| a european parliament representative | 36 |
| a mixture of wonder and respect | 31 |
| a burner for cooking food | 25 |
| A turbulent lake for Cub pack leader | 36 |
| Academic test | 13 |
| Al Capone's nickname | 20 |
| Affectionate name for grandma | 29 |
| African wildlife tour | 21 |
| Amazed at a page turner | 23 |
| Ambassadors' offices | 20 |
| Animal which lives in a sett | 28 |
| And so forth [abbrev] | 21 |
| Amateur wireless operator | 25 |
| Anxiety, or civil disorder | 26 |
| Actor Dustin who co-starred with 18-Across in "Kramer vs Kramer" | 64 |
| Acquire through hard work | 25 |
| Actress Gilbert who plays 5-Down on "The Conners" | 49 |
| Actress with a record 21 Oscar nominations who turned 75 years old on June 22, 2024 [2 wds] | 91 |
| Angel of Mine R&B singer who was honored with the 2020 Soul Train Lady of Soul Award | 84 |
| Armed police could kill a fly | 29 |
| Antonio protected her and took on the protagonist | 49 |
| Act indifferent to silly hot heads taking carpet away | 53 |
| An Australian time zone | 23 |
| A 'superfood' | 13 |
| Assistants on the Hill | 22 |
| Addams Family cousin | 20 |
| A ways off | 10 |
| Actress who voiced Tiana | 24 |
| App's clientele | 15 |
| Alluring scent | 14 |
| Aunts, in Argentina | 19 |
| Adjustable part of a car seat | 29 |
| Artsy hat, stereotypically | 26 |
| ACLU issues | 11 |
| Actor Jeong | 11 |
| aircraft body | 13 |
| abnormally fat | 14 |
| A characteristic | 16 |
| A sculptor may use it to cheat | 30 |
| Acknowledged and admitted | 25 |
| A rule the British had | 22 |
| A different composer from Bach and Elgar | 40 |
| Act as a paid informer | 22 |
| Au courant | 10 |
| Avoid the lines? | 16 |
| Apple Watch, with its crash detection? | 38 |
| Annoying cloud | 14 |
| At most | 7 |
| Any one of Ukraine's 24 administrative divisions | 48 |
| as ...... usual [typically] | 27 |
| a rigorous nautical term | 24 |
| alight on gold carriage | 23 |
| an ordeal for the patient? | 26 |
| a smack on the wrist | 20 |
| anyone in it is out | 19 |
| alma mater is traditional | 25 |
| a long time to get silver bearings | 34 |
| art form involving a rope | 25 |
| accommodation - a role stolen by the spanish | 44 |
| aside given to an actor to speak? | 33 |
| a sect forming a social group | 29 |
| a great deal makes a graduate evil | 34 |
| a wool-gatherer perhaps | 23 |
| alcohol provides animation | 26 |
| a scoundrel not worth bidding for | 33 |
| a robber also appears in the piece | 34 |
| an account that's spun out | 26 |
| arm one in society | 18 |
| a bit of derision or malice is not unexpected | 45 |
| A lost garment? | 15 |
| An excellent hardback is always a help | 38 |
| An ear for music? | 17 |
| All the runners in the meadow | 29 |
| a professor is a handsome youngster | 35 |
| arrive rapidly around brook | 27 |
| abandoned ring found in winding lane | 36 |
| a vine turned green | 19 |
| afterlife | 9 |
| Assume this person's opposed to MDMA | 36 |
| Assistant's proposal, sending head of army to front | 51 |
| Attraction of every part of a Yorkshire river | 45 |
| An ancient country imports it as a provider of heat | 51 |
| American feral horse | 20 |
| Against upsetting no-good giant? | 32 |
| assumed name | 12 |
| african antelope | 16 |
| artificial | 10 |
| a to z book abbr | 16 |
| amethyst, say | 13 |
| apprenticeship piece in crystal | 31 |
| after all that, it wasn't gold! | 31 |
| african capital | 15 |
| affected by acne | 16 |
| augury | 6 |
| a rower's head seen between very large blades | 45 |
| advantage obtained in jamaica's settlement | 42 |
| acceptable dish that is far from sweet? | 39 |
