| US scientist, the only person to have received Nobel prizes for chemistry and peace | 83 |
| Hey Good Lookin singer who was inducted into thee Native American Music Awards Hall of Fame in 1999: 2 wds. | 107 |
| La Bamba singer who was inducted into the Native American Music Awards Hall of Fame in 2009: 2 wds. | 99 |
| Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue singer who was inducted into the Native American Music Awards Hall of Fame in 2001: 2 wds. | 123 |
| "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" actor who plays Laszlo Kreizler on 40-Across [2 wds] | 88 |
| Novel by 4-Down/48-Across adapted into a miniseries starring 18-Across and 29-Across [2 wds] | 92 |
| the .......... laws: anti-catholic measures imposed in ireland in the 17th and 18th centuries. | 94 |
| the ...... was the popular name for the gaa's rule about "foreign sports", abolished in 1971 | 92 |
| Lindsay .........., actress in the leading role of "Freaky Friday", made her film debut in "The Parent Trap" at the age of 11 | 125 |
| .................. Cox is an actress who gained worldwide recognition for her role as Monica Geller | 99 |
| Jamaica and ...... .......... are the only countries that don't have red, white, or blue in their flags | 103 |
| The fairy tale of the lady who had long hair that she let down a tower balcony for a prince to climb | 100 |
| To be born with it or have from the start; eye color is an ............ characteristic | 86 |
| "Killer Klowns from ...... Space," horror comedy film that features extraterrestrial clowns | 91 |
| "It Chapter ......," horror sequel that features a clown antagonist named Pennywise | 83 |
| Psychological thriller film based on the titular DC Comics character who is known as the Clown Prince of Crime | 110 |
| the ...... movie 2017 animated movie that takes place in "the world inside your phone" | 86 |
| barbara ..., actress who played maggie in 1963 comedy-drama film sparrows can't sing | 84 |
| bill, drummer and percussionist who was a founder member of progressive rock group yes | 86 |
| *Place to argue a case In this clue's answer, note the first 4 letters + the last 2 | 83 |
| *2006 dark fantasy film written and directed by Guillermo del Toro … first 2 letters + last 2 | 95 |
| Actress whose Batman Begins role was recast with Maggie Gyllenhaal in its 2008 sequal: 2 ds. | 92 |
| Actress whose The Silence of the Lambs role was recast with Julianne Moore in its 2001 sequel: 2 wds. | 101 |
| "Smells Like Teen Spirit" grunge trio of Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, and Dave Grohl | 85 |
| The title of this French lifestyle magazine means "Her" or "She" in its native language | 87 |
| ....... Portman's debut acting film was in 1994's "The Professional" when she was 12 years old | 94 |
| Black ..... is a 2011 British TV series that explores the effects technology has on society | 91 |
| Food ..., ecosystem network where organisms become food for predators... and what is represented in 23a, 33a, 35a, 40d, and 41d | 127 |
| posthumous sylvia plath poetry collection that was edited by her estranged husband | 82 |
| an ........ mind is the devil's workshop, proverb meaning that laziness can produce evil thoughts | 97 |
| actress and talk show hostess who played betty rubble in 1994 film comedy the flintstones | 89 |
| ally ..., actress who starred as stephanie speck in 1986 family film short circuit | 82 |
| Pen15 actress who plays Jane Smith in the 2024 Amazon show Mr & Mrs. Smith: 2 wds. | 82 |
| sport of the heavyweight and lightweight champions jon jones and islam makhachev, for short | 91 |
| dafoe who delivered the much memed line “i'm something of a scientist myself,” in “spider-man” | 102 |
| steve ..., comedian-actor who portrayed paul raymond in 2013 biopic the look of love | 84 |
| light semi-transparent fabric of silk, rayon or cotton used for dresses and scarves | 83 |
| In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar , the wife of Caesar, whose dream predicts her husband's death | 93 |
| English inventor whose thermosiphon forms the basis of most modern central heating systems | 90 |
| Sir Patrick ......, English town planner who created the County of London Plan in 1943 and the Greater London Plan in 1944 | 122 |
