| Refused to go along with, like an idea | 38 |
| Pitcher caught in a rules violation | 35 |
| One who thwarts | 15 |
| Afghan town | 11 |
| Mepos' best-known emigrant, in an 1980s sitcom | 50 |
| "Perfect Strangers" role | 34 |
| More awkward to carry | 21 |
| No-no for a pitcher | 19 |
| Refuses to go along with | 24 |
| Recalcitrant | 12 |
| Like a stubborn mule | 20 |
| Obstinate, as a mule | 20 |
| Like a cantankerous critter | 27 |
| Chest full of BurnsÂ’s poems? | 32 |
| Piano composition | 17 |
| Chaucerian verse form | 21 |
| 24-line verse form | 18 |
| Crooner | 7 |
| One putting a tale in the air? | 30 |
| Old street corner singer | 24 |
| Manilow is one | 14 |
| Love song singer | 16 |
| Layperson? | 10 |
| Crooners | 8 |
| Some of Chopin's compositions | 33 |
| Medieval verses | 15 |
| Karaoke? | 8 |
| Poem for June 17, 1775 | 22 |
| Special burden | 14 |
| Roller ___ (two, please) | 24 |
| Prisoner restraint | 18 |
| Comedienne-veep act? | 20 |
| Joint type | 10 |
| Noted name in book publishing | 29 |
| Australian city near celebrated gold mines | 42 |
| Comedienne Kaye | 15 |
| "Empire of the Sun" author J.G. | 41 |
| Stabilized nautically | 21 |
| Tanker's counterweights | 27 |
| Gives stability to | 18 |
| Antifriction machine parts | 26 |
| Chasers of fouls | 16 |
| Certain retrievers | 18 |
| Running back's role | 23 |
| Running back, often | 19 |
| Running back | 12 |
| Airline for Lucille? | 20 |
| Running backs, often | 20 |
| Gridiron offense strategy | 25 |
| Played hoops, in slang | 22 |
| Shaped into orbs | 16 |
| Like many a used Kleenex | 24 |
| Tool for melons | 15 |
| Skilled hoops player, in slang | 30 |
| One playing hoops | 17 |
| Court expert, slangily | 22 |
| Cager | 5 |
| They're often on their toes | 31 |
| Ones keeping on their toes? | 27 |
| Nureyev's partners | 22 |
| Nora Kaye and Melissa Hayden | 28 |
| Degas subjects | 14 |
| "Black Swan" extras | 29 |
| French ordnance | 15 |
| Bullets, in France | 18 |
| Spanish dancers' residence? | 31 |
| Metallic restraint on Baryshnikov? | 34 |
| They feature many jumps | 23 |
| Nijinsky and Markova | 20 |
| Fashionable heelless footwear | 29 |
| Of Balanchine's milieu | 26 |
| In the style of Joffrey | 23 |
| Tutu size? | 10 |
| Pliés | 8 |
| "Backdraft" by the Bolshoi? | 37 |
| Devotee of Balanchine's creations | 37 |
| "Swan Lake" lover, e.g. | 33 |
| Sign for tourists visiting the Bolshoi? | 39 |
| Dance enthusiast's ailment | 30 |
| "Black Swan" footwear | 31 |
| They may keep you on your toes | 30 |
| Baryshnikov's fall guys? | 28 |
| Diamond location | 16 |
| Dance held in honor of a 1970s self-help genre? | 47 |
| Jim Bouton book | 15 |
| Controversial 1970 Jim Bouton book | 34 |
| Opening Day event | 17 |
| Fenway Park event | 17 |
| Situation, informally | 21 |
| Sight at Fenway Park | 20 |
| "Take-me-out" place | 29 |
| Series parts | 12 |
| Offerings at Shea | 17 |
| Much weekend TV fare | 20 |
| Giant undertakings? | 19 |
| Tennis court attendant | 22 |
| Some court workers | 18 |
| Deb's wear | 14 |
| The left, to a southpaw? | 24 |
| Emulating a Pro Bowl safety | 27 |