| astute actor greg | 17 |
| american woman's escort | 23 |
| allegation from clubs over distribution of mail | 47 |
| adjusted or agreed to be different | 34 |
| actor heath's account book | 26 |
| anger after fellow takes job making an explosive device | 55 |
| actor daniel's lawyer diversified wisely | 40 |
| alcoholic spirit made from extremely dry husks of grain earlier | 63 |
| Anderson behind the camera | 26 |
| Awesome, slangily | 17 |
| Attach, as a tool belt | 22 |
| admiration, respect | 19 |
| arthur ..., first black tennis player in the us davis cup team | 62 |
| and other people | 16 |
| ams 1, for alan sugar | 21 |
| a short distance down | 21 |
| alf turned up on deck eating a bit of jammy pancake | 51 |
| a ringer for reggie kray? | 25 |
| an element of the unknown elected head of committee | 51 |
| a prisoner parts with a snake | 29 |
| a little contretemps over measuring device | 42 |
| Avoid deliberately | 18 |
| Achilles .. [weak spot] | 23 |
| Attend a party | 14 |
| Aspirin tablets | 15 |
| Airline to Israel: 2 wds. | 25 |
| A going concern: Abbr. | 22 |
| Avis or Alamo offering | 22 |
| African-American equality grp. | 30 |
| Aardvark's diet | 15 |
| Analyze grammatically | 21 |
| Apply, as force | 15 |
| Artery wideners | 15 |
| Act sullen | 10 |
| Actress Irene of "Fame" | 23 |
| Allow in | 8 |
| Arizona baseballer, in headlines | 32 |
| Accompany to a party | 20 |
| Assists | 7 |
| Airport shuttle vehicle | 23 |
| At any .. [nevertheless] | 24 |
| About to say "Here's to you" | 28 |
| Actor Alda | 10 |
| angry worker grabs one item of food | 35 |
| american pension manager ignoring call for attention in studio | 62 |
| advocate of war | 15 |
| alter [anag.] | 13 |
| adhesive strip | 14 |
| athlete who was officially declared a "national treasure" by brazil in 1961 | 75 |
| atlantic ...... | 15 |
| any flower or cactus, e.g. | 26 |
| affirmed | 8 |
| actor on "general hospital" and "full house" | 44 |
| amps up | 7 |
| arcade pioneer | 14 |
| arcade currency | 15 |
| attract | 7 |
| affirms | 7 |
| Artist whose work has a wide reach? | 35 |
| Apropos | 7 |
| Assuage, as fears | 17 |
| Adjust, as an alarm | 19 |
| Apple's voice assistant | 23 |
| Actor Hyland from TV show Modern Family | 39 |
| Absolve of sins | 15 |
| Aphrodisiac seafood | 19 |
| A massive fit of anger | 22 |
| abbreviation for pixel | 22 |
| Accelerate in hire vehicle | 26 |
| Arouses | 7 |
| Allow entry to | 14 |
| Aircraft manufacturer | 21 |
| Angela Lansbury's TV sleuth | 27 |
| Adjust your eyes | 16 |
| As an alternative | 17 |
| Accompanied, chaperoned | 23 |
| Apple's centre | 14 |
| Attentive braves not upset | 26 |
| Actor Wheaton who made several guest appearances on "The Big Bang Theory" | 73 |
| Approximately [2 wds] | 21 |
| All-hours banking option | 24 |
| Actor Morales of "Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One" | 66 |
| Abolitionist and political activist honored on a 2024 US postage stamp [2 wds] | 78 |
| Accessory with small holes in it | 32 |
| Animals like orangutans | 23 |
| A German porcelain | 18 |
| A blend | 7 |
| Attain | 6 |
| A visionary | 11 |
| A professional gets by in the correct manner | 44 |
| A relative reported to be in French resort | 42 |
| Accumulation of unfinished work | 31 |
| Authors' submissions [abbr.] | 28 |
| Andy Hardy's expression | 23 |
| Anchorage's state | 17 |
| At the head of the class | 24 |
| Alternative to comedy | 21 |
| Auto ad abbr. | 13 |
| Admit into priesthood | 21 |
| Active type | 11 |
| awful noise by redhead the elder | 32 |
| a key player roasting? | 22 |
| act for each class | 18 |