| "It builds strong bones, but who cares in this dark, dark world..." | 77 |
| Bad occupation for Happy? | 25 |
| Was on a roll | 13 |
| Began to win a lot | 18 |
| Halloween costume that includes big ears, dark clothing and a bunch of charts? | 78 |
| Make one's way down the corporate ladder? | 45 |
| Learn through trying different things | 37 |
| See something to the very end | 29 |
| Final part of instructions | 26 |
| Couldn't stop obsessing about | 33 |
| Was injured | 11 |
| Injured oneself | 15 |
| 1996 TV movie starring Armand Assante | 37 |
| Was creative | 12 |
| Moment to take action | 21 |
| Needed to branch out | 20 |
| Arrive with a bar | 17 |
| Boarded a gold bar-shaped vehicle? | 34 |
| Missed curfew, say | 18 |
| Became involved with | 20 |
| Started liking, as a hobby | 26 |
| Became fascinated with | 22 |
| Experienced trouble | 19 |
| Took flak for something one said, say | 37 |
| Created a problem for oneself | 29 |
| Angered the boss | 16 |
| Joined the fun | 14 |
| The author... | 13 |
| Began brawling | 14 |
| Laid the groundwork | 19 |
| Acquired a few dinky sketches? | 30 |
| Oft-riffed-on ad slogan since 1993 (California [dairy product] Processor Board) | 79 |
| Noted dairy line | 16 |
| Apt query for the end of this puzzle | 36 |
| Ad slogan since 1993 | 20 |
| George Harrison "___ Set on You" | 42 |
| Placed dibs on, as in a street basketball game | 46 |
| Woody Guthrie's "I Ain't ___ Home" | 52 |
| "We ain't ___ badges!" ("Treasure of the Sierra Madre" line) | 84 |
| "Short people ___ reason to live" (Randy Newman lyrics) | 65 |
| "I've ___ Strings" (Pinocchio song) | 49 |
| "Ain't ___" ("Hair" tune) | 49 |
| "___ mansions, . . . " | 32 |
| Stand behind, sheepishly? | 25 |
| ___ for (defend) | 16 |
| Fully support, like a good friend | 33 |
| What a pinch hitter will do | 27 |
| What firemen do | 15 |
| Order to a fireman? | 19 |
| Visit Vancouver, say? | 21 |
| Square off | 10 |
| Escaped punishment | 18 |
| Was not convicted | 17 |
| Finished a ride, in a way | 25 |
| Complement each other, like macaroni and cheese | 47 |
| Beatles flip side about an interior decorator? | 46 |
| End of the thought-provoking question | 37 |
| Handy man? | 10 |
| One who can be counted on | 25 |
| Mr. Reliable-in-a-crisis | 24 |
| Twain comment: Part II | 22 |
| Be rewarded for a pious life, as the devout believe | 51 |
| Fall apart, politely speaking | 29 |
| Make it through an excruciating, extended ordeal | 48 |
| Monopoly square featuring Officer Malloy | 40 |
| Monopoly card instruction | 25 |
| Message on a Monopoly card | 26 |
| Get sent up | 11 |
| Try to sell produce, as a farmer | 32 |
| Fisherman's jubilant cry | 28 |
| ___ far (overdo) | 16 |
| ___ far (exceed the limits) | 27 |
| Ran a successful pass pattern | 29 |
| Scrap the original strategy | 27 |
| Start being printed | 19 |
| Print the paper | 15 |
| Finalize the paper | 18 |
| Seriously deteriorate | 21 |
| Decline dramatically | 20 |
| Enter the arms of Morpheus | 26 |
| Enter Dreamland | 15 |
| Annoyed comment from a bedmate | 30 |
| Anticipate heading home | 23 |
| Bring in a relief pitcher | 25 |
| Emulate O.M.H. | 14 |
| Poodle breeder's ad? | 24 |
| Visit the pound? | 16 |
| "Please visit the pound" | 34 |
| Attend a tennis tournament because one is a fan of? | 51 |
| Words from King | 15 |
| Perform stunningly | 18 |
| Perform efficiently | 19 |
| Celebrate excessively | 21 |
| Was released | 12 |
| Became known | 12 |
| Rallied | 7 |
| Weathered through | 17 |
| Start fighting | 14 |
| March off for battle | 20 |
| Commence hostilities | 20 |