| Many a Jack Nicholson character | 31 |
| Jack Lemmon role in '93 and '95 | 39 |
| Cranky complainer | 17 |
| Crabby one | 10 |
| Crab-ass | 8 |
| Tribute to a sourpuss? | 22 |
| Tribute to a curmudgeon? | 24 |
| Crotchety folk | 14 |
| One of a diminutive septet | 26 |
| One of a cartoon septet | 23 |
| In a mood to complain | 21 |
| In a cranky mood | 16 |
| Source of the outbursts (and hit comedy of 1993) | 48 |
| 1993 Walter Matthau film | 24 |
| "The Odd Couple" spinoff | 34 |
| Gray-haired teacher who's a tad testy? | 42 |
| Pseudonym of poet von Auersperg | 31 |
| Name in blue-nose lore | 22 |
| Mrs. -- (prude) | 15 |
| Greenness, in Germany | 21 |
| White wine grape of Austria | 27 |
| Pearl Jam genre | 15 |
| Any member of Nirvana or Pearl Jam | 34 |
| Derelict American in Mexico? | 28 |
| Plug from a dirty punk? | 23 |
| Sardine-shaped fish | 19 |
| Fish that spawns at high tide | 29 |
| California food fish | 20 |
| Responded unintelligibly | 24 |
| Uttered a guttural sound | 24 |
| Said "ugh" | 20 |
| Acknowledged, but just barely | 29 |
| Another name for the yak | 24 |
| Receiver of a large bonus? | 26 |
| One with no work grievances | 27 |
| Weightlifter's sounds | 25 |
| Sow's sounds | 16 |
| Sounds of effort | 16 |
| Sounds made when forgetting to lift with one's legs | 55 |
| Soldiers, in slang | 18 |
| Lowly laborers, in slang | 24 |
| Groans companions | 17 |
| Unglamorous tasks | 17 |
| What the capitalist pig did in his first job | 44 |
| Underling's assignment | 26 |
| Job for base pay? | 17 |
| Swiss relative | 14 |
| Swiss district known for its cheese | 35 |
| French onion soup cheese | 24 |
| Cheese from Switzerland | 23 |
| Cheese for French onion soup | 28 |
| Holey cheeses | 13 |
| Glyph | 5 |
| Character that takes Alice to see the Mock Turtle | 49 |
| They offer variety | 18 |
| J. G. Low | 9 |
| Show about residents | