| "Then he got caught passing ___." | 43 |
| Nickname for the three-letter abbreviation hidden in this puzzle's theme entries | 84 |
| One reason to see a cardiologist? | 33 |
| Paul Rodgers band | 17 |
| Mick Ralphs' band, for short? | 33 |
| "Rock Steady" album (abbr.) | 37 |
| He's no fun at a party | 26 |
| Interrogation figure | 20 |
| Provocative interrogation figure, perhaps | 41 |
| Interrogation team member | 25 |
| Half of an interrogation team | 29 |
| Half an interrogative, role-playing couple | 42 |
| Cause of a low rating | 21 |
| Poor crossword construction technique that requires too much of the solver | 74 |
| Color Me __: 1990s R&B group | 32 |
| Color Me ___, 1990s R&B group | 33 |
| Statistician's anathema | 27 |
| Question from a bartender | 25 |
| Cause for a spouse's commiseration | 38 |
| "___ at Black Rock," 1954 film | 40 |
| Unappealing situation, slangily | 31 |
| Offering from a sleazy negotiator | 33 |
| It might lead to buyer's remorse | 36 |
| Write-offs, perhaps | 19 |
| Some write-offs | 15 |
| Some business write-offs | 24 |
| Loans not likely to be paid off | 31 |
| Lenders' banes | 18 |
| Opening with a thud? | 20 |
| Why the belles were sad after the coming-out ball? | 50 |
| Crime, for example | 18 |
| Actress Hermione from England | 29 |
| Most excellent, in modern slang | 31 |
| Born loser's bane? | 22 |
| Villain's backwoods hideout? | 32 |
| Reprimand often given while pointing down | 41 |
| Rebuke to Bowser | 16 |
| Rebuke for Fido | 15 |
| Household reprimand | 19 |
| Cry after discovering the furniture's been chewed, maybe | 60 |
| "No treat for you!" | 29 |
| Nightmare, essentially | 22 |
| Nightmares | 10 |
| Heavy in a Western | 18 |
| Unsavory characters | 19 |
| Rotten guys | 11 |
| Nogoodniks | 10 |
| Nasty people | 12 |
| Noted German spa | 16 |
| Bathing resort on the Lahn River | 32 |
| Come again to this German spa | 29 |
| City with a spa | 15 |
| Black Forest spa | 16 |
| A villain might come to one | 27 |
| Villain's demise, usually | 29 |
| What many villains come to | 26 |
| What Bonnie and Clyde came to | 29 |
| What a movie villain often comes to | 35 |
| Villains often come to one | 26 |
| "Do as I say, not as I do" speakers | 45 |
| Shabby wares sold at an expo? | 29 |
| Fraudulent insincerity | 22 |
| Apprehension/Glowing | 20 |
| 'Day After Day' band | 28 |
| Reason to return clothing | 25 |
| Reason for a non-hire | 21 |
| Mismatch | 8 |
| What cheaters exhibit | 21 |
| What party fouls are | 20 |
| Improper behavior | 17 |
| Frowned-upon conduct | 20 |
| Worthy fellow? | 14 |
| K-9 Corps member? | 17 |
| Student heroism at the University of Wisconsin? | 47 |
| So I __ him into a game. What a mistake! ... | 44 |
| Pestered persistently | 21 |
| Fishing device pictured on a name tag? | 38 |
| Wis. blackmail? | 15 |
| Extortion scam | 14 |
| Cheating-woman-with-an-angry-husband con | 40 |
| Risk a contempt charge | 22 |
| Persistently pester journalist Blitzer? | 39 |
| Not just a tease | 16 |
| Biker chick, perhaps | 20 |
| Donna Summer #1 hit | 19 |
| 1979 Donna Summer chart-topper | 30 |
| Misbehaving antelopes? | 22 |
| What this clue have | 19 |
| English teacher's annoyance | 31 |
| Villains in oaters | 18 |
| Stereotypical black-hat wearers | 31 |
| Black hats | 10 |
| Black hat wearers, stereotypically | 34 |
| Cause for an appointment with a cardiologist | 44 |
| Snuff, for some | 15 |
| Unruly mop | 10 |
| Kind of day, grooming-wise | 26 |
| Reason to keep something under your hat? | 40 |
| When one might wear a hat | 25 |
| Time to feature any of the three theme answers? | 47 |