| A young unmarried French girl or woman, usually used as a title equivalent to "Miss" | 84 |
| Boulder on the coast of Massachusetts traditionally thought to be the landing place of the Pilgrim Fathers in 1620 | 114 |
| Max ......, former world heavyweight boxing champion whose son played Jethro Bodine in The Beverly Hillbillies | 110 |
| Nigerian multi-instrumentalist musician and composer and pioneer of afrobeat music who died in 1997 | 99 |
| Genre of English stage entertainment originating in the 18th century consisting of racy and satirical songs set to popular tunes | 128 |
| Italian city that is the setting for most of the action in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew | 96 |
| The smallest region of Finland, which received autonomy by a 1920 decision of the League of Nations | 99 |
| Happy ......, American folk musician who cut the first recorded version of Blowin' In The Wind with his group, the New World Singers | 132 |
| Pietro ......, Italian painter noted especially for his portraits of President Kennedy and Queen Elizabeth II | 109 |
| ...... and Booster , children's cartoon series originally shown on the BBC's Blue Peter | 87 |
| Rugby union player who played in the Australian team alongside his brothers Gary and Glen | 89 |
| 1983 TV miniseries on which Barbara Stanwyck played a sheep ranch owner in Australia: 3 wds. | 92 |
| 1960s western TV series on which Barbara Stanwyck played the matriarch of a ranching family: 3 wds. | 99 |
| The ...... Institute of Chicago [home to Seurat's "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte"] | 104 |
| Library item like Philip Roth's "Patrimony" that can make for a good Father's Day gift | 86 |
| tien tran's character in "how i met your father" who shares a name with a queer '90s sitcom | 91 |
| river in hades in greek mythology that caused forgetfulness in those who drank its waters | 89 |
| salvador ..., spanish painter whose works include 1937's metamorphosis of narcissus | 83 |
| not so much about withdrawal of number one female english international footballer | 82 |
| Shared title of a 2013 Miley Cyrus #1 song and a 2012 Bruce Springsteen #1 album: 2 wds. | 88 |
| When repeated twice, a Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj song that sounds "loud" | 87 |
| amc series in which a drunk secretary severs someone's foot with a riding lawn mower | 84 |
| , 19 and 22 2003 action film starring antonio banderas, salma hayek and johnny depp | 83 |
| richard ..., actor who played the title role in 1972 film comedy portnoy's complaint | 84 |
| Three-time US Open champion who spent 683 weeks as the world's #1 male golfer: 2 wds. | 85 |
| Two-time British Open champion who spent 331 weeks as the world's #1 male golfer: 2 wds. | 88 |
| "Do not be absurd, Hastings. There are plenty of hotels at ....s." [Hercule Poirot, playing Monopoly] | 101 |
| Catherine the Great's lover who achieved a peaceful annexation of the Crimean peninsula in 1783 | 95 |
| "The Most ....d Set of Assorted Thugs That Ever Fouled Up a Million Dollar Bank Robbery" [The Ladykillers tagline] | 114 |
| Apparitions experienced by .... Soubirous in 1858 made Lourdes a Catholic pilgrimage site | 89 |
| The .... is a novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa about Sicily in the Risorgimento | 84 |
| Song performed by Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir in the 2012 Olympic closing ceremony | 89 |
| "Oh, the ball spins around the rim for what seems like forever, as if time stands ..." | 86 |
| "We're here at the iconic Madison Square Garden with the legendary Michael ... to witness today's final match!" | 111 |
| "Energies run high as your favorite ... teams stand on the court face-to-face and begin the game": Abbr. | 104 |
| "Tick ..., with only 15 seconds left the ball makes its way to the basket... and that's a shot!" | 96 |
| "Curry maneuvers through defenders like a lightning ... as the crowd is at the edge of their seats" | 99 |
| "Curry shoots... and the ball passes through the ... like butter. No biggie for Curry!" | 87 |
| "This game has been a nail-biter but wait... The ball is in the air again! Will this be the shot that seals the ...?" | 117 |
| What the ancient Chinese referred to as "Rivers and Mountains Embroidered on Silk" | 82 |
