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Grassy ___ (part of Dealey Plaza of interest to Kennedy assassination investigators) 84
Setting for C. S. Lewis's "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" 78
The earliest surviving one, made in 1932, features the Philadelphia Orchestra 77
Q: See title A: "None--the bulb contains the seeds of its own revolution" 83
"Breaking Bad" star ___ Paul, who won his third Emmy on August 25th 77
Pseudonymous surname used by a director who doesn't want to be associated with a film 89
Film with the tagline "Flunk 'em if they can't take a joke" 77
Football team involved in a notorious 2005 "love boat" scandal 72
If they're dropping by your house, don't stick your head out the window 79
Lady who "had class with a capital 'K,'" per a 1932 Ethel Merman tune 87
"But since I actually like Danny Glover and Steve Martin, we watched all of '___' ..." 104
Richard ___, 2002 Pulitzer winner for the novel "Empire Falls" 72
"... and that's why I ate all of your favorite cookies," e.g.? 76
Producer of Coldplay's "Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends" 80
Video game that comes out today (9/9/09), whose songs/levels are referenced in this puzzle, with "The" 112
2006 film with the tagline "Sit back, relax, and enjoy the fright" 76
"The ___ treasure mortal times afford is spotless reputation": Shakespeare 84
Actress Lanchester who played Jessica Marbles in "Murder by Death" 76
Only Secretary of Defense to be asked to remain in office by a newly elected President 86
Wit who recorded the classic 1960 comedy album "At the Hungry I" 74
Prefix with ''ballistics'' or ''magnetic'' 74
"Nick" name that goes with the first names in the grid's six longest entries 90
Band whose 1994 song "I'll Make Love to You" was #1 for 14 weeks 78
“A great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils”: Berlioz 77
"I ___ Feeling" (Black Eyed Peas earworm that causes brain damage, sorry) 83
Q: "How did you know I was a tea connoisseur?" A: "___" 75
Govt. agcy. with a "sustainable practices" section on its website 75
Source of the saying "The gods help them that help themselves" 72
Beatified monk who shares his name with a "Robin Hood" character 74
Bancroft who was the first woman to explore both the Arctic and Antarctic 73
"Scènes de la Vie de ___" (novel on which a Puccini opera is based) 80
"How wonderful ___ would be if there were no singers": Rossini 72
If one were to ___, one would discover that they have 8 million articles in 253 languages 89
Source of the line "Midway upon the road of our life I found myself within a dark wood ..." 101
"The greatest threat to the internal security of the country," according to J. Edgar Hoover in 1969 109
"Sunny" singer Bobby who opened for the Beatles on their last U.S. tour 81
Guitarist's cheat sheet (Abbr.) © 2010 Todd Santos Written By: Todd Santos 119
LeShan who wrote "It's Better to Be Over the Hill Than Under It" 78
___ Booker (Rhodes Scholar, Yale Law graduate, and New Jersey's first African-American US senator) 102
Description of a computer algorithm which resembles (but isn't actually) formal syntax 90
The BBC promoted V-for-Victory in musical Morse code by frequenty broadcasting _____ 84
"An old silent pond / A frog jumps into the pond / Splash! Silence again," e.g. 89
Native American group (and source of a Washington city that differs by one letter) 82
"A ___ In The Sun" (first play written by a black woman to be produced on Broadway) 93
Most of the characters in "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" 78
Phrase before a sportswriter's name on the cover of an athlete's autobiography 86
Antiperspirant that comes in "Fresh Blast" and "Fast Break" scents 86
"That's all right, ___" (lyric from Elvis's first single) 75
"This note is legal tender for all ___, public and private" (words on U.S. bills) 91
Answer to the riddle "What has rivers without water, forests without trees, and cities without houses?" 113
"I only run the Mac as needed, turning it off when not in use..." 76
"A Buddhist walks up to a ___ stand and says, 'Make me one with everything'" 94
1994 literary autobiography whose first chapter is titled "Infant Prodigy?" 85
Portrayer of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" 76
Cartoon character whose debut film was "Golddiggers of '49" 73
He called the U.S. vice presidency a "most insignificant office" 74
Ohio minor league team whose alumni include C. C. Sabathia and Manny Ramírez 79
Song title words before "music" or "rock 'n roll" 73
Dad's reaction to: "Dad, I dropped out of college and joined the traveling circus" 96
"___ Final Broadcast" (song by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice) 74
Word after "does" and "doesn't" in an old ad slogan 75
Hybrid cat "bred for its skills in magic," according to Napoleon Dynamite 83
1988 #1 song with the lyrics "You make me feel so fine / You keep me rocking all of the time" 103
The "home" in John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" 81
Smashing Pumpkins: "___ is the greatest day I've ever known" 74
1959 Cornelius Ryan best-seller about the Normandy invasion, with "The" 81
London venue where plays based on "Make 'Em Say Uhh!" and "Mr. Ice Cream Man" are performed? 116
Vocalist who gave his farewell performance at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin 79
Rapper who recently called guns "the last form of defense against tyranny" 84
Mystery author whose work has been translated into more than 100 languages 74
"2. I've never been more drunk than the New Years Eve night 1999 when I polished off three bottles of ___" 120
"You'd think Band A would hold up, but it's flimsy. Band B wins." 84
1965 Godard film, "Pierrot ___" (meaning "the madman") 74
1988 Errol Morris documentary about the murder of a police officer, with "The" 88
Team that has won the World Series three times while based in three different cities 84
'60s song car with "three deuces and a four-speed and a 389" 74
Eddie __, New York cop involved in the actual "French Connection" 75
People who recite "Jabberwocky" door-to-door during the holidays? 75
1993 Brian Eno album named for an oil extracted from the flower of an orange tree 81
New element whose name will be ratified in January, 2010, and whose symbol appears in the middle of this puzzle's theme answers 131
Nickname for the three-letter abbreviation hidden in this puzzle's theme entries 84
In computer science, a characterization of every possible solution to a problem 79
Final (and a word that can precede the first word of this puzzle's longest answers) 87
___-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson's role in "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace") 92
Ali G asked him, "Has journalists ever put out tomorrow's news by mistake?" 89
"___ No Longer Permitted To Use Word 'Eat' In Advertisements": Onion headline 95
Part of a game name reportedly chosen because the game surface resembles a slope 80
He said "The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall." 104
Teacher's comment that she maybe might write near sentences sort of like this current clue here 99
Row of black squares preceding or following six puzzle answers, thereby completing them 87
"Charmed" sister who said "The power of three will set us free," among other spells 103
"Jerry Maguire" catchphrase, a hint to what's hidden in eight answers 83
Purple-suited superhero whose ring leaves a skull imprint on bad guys that he punches 85
Literary character played in film by Charles Laughton, Anthony Perkins and Geoffrey Rush 88
Classical music group ... or what the four sets of circled letters make up? 75
Literary character who asks "Would you, could you, in the dark?" 74
Flight-ending words from the captain of the "Miracle on the Hudson" 77
“In my Soil Mechanics class, the professor droned on about how to use ___” 82
Restaurant in Manhattan's theater district famous for the caricatures on its walls 86
Variation of an online term that supposedly originated with someone missing the SHIFT key 89