| 1998 #1 hit by Garth Brooks about drinking at the beach: 3 wds. | 63 |
| Stephanie Courtney's role in Progressive Insurance commercials | 62 |
| Mount Rushmore face to the right of George, Thomas, and Theodore | 64 |
| A Petty Officer, missing from weapons training, to signal an unexpected report | 78 |
| In statistics or business, a figure used as a performance indicator | 67 |
| sophie ..., best actress in a supporting role oscar nominee for hotel rwanda | 76 |
| wolfe ..., co-founder of the society of the united irishmen who died in 1798 | 76 |
| hebrew prophet and judge who anointed the first two kings of the israelites | 75 |
| 2004 film written and directed by david mamet starring val kilmer | 65 |
| large arboreal australian kingfisher also called a laughing jackass | 67 |
| elective legislative assembly established in russia by nicholas ii in 1905 | 74 |
| 1987 australian open women's singles tennis championship winner | 63 |
| island in the aegean sea separated from turkey by the mycale strait | 67 |
| 1973 french open men's doubles tennis championship winner with john newcombe | 76 |
| john ..., rugby union prop; 2005 wales test debutant against england | 68 |
| i peered askance round the top of the piccolo to find the resonator | 67 |
| material required to cover the inside of the garment before noon | 64 |
| Position held by a woman at roughly 10% of Fortune 500 companies | 64 |
| novel that uses barnyard creatures as an allegory for soviet totalitarianism | 76 |
| "the monster at the ...... of this book" [suspenseful story narrated by grover] | 79 |
| possible answer to the question "what should i make with all this basil?" | 73 |
| stat that counts the number of people brought around to home plate | 66 |
| "... and yet there's something in that voice of ...... ..." [the great gatsby] | 78 |
| magritte work in which a face is obscured by an apple, with the | 63 |
| north carolina university whose mascot used to be the fightin' christians | 73 |
| "the ...... game" [enemies-to-lovers romance novel by sally thorne] | 67 |
| 2009 james cameron film that grossed $1 billion in only 19 days | 63 |
| periodical published once each in spring, summer, autumn and winter | 67 |
| oxygen-fuelled lifting device found after little time – not long? | 67 |
| Where Beetle Bailey shouldn't be, per his 2006 re-enlistment contract | 69 |
| Fabric with a repeated scenic pattern [which can be found in TOILETRY] | 70 |
| missile may see former officer commanding egypt after evacuation | 64 |
| alternative reality tribe captures noisy intruder with diamonds | 63 |
| the most memorable experience is seeing expensive t-shirts maybe lifted | 71 |
| article covers worry beginning to restrict field of operations | 62 |
| a choir can't, for the most part, sing free – all right now? no! | 66 |
| Town on the west coast of Scotland with a championship golf course | 66 |
| Traditional north Indian yogurt drink, sometimes flavoured with spices | 70 |
| Ivor the ......, children's animated series about a Welsh railway | 65 |
| Agricultural process of separating cereal grains from the husks | 63 |
| writer standing by current temporary accommodation feeling regret | 65 |
| engineer primarily looking into broken springs requiring immediate attention | 76 |
| unfortunately irk boss trading in protection devices for interior walls | 71 |
| penniless dean foolishly grabbing diamonds gets tingling feeling in the hand | 76 |
| manufacturer importing nothing before rest, allowing no middle ground? | 70 |
| "... is just checking in! How is everybody doing?" [X post from a Muppet] | 73 |
| Mariah who was named the "Songbird Supreme" by Guinness World Records | 69 |
| All About That Bass singer who won a Best New Artist Grammy in 2016: 2 wds. | 75 |
| With 34-Across, Bad Guy singer who won a Best New Arist Grammy in 2020 | 70 |
| Drivers License singer who won a Best New Artist Grammy in 2022: 2 wds. | 71 |
| Troy and ... in the Morning! [talk show featured on Community] | 62 |
| Creature in ads for Xyzal, TripAdvisor and America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses | 79 |
| TV segment whose first selection was "The Deep End of the Ocean" | 64 |
| name shared by the first and current leaders of the labour party | 64 |
| energy company, former sponsor of wembley arena from 2014-2022 | 62 |
| graeme ..., former england and worcestershire born in rhodesia | 62 |
| NBC's long running skit show with over 90 Primetime Emmys: Abbr. | 64 |
| Venomous Egyptian snake whose name translates to "viper" in Greek | 65 |
| oscar-winning "alice doesn't live here anymore" actress burstyn | 63 |
| "you ain't seen nothin' ......" [bachman-turner overdrive classic] | 66 |
| leonard bernstein's third symphony, named after a prayer for the dead | 69 |
| Island that's home to Popeye Village, a film-set-turned-theme-park | 66 |
| novelist louise who created the fictional police inspector armand gamache | 73 |
| variety of wheat with pale red kernels cultivated as grain for horses | 69 |
| the ..., text of judaism comprising the mishnah and the gemara | 62 |
| james ..., belgian painter whose works include 1890's the intrigue | 66 |
