Clues

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Program about a sarcastic naval officer who offers sound financial advice? 74
Production company that distributed "The Silence of the Lambs" 72
Partake in a voluntary economic strike to protest the amount given to the government 84
Poet who wrote "In the room the women come and go / Talking of Michelangelo" 86
Philosopher who coined the phrase "the best of all possible worlds" 77
Part of the Constitution that deals with judicial powers and defines treason 76
Poet who originated the phrase "truth is stranger than fiction" 73
Probably my least-favorite Eric Clapton song (and that's saying something) 78
Promising words (and what's hidden in this puzzle's four longest entries) 81
Palindromic phrase ostensibly spoken to a person with a palindromic name 72
Proposed "fifth taste," which means "savory" in Japanese 76
Prince called "the Impaler," who was the inspiration for Dracula 74
Psychohistorian Seldon of Isaac Asimov's "Foundation" books 73
Pink Floyd hit with the lyric "Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash" 89
Proverb containing wisdom almost certainly contradicted by some other proverb 77
Painter of "Pelvis with Shadow and the Moon" and "Cow's Skull with Calico Roses" 104
Place where you'll hear a bum say "Remember me on the way out" 76
Possible Variety headline if an "American Beauty" actress agrees to do a D.L. Coburn play? 100
Playwright who inspired "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" 82
Petty "Their A&R man said 'I don't hear a ___'" 73
Presidential candidate who said "No one can earn a million dollars honestly" 86
Portland's st. [avxwords.com now has archived bundles - just $8/year] 73
Possessive for Pierre (or, a dictionary volume that wouldn't include "jabber", I guess) 101
President who said, "If you can't convince 'em, confuse 'em" 82
Probable rte. parts if you click "avoid highways" on Google Maps 74
Part of his body was famously insured for $100,000 by Lloyd's of London 75
Poem featuring the line “O, rest ye, brother mariners, we will not wander more” 87
Peter Tosh "You Don't Miss Your Water (Till Your Well Runs ___)" 78
Painted the town red, in a way ... or successfully completed this puzzle? 73
Phrase before a sportswriter's name on the cover of an athlete's autobiography 86
Phrase that indicates you needn't worry about Chinese restaurant syndrome 77
Phenomenon evidenced in the 2011 film subtitled "Never Say Never" 75
Pulitzer-winning graphic novel subtitled "A Survivor's Tale" 74
Public FM station in Michigan's largest city (as seen in its call letters) 78
Play whose title character won't eat anything unless it's fried? 72
Progressive bimonthly, before the second word was dropped from its title 72
Patterson who played the title role on TV's "Private Benjamin" 76
Poem patterned like / the one featured in this clue / [padding out the rest] 76
Postseason gridiron game, and a hint to the puzzle theme found in starred answers 81
Philosopher who wrote "It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere" 91
Pirate Davis who is the first MLB player to hit grand slams for two different teams in the month of April 105
Pejorative nickname for one supporting a cause via unproductive feel-good measures 82
Pain-reliever once trademarked by Bayer (slogan: "The sedative for coughs") 85
Program hosted by a televangelist who's raising money for a school play? 76
Poet who wrote "I have executed a memorial longer lasting than bronze" 80
Poe poem with the lines "Lo, in yon brilliant window-niche / How statue-like I see thee stand" 104
Pitcher Doug with whom Tommy Lasorda had an infamous—and recorded--on-the-mound argument in 1977 100
Product formerly with the "fabulous" spokesperson Vanessa Branch 74
Punishment used most often, worldwide, by China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the U.S. 81
Palindromically surnamed swimmer Kristin who won six gold medals at the Seoul Olympics 86
POTUS who said: "I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made" 76
Politician who wrote "The Gift of Rest: Rediscovering the Beauty of the Sabbath" 90
Phillips who created "Guiding Light" and "As the World Turns" 81
Palace used as police headquarters on the original "Hawaii Five-O" 76
Philatelist George, founder of the largest weekly newspaper for stamp collectors 80
Pen name for Angela Lansbury's character on "Murder, She Wrote" 77
Procedure improved by physician Alexander Bogdanov that left him dead of TB and malaria 87
Part of the face whose name is derived from the Latin for "grape" 75
Player behind Bonds, Henderson, Ruth, Williams, Morgan, Yastrzemski, and Mantle on the all-time leader list for walks 117
Parody song with the lyric "I always eat too much and throw up" 73
Pal of Marshall, Lily, Robin and Barney on "How I Met Your Mother" 76
Proof that a "Jersey Shore" character has an incontinence problem? 76
Politician who appeared as himself on NBC's "Parks and Recreation" 80
People who recite "Jabberwocky" door-to-door during the holidays? 75
Publication founded in 1843 to campaign against the Corn Laws, with "The" 83
Placekicker Lawrence whose 47-yard overtime field goal sent the Giants to Super Bowl XLII 89
Playwright whose "Liliom" was the basis for "Carousel" 74
Purple-suited superhero whose ring leaves a skull imprint on bad guys that he punches 85
Players on the game show "Bumper Stumpers" had to figure out what they meant 86
Product promoted as having both "beauty" and "brains" 73
Picking the right brown pigment is like playing the lottery -- you've just got to choose ___ 96
Prefect's friend in "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" 72
Profession of Clementine's father in "Oh My Darling, Clementine" 78
Program parodied on "Futurama" as "Single Female Lawyer" 76
Pharmaceutical company budget line generally dwarfed by ad expenditures: Abbr. 78
Prince ___ Land (historical Canadian region that drains into Hudson Bay) 72
Poet who wrote "Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter" 82
Pink Floyd "The ___ Song" off "Soundtrack From the Film More" 81
Pitcher nicknamed "The Tornado" who threw no-hitters in 1996 and 2001 79
Prominent figure in the 1996 book "John Ringo: The Gunfighter Who Never Was" 86
Pianist known for her arrangement of "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" 80
Phone company ranked first in msn.com's "Customer Service Hall of Shame" 86
Poet whose last words were "Of course [God] will forgive me; that's his business" 95
Poem featuring the line “Sunset and evening star / And one clear call for me!” 86
Pulitzer nominee for the novels "Black Water" and "Blonde" 78
Publisher with the slogan "Science fiction. Fantasy. The universe" 76
Poem featuring the line “‘Tis better to have loved and lost / Than never to have loved at all” 106
Professional sports team with a very long championship drought (100+ years) 75
Perfect plan if you love eating oniony rolls while watching medical drama reruns? 81
Poe called her "the most lovely dead / That ever died so young!" 74
Pitcher with a 168-mph fastball dreamed up by George Plimpton for the 1985 April Fools' Day issue of Sports Illustrated 123
Place where "You can get yourself clean, you can have a good meal" 76
Prophet of Thebes, struck blind by Athena when he accidentally saw her bathing 78
Philosopher Jeremy's "the greatest happiness comes between two slices of bread" food? 99
Pirate whose treasure is recovered in Poe's "The Gold-Bug" 72
Pentecost, e.g., and what can literally be found in this puzzle's four other longest answers 96
Pop star releasing her first Spanish language record this year, familiarly 74
Palindromic girl's name that ranked among the 10 most popular in each of the past five years 96
Pop group whose first Top 40 album was, appropriately, "Arrival" 74
Pitcher Mike who got the win in the first and last games of the 2000 World Series 81