| tree whose leaves are attached by long flattened stalks so that they quiver in the wind | 87 |
| j c ..., england test cricketer who took 10-53 and 9-37 against australia at old trafford in 1956 | 97 |
| metal censer suspended from chains in which incense is burnt during church services | 83 |
| political entity which covered much of southeast europe, west asia, and north africa until the 1920s | 100 |
| ........ mcgregor, actor who played obi-wan kenobi in the star wars prequel trilogy | 83 |
| Pitcher who holds the MLB all-time record with 59 straight scoreless innings pitched [2 wds] | 92 |
| Pitcher who holds the MLB all-time record with 5,714 strikeouts and seven no-hitters [2 wds] | 92 |
| --- Miller, band leader who recorded the songs In the Mood and Chattanooga Choo Choo | 84 |
| Banknotes featuring this living king's visage entered circulation earlier this month | 84 |
| in politics, this word describes an orchestrated move within a party to remove the leader. | 90 |
| in order to obtain a license, london taxi drivers must pass an exam called the ................... | 98 |
| "cleopatra's ..............": ancient egyptian obelisks now located in new york, london and paris. | 98 |
| which republican candidate did john f kennedy defeat to become us president in 1960? | 84 |
| the narrow water bridge will connect warrenpoint, co down with which village in louth? | 86 |
| what was the name of ernest shackleton's ship on his 1914 expedition, the wreck of which was discovered in 2022? | 112 |
| played by the late ian lavender, who was the youngest member of the platoon in dad's army? | 90 |
| the guinness book of records lists marcel proust's à la recherche du temps .......... as the longest novel ever written. | 121 |
| it's ..., justified ancients of mu mu song that hints at how answers to asterisked clues are entered | 100 |
| lake ..., body of water in nw russia that drains through the volkhov river into lake ladoga | 91 |
| brendon ..., winner of the 2007 intelligent finance comedy award at the edinburgh festival fringe | 97 |
| henry ..., scottish painter whose portraits include that of sir walter scott in 1822 | 84 |
| ron ..., actor who played the title role in 1960s us television action series tarzan | 84 |
| ... freedom party, south african zulu organization founded by mangosuthu buthelezi in 1975 | 90 |
| ... Tripper, character from "Three's Company" who is a chef and an ace at French cuisine | 88 |
| ... Geller, character from "Friends" whose childhood passion for food helped her become a chef | 94 |
| ...... sez: "i'm in jail, under lock and key; stay out of trouble, don't be like me!" | 85 |
| transportation category that includes the biggest railroad companies, like csx and union pacific | 96 |
| rolling stones hit in which the title is followed in the lyrics by "i'll never stop" | 84 |
| like films that kids under 17 can watch if accompanied by a parent or adult guardian | 84 |
| old fair game in which people collect starchy food items as quickly as possible ["anywhere" singer rita] | 104 |
| rising star, and what's spelled out by the first letters of this puzzle's rising stars | 86 |
| valentine michael smith's birthplace, in the sci-fi book "stranger in a strange land" | 85 |
| 1965 song by the beatles that was a no. 1 hit the following year for the overlanders | 84 |
| ........ corner, part of the countdown tv show which features lexicographer susie dent | 86 |
| "Star Wars" character dubbed a "stuck-up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf herder" | 83 |
| With 39-Across, Wonka actor who costars with Zendaya in the 2021 and 2024 Dune films: 2 wds. | 92 |
| The Crown actor who costars with Zendaya in the 2024 tennis drama Challengers: 2 wds. | 85 |
| Winter Olympian who goes downhill and then travels a long way through the air: 2 wds. | 85 |
| Those trained to treat physical or psychological diseases or the people who commit acts of aggression | 101 |
| Fourth novel in a series featuring Oliver Stone and his group of political watchdogs called the Camel Club [2 wds] | 114 |
| Bestselling author of political and legal thrillers, including "The Camel Club," 15-Across, and 32-Across [2 wds] | 113 |