| bob ..., rugby union lock; 1982 wales test debutant against scotland | 68 |
| 1989 booker-mcconnell prize for fiction-winning novel by kazuo ishiguro | 71 |
| chris ..., 2008 and 2012 olympic track cycling men's keirin gold medallist | 74 |
| district in the city of westminster, london, known for its restaurants | 70 |
| From central Spain and Madras, they obviously aren't all Spanish | 64 |
| org. whose hq is home to the unsolved puzzle sculpture kryptos | 62 |
| color whose name is derived from the scientific name for cuttlefish | 67 |
| newspaper discovered hairdressers maybe starting to get off the ground | 70 |
| keeper probably very near the batsman – losing focus in a boisterous way | 74 |
| sanitise driver's competition, taking motorway out during second half of race | 77 |
| ... pursued quickly – one delivering a tirade inspires a following | 68 |
| a walk in the park means a healthy 1 down without much exertion | 63 |
| poison frontman michaels who adopted a husky named ...... michaels in 2023 | 74 |
| ...... revival [musical movement including algernon cadwallader] | 64 |
| Rodent having the capability to store energy? That could be valued | 66 |
| maintain establishment, putting carry on doctor on american tv | 62 |
| weak signal starts when hearing any ship becomes problem for travellers | 71 |
| score ninth and pep guardiola's head's working out where to spend money? | 72 |
| unusual layer cake ultimately placed on plates perhaps cracked by daughter | 74 |
| Abstract style associated with the English painter Bridget Riley | 64 |
| Style of early 19th-century architecture, furniture and clothing | 64 |
| For starters, children like orange yogurt - can be unpleasantly sweet | 69 |
| Shows such as "What We Do in the Shadows" and "The Golden Girls" | 64 |
| "Killing Eve" actress who plays Kathy in "The Bikeriders" [2 wds] | 65 |
| "...... Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend" [canine biography by Susan Orlean] | 76 |
| The Rain was the original name for this Mancunian rock band founded in 1991 | 75 |
| "Flowers ... that are so .... in their beauty ..." [Thomas De Quincey] | 70 |
| Linnaeus's and Hoffmann's are the only two extant species of .... | 65 |
| African republic whose coat of arms features two palm trees and three lions | 75 |
| Stand-up comedian who appeared as Frank Catton in the "Ocean's" films | 69 |
| Egg dish whose name derives from a word meaning "knife or sword blade" | 70 |
| Type of wheat, a staple food in Europe from the Bronze Age to medieval times | 76 |
| Avant-garde apothecaries with this treacle pose preposterously | 62 |
| Shipyard wood put back — not specified for building block's parts? | 68 |
| Fad where old ratty outburst replaced very irrational Irish rot | 63 |
| Northerner's livid about the core point of needing small chivs | 62 |
| seventeen-year-old who has taken the darts world by storm this year. | 68 |
| yangon, formerly called rangoon, is the largest city in which country? | 70 |
| who plays the central character of captain willard in apocalypse now? | 69 |
| which country topped the medals table at the 1980 summer olympics? | 66 |
| brad pitt starred in the 1997 movie seven years in ........... | 62 |
| harvard, cornell and princeton are members of the ...... league. | 64 |
| clint eastwood made two films about the battle for this island. | 63 |
| scottish village which became famous as a wedding venue for eloping couples. | 76 |
| in the cure at troy, seamus heaney wrote of when "hope and history ..........". | 79 |
| in equine terminology, it is faster than a walk but slower than a canter. | 73 |
| the new york portal to dublin is located beside which famous building? | 70 |
| an actor addressing the audience is said to be "breaking the ... wall". | 71 |
| one takes short breaks as gardener, embracing range of knowledge | 64 |
| Israel .. [b.1932 - d.2003 ...Canadian philanthropist/ media executive] | 71 |
| It's mainland Canada's most northerly community and is located in Nunavut | 73 |
| "We're two different people so leave me to my own way of doing things.": 3 wds. | 79 |
| Maryland's most populous city that was the birthplace of Babe Ruth | 66 |
| tree native to western australia whose wood is used for furniture making | 72 |
| ... handicap, flat race run at york in august over 14 furlongs | 62 |
| aromatic eurasian plant whose leaves are used for flavouring in pickles | 71 |
| port in finistere, france; a major naval station of the country | 63 |
| Volume of band on radio unacceptable - about eleven in the end | 62 |
| Hail recent broadcast for traditional approach to country houses | 64 |
| State maybe red according to its residents - all despite Obama's leadership | 75 |
| Swimmer sculls up and down fluidly, ignoring slight hiccup at first | 67 |
| Mismanaging slight income - lush's last to leave when the pubs kick out | 71 |
| Starts to tearfully recite Buddhist mantra over remains - they're in the pit | 76 |
| Hopelessness entering Dr Matt Fink's second letters on psychic power | 68 |
| Majestic Wendy and Lisa finally embraced by short returning aristocrat | 70 |
| Old queen welcomes Troy Romeo who'll say "I would die for you"? | 63 |
| When doves cry, you'll hear these cold ducks primarily sympathising | 67 |
