscar, a Golden Globe, a Grammy and the Nobel Peace Prize 103
Los Angeles suburb whose name is thought to mean "everything in the States" 85
Spots where ship passengers shout "I'm king of the world!" 72
"___ big tricked-out name tag" (punchline in a Progressive.com ad) 76
Team Wilt Chamberlain played for when he scored 100 points in a single game 75
"Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip ___": "Julius Caesar" [1974 novel] 89
HP tablet released in July 2011, then discontinued six weeks later (then revived later in the year!) 100
Co-writer of Michael Jackson's posthumous hit "This Is It" 72
Word that can precede the first word of the twelve starred entries in this puzzle 81
Debut album from the Smashing Pumpkins named after silent actress Lillian 73
Lead-in to "Five Dollars" and "Sixpence" in song titles 75
Red Sox pitcher Bruce who was selected to be the 1986 World Series MVP just before the Mets forced Game 7 105
"I'll just go ahead and throw this out anyway" online abbr. 73
Likely 2008 playoff team in both the American and National leagues, on the scoreboard 85
Bo(dice attachment with la)y(ers that's a hallmar)k (of ballet danc)ing 75
“If you really want to hear about it, the first thing youÂ’ll probably want to know is where I was born ...” 119
Sequel to Christopher Paolini's "Eragon" which Entertainment Weekly named "Worst Book of 2005" 118
"The ___ is here to stay" (ill-considered corporate pronouncement of 1957) 84
Book subtitled "Inside the Amazing Success of Today's Most Popular Chef" 86
Entertainer whose Broadway show was subtitled "The Royal Tour" 72
"Homer and ___ Hail Mary Pass" (2005 episode of "The Simpsons") 83
___ Cafe (restaurant chain with the slogan "Come enjoy a taste of France") 84
"Be careful what you say," and a hint to a feature shared by this puzzle's perimeter answers 106
"... never thinks straight 'bout the shape that __": Dylan lyric 78
Show where The B-52's redid "Love Shack" as the dueling song "Glove Slap" 97
"... the slithy toves / Did __ and gimble ...": "Jabberwocky" 81
Nickname of the university that was the site of a 1962 desegregation drama 74
Pope called the "Lightning Pope" because he died 27 days after his election 85
" . . . never blows so ___ Rose . . . ": "The Rubáiyát" 81
Certain sporting equipment (especially useful for keeping the old heart in shape) 81
Mixed drink #2: A video-game themed communiqué (tequila, citrus juice, liqueur, and salt) 92
"That's my cue!" (fun fact: I inadvertently stole this clue from my own NYT puzzle) 97
Turow memoir subtitled "The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School" 97
British school from which Dominic West of "The Wire" graduated 72
What the six puzzle answers graphically represented in this puzzle have in common 81
Duke ___ (Humphrey Bogart's role in "The Petrified Forest") 73
"When you're slapped, you'll take it and like it" speaker 75
___ ranger (punny name for a British yuppie, based on a fancy London neighborhood) 82
Member of the Green Mountain Boys who helped establish the University of Vermont 80
Chuck Berry "You Never Can Tell" aka "C'est ___" 72
It's soft, strong, and demonstrated by this puzzle's four theme answers 79
"Dog the Bounty Hunter" network, and a hint to the theme in this puzzle's four longest answers 108
"The American ___" (Carelton Mabee biography of Samuel F.B. Morse that won a Pulitzer) 96
Money from a shark scattered in order in seven of this puzzle's answers 75
Word that could mean “not entirely disobedient” or “headed for the metro” 89
River facetiously described as "a mile wide at the mouth, but only six inches deep" 93
Shakespeare character who says "Unhappy that I am, I cannot heave / My heart into my mouth" 101
The sculptures "Cloud Shepherd" and "Coquille Crystals" 75
"A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul" speaker 101
"All right, brain, I don't like you and you don't like me - so let's just do this and I'll get back to killing you with ___": Homer Simpson 165
Beekeeper Shavitz who cofounded a company whose products include lip balms 74
"That Joke ___ Funny Anymore" ("Meat is Murder" track) 74
"What's ___, Doc?" (cartoon with the line "Kill the wabbit...") 87
United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, familiarly 72
"Was it a ___?" "Yeah, a great big one" (line from "L.A. Confidential") 101
It's along the bus route of ''Canada's Walk of Fame''? 78
Ballplayer arrested for possession of cocaine, driving under the influence, and battery 87
Genghis Khan reportedly decided not to conquer India after meeting one on a mountaintop 87
Word or phrase with no repeated letters, such as every answer in this puzzle 76
2008 bailed-out insurance co. that paid $165M in bonuses to its executives in 2009 82
"That time of year thou ___ in me behold" (Shakespeare's Sonnet 73) 81
Problems that may result from screwing studs without using some kind of barrier device: Abbr. 93
Ancient deity mentioned 39 times in Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" 73
"How ___ Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life" (Kaavya Viswanathan novel in the news) 101
Sylvia Plath poem that begins "I know the bottom, she says. I know it with my great tap root" 103
Prince called "the Impaler," who was the inspiration for Dracula 74
Coward who said "I love criticism just so long as it's unqualified praise" 88
"I'm returning these woods-I beat myself up every time I use them" 80
Word that led to the "Why a duck?" routine by the Marx brothers 73
Program hosted by a televangelist who's raising money for a school play? 76
Who wrote "I dwelt alone / In a world of moan, / And my soul was a stagnant tide" 91