| All-rounder took the best figures for an England bowler on Test debut, with 7 for 43 in the second innings against the West Indies in 1995 | 138 |
| Former captain of the England rugby union team and the British Lions who became a captain on the BBC quiz show A Question of Sport | 130 |
| American author whose thrillers include The Hunt for Red October , Clear and Present Danger and The Sum of All Fears | 116 |
| American record producer who has won Grammy Awards for his work with Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton | 99 |
| Official body on matters pertaining to the French language, established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu | 101 |
| Sound that has a relatively wide continuous range of frequencies of uniform intensity | 85 |
| American TV soap opera that followed the lives of the Capwell family from 1984 to 1993 | 86 |
| A type of pale beer with a strong flavour of hops, originally brewed in the Czech Republic | 90 |
| Academy Award-winning film based on the 1974 book of the same name by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein | 101 |
| 2000 Amy Heckerling romantic comedy film starring Jason Biggs, Mena Suvari and Greg Kinnear | 91 |
| Otto ......, founder of the Vienna Philharmonic best known for his operatic version of Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor | 127 |
| In ancient Greece, the chief city of Boeotia, destroyed by Alexander the Great in 336 BC | 88 |
| A naturally-occurring peptide in the salivary glands of medicinal leeches that has a blood anticoagulant property | 113 |
| The ......, ballet with a score by Tchaikovsky given its première at the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg in 1892 | 116 |
| Prefecture-level city in Henan province that is one of the Eight Ancient Capitals of China | 90 |
| Harrison ..., actor who performed his own stunts in the film "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" | 100 |
| ... Rodriguez, actress who performed her own stunts in the film "Fast & Furious 6" | 82 |
| ... Cruise, actor who performed his own stunts in the film series "Mission: Impossible" | 87 |
| viktor ..., 1935 world table tennis championships singles, doubles, mixed doubles and team gold medallist | 105 |
| gene ..., us actor-singer who played the title role in 1951 film western whirlwind | 82 |
| p a j ..., england test cricketer who took 7-70 against sri lanka at lord's in 1991 | 83 |
| ........ falls, waterfall in the scottish highlands which was once owned by the fraser clan | 91 |
| kent town noted for its georgian colonnade the pantiles and granted a 'royal' prefix in 1909 | 92 |
| "the man who ...... infinity" [2015 biopic starring dev patel as mathematics great srinivasa ramanujan] | 103 |
| "Calm before the ...," idiom that can be completed with a phenomenon that starts from the ocean | 95 |
| "Out of the ...," idiom that can be completed with a word that describes the color of the ocean | 95 |
| "Go with the ...," idiom that can be completed with a word that describes the motion of the ocean | 97 |
| "Old ...," idiom that can be completed with a word that describes the abundant ocean mineral | 92 |
| governing body of football, beach soccer, and futsal in some countries/territories in asia and oceania [abbr.] | 110 |
| isla ..., india-born actress who played flora beniform in 1981 bbc tv series the history man | 92 |
| christian sacrament in which the last supper is commemorated by the consecration of bread and wine | 98 |
| william ..., actor who starred as arthur crabtree in 1980s bbc tv sitcom no place like home | 91 |
| framework worn at the back below the waist by women in the late 19th century in order to expand a skirt | 103 |
| intentionally overhear revolutionary leader describing intended sabotage targets at first | 89 |
| 1992 presidential candidate who received nearly nineteen per cent of the popular vote | 85 |
| like saying "outta my way" compared with saying "excuse me, can you please move, please?" | 89 |
| ........ baggins, the title character and protagonist of j. r. r. tolkien's 1937 novel the hobbit | 97 |
| the preference or tendency to use a specific side for tasks involving dexterity, such as writing | 96 |
| driving manoeuvres to make a vehicle face the opposite direction in a limited space | 83 |