| They're reducing the light shed by city politicians on underworld figure | 72 |
| Bobby, Apollonia and Mark Brown initially hula-hoop over grass | 62 |
| Wrong? French department's suffering with pretty random marking | 63 |
| People with successful records long to include one short snippet of song | 72 |
| Male assistant with Nixon, say, pocketing cash to create scandal for Kennedy | 76 |
| Voyager's here with two velocities going in different directions | 64 |
| One with large bill from court, where defendant is smuggling cocaine | 68 |
| a wheel cover, we hear, is something that people can put on themselves | 70 |
| classify crossword compilers as experts in letter arrangements! | 63 |
| allowed to be included in the document, but removed from the record | 67 |
| one of little importance is a problem for the murder detective! | 63 |
| "It was a lover and his ..." [beginning of a song in "As You Like It"] | 70 |
| Historically, it corresponded with how much a farmer could plow in one day | 74 |
| greensboro ...... [1960 protest at a woolworth's lunch counter] | 63 |
| captain holt or detective santiago, e.g., from "brooklyn nine-nine" | 67 |
| officer distributing charity money – old medical social worker | 64 |
| anita ...., author whose works include the village by the sea [1982] | 68 |
| christopher ...., actor known for playing doc brown in back to the future | 73 |
| bird caught outside one avian centre, which didn't go down well | 63 |
| old vehicles from church, with a bold, colourful display on sabbath | 67 |
| Dangerous situation if breaking joint, daughter say falling over | 64 |
| Capital lost in economic decline, problem delivering large payment | 66 |
| What might stop spam? Better meat finally appearing before tea | 62 |
| Motion sickness is giddiness, nausea and light- headedness, primarily | 69 |
| Old country having changed so I read, capital in Harare brought in | 66 |
| expected to arrive with tenor before second of compositions for two performers | 78 |
| group of three musicians needing no introduction in brazilian city | 66 |
| we get on amazingly without ben for the most part being an intermediary | 71 |
| an otherwise unknown person who corresponds with penny on design of panel | 73 |
| uprising in southern switzerland after initially posting utopian tract | 70 |
| star sign that was also the name of one of the space programmes | 63 |
| of or relating to the king and or his knights of the round table | 64 |
| final trio of climbers attending franz's base camp for coffee? | 62 |
| before trains, previously you shouldn't have collected boring thing | 67 |
| Rallying cry that's the title of a book on the Queer Liberation Movement | 72 |
| Former mayor of Burlington, Vermont who ran for president in 2020: 2 wds. | 73 |
| Former mayor of South Bend, Indiana who ran for president in 2020: 2 wds. | 73 |
| A folded section placed between the leaves of another publication | 65 |
| Championship's front-runner arranged to pick racing driver's seat | 65 |
| Punctuation mark used to indicate letter omission or to form possessives | 72 |
| British conductor who has led orchestras based in Berlin, Birmingham and London | 79 |
| Defeated in part of cricket match, caught by a crossword setter | 63 |
| What able person is up to with little hesitation, being a scorer? | 65 |
| "... Dad!," animated sitcom that moved from Fox to TBS in 2014 | 62 |
| "Hole in the ...," show that moved from Fox to Cartoon Network in 2010 | 70 |
| "One Tree ...," drama TV series that moved from The WB to The CW in 2006 | 72 |
| One of 51 written by Alexander Hamilton for the Federalist Papers | 65 |
| Infernal class of exercises taking time? Son, they could be positive | 68 |
| In Oxford at the outset, intensively study flipping electrical engineer | 71 |
| 1896 novel by theodor fontane featuring the character major crampas | 67 |
| legendary greek king able to turn that which he touched into gold | 65 |
| frank ..., director of five films in the st trinian's series between 1954-80 | 76 |
| eddy ..., 1966 and 1969 european championships 110m hurdles gold medallist | 74 |
| the ..., 1964 crime film starring lee marvin and angie dickinson | 64 |
| alexander solzhenitsyn novel first published in english in 1968 | 63 |
| town and seaside resort in east sussex between brighton and hastings | 68 |
| anais ..., author of 1954 short novel a spy in the house of love | 64 |
| 1905 children's book by l frank baum subtitled the story of the magic cloak | 75 |
| percussion instrument of chinese origin struck with a felt mallet | 65 |
| Sister accepting work needed with fiancé? It's not really funny | 64 |
| Church season less defiled after dismissing priest, an opportunist | 66 |
| This will show warmth? I'm suppressing most of triumphant comment | 65 |
| Alter name when harassed in capital of Costa Rica? Note: in this style? | 71 |
| Property broker to say how old they are when admitted to hospital department | 76 |
| the government ease restrictions - a tricky problem is seen in this | 67 |
| this shows the concentration of matter contained in the volume | 62 |
| Country that had a nonviolent "singing revolution" in the late 1980s | 68 |