| Participants in a lavish banquet | 32 |
| Banquet participants | 20 |
| Medieval burlesque festival | 27 |
| Chinese new-year event | 22 |
| HANUKKAH | 8 |
| Gaze admiringly at | 18 |
| A ___ a famine | 14 |
| ___ famine | 10 |
| Devours with gusto | 18 |
| Eat heartily | 12 |
| Type of mattress | 16 |
| Topper that's down inside | 29 |
| Soft mattress topper | 20 |
| Begat a soft place to sleep? | 28 |
| Union bosses' bunks? | 24 |
| Stuffed mattresses [up to 126 pounds] | 37 |
| David Bowie accessory | 21 |
| Cabaret singer's scarf | 26 |
| Burlesque show accessory | 24 |
| Ornithologist's asset? | 26 |
| Chicken farmer's retirement plan? | 37 |
| Tackle box item turned hair accessory that was one of Yahoo!'s "Worst Trends of 2011" | 99 |
| Birdbrained forecaster? | 23 |
| Goldbricker | 11 |
| Plucky plume? | 13 |
| The plume that's mightier than the sword? | 45 |
| Get rich at others' expense | 31 |
| Get rich | 8 |
| Take care of No. 1 | 18 |
| Take advantage of a situation | 29 |
| Molt profitably | 15 |
| Misappropriate public funds, say | 32 |
| Look out for No. 1 | 18 |
| Grow rich, as an opportunist | 28 |
| Grow rich opportunistically | 27 |
| Get rich, in a way | 18 |
| Get rich via opportunism | 24 |
| Get a ton of money | 18 |
| Gather wealth by exploitation ... as hinted at by this puzzle's circled squares? | 84 |
| Gain wealth opportunely, in a way | 33 |
| Build a Swiss bank account | 26 |
| Become enriched selfishly | 25 |
| Soft headrests | 14 |
| Darts' parts | 16 |
| Models of lightness | 19 |
| Headdress, maybe | 16 |
| Dart stabilizers | 16 |
| "Chicken today, ___ tomorrow" | 39 |
| Book about characters like Icarus? | 34 |
| Bedding market report? | 22 |
| Egret plumes, e.g. | 18 |
| Willie Pep was one | 18 |
| Plumate | 7 |
| What a great sculpture may be? | 30 |
| Ceramics? | 9 |
| Painter's achievement | 25 |
| Regal exploits? | 15 |
| Main attraction | 15 |
| Trait | 5 |
| Short follower | 14 |
| Lineament | 9 |
| Special news article | 20 |
| Special article | 15 |
| Main movie | 10 |
| Grade-A movie | 13 |
| Full-length film | 16 |
| Eye, e.g. | 9 |
| Headlined | 9 |
| Given prominence | 16 |
| Showcased | 9 |
| Starring | 8 |
| Included in the cast | 20 |
| In a movie | 10 |
| Gave prominence to | 18 |
| Gave high billing | 17 |
| Regular newspaper columns | 25 |
| Facial characteristics | 22 |
| Eye, ear, nose, etc. | 20 |
| Unravel, on a ship | 18 |
| Unravel, nautical style | 23 |
| CLEANING-RELATED | 16 |
| Procter & Gamble deodorizer | 31 |
| Winter-fever alleviants | 23 |
| Running a temperature | 21 |
| Hot and shivery | 15 |
| Flu-stricken | 12 |
| Feverishness | 12 |
| Purple shrub of Europe | 22 |
| Time for hearts and flowers | 27 |
| Overtime for 1972 | 17 |
| German physicist of 1800's | 30 |
| Productive, fertile | 19 |
| Prolific | 8 |
| Makes fertile | 13 |
| Reproductive capacity | 21 |
| Matchless vistas, as of grain | 29 |
| Former political divider | 24 |
| Lied to | 7 |
| Palestinian fighters | 20 |
| Big deal, so to speak | 21 |