| australian avian species, the male of which builds an ornamented structure to attract females | 93 |
| HBO miniseries based on a Gillian Flynn novel … and what the starred clues' answers are? | 90 |
| HBO anthology series whose first season featured Connie Britton as a wealthy resort guest: 3 wds. | 97 |
| Anthology series whose first season on Bravo starred Connie Britton as a woman who falls for a dating scam: 2 wds. | 114 |
| Longtime coach on "The Voice" and country music singer who was born June 18, 1976 [2 wds] | 89 |
| "Tootsee ...," 1994 song with a name which sounds like a popular candy that popularized the eponymous dance move | 112 |
| Dance move also known as the backslide which was popularized by Michael Jackson in the '80s | 91 |
| 1978 song by Village People with a popular dance move that involves spelling out the name of the song with arm movements | 120 |
| 1993 song by Los del Rio that became a dance craze after it was covered by the Bayside Boys | 91 |
| financial institution with a stylized version of the stars and stripes in its logo, for short | 93 |
| type of german world war ii prisoner-of-war camp especially for non-commissioned officers and other ranks | 105 |
| genus of plants of the iris family native to south africa with ornamental sword-shaped leaves | 93 |
| in bridge, a protecting card or winner in a suit in which one's opponents are strong | 84 |
| jacques ..., lithuania-born sculptor whose works include 1929's woman leaning on a column | 89 |
| tv movie, based on a swiss children's novel, that notoriously cut off a 1968 jets-raiders broadcast | 99 |
| Gorilla who was said to have developed the vocabulary level of a three-year-old human | 85 |
| upbeat genre of accordion-based folk music from a southern u.s. state with french heritage | 90 |
| terence, actor who starred in 1994 film the adventures of priscilla, queen of the desert | 88 |
| ... Then she told us she wanted to touch base, so she scheduled another meeting at a ... | 88 |
| ... Later on, she said she wanted to get the ball rolling, so she scheduled another meeting at a ... | 100 |
| ... She followed up by urging us to grab the low-hanging fruit, and scheduled another meeting at an ... | 103 |
| "West Side Story" Oscar winner who hosted the Tony Awards in 2022, 2023, and 2024 [2 wds] | 89 |
| Six-time Tony-winning actress who co-hosted the Tony Awards with 43-Across in 2021 [2 wds] | 90 |
| "Hamilton" Tony winner who co-hosted the Tony Awards with 31-Across in 2021 [3 wds] | 83 |
| ... toast [guacamole fruit], open sandwich that became popular in the 2010s and is now a breakfast staple | 105 |
| ... tea latte, green drink that became popular in the 2010s and is now a Starbucks offering | 91 |
| ... bowl, Hawaiian dish with raw fish, rice, and topping that became popular in the 2010s | 89 |
| Antioxidant-rich purple berry that became popular in the 2000s and is now common in breakfast bowls | 99 |
| ... cocktail, drinks infused using wood chips that became popular in the late 2000s | 83 |
| katherine ..., actress who starred as stephanie plum in 2012 action-comedy film one for the money | 97 |
| Commercial identifiers … or what four pairs of answers must do in order to match their clues | 94 |
| synonym for "socially aware" that time called "a convenient republican dog whistle" | 83 |
| "make the biggest little mistake of your life in ......" [tourism slogan in an arrested development gag] | 104 |
| upcoming movie starring megan stalter as a musician trying to win back her girlfriend | 85 |
| "...... or no ......" [game show that is sort of a dramatic reenactment of the monty hall problem] | 98 |
| hands down back of settee, a number of items not quite retrieved, unknown quantity | 82 |
| 1983 No 1 song by 44-Across with the lyrics "Well, my friends, the time has come / To raise the roof and have some fun" [3 wds] | 127 |
| 1985 USA for Africa charity single co-written by 44-Across with the lyrics "It's time to lend a hand to life / The greatest gift of all" [4 wds] | 144 |
| "Say You, Say Me" Best Original Song Oscar winner who turns 75 years old on June 20, 2024 [2 wds] | 97 |
| chain of sandwich shops with an imperative name, which closed its uk stores in 2020 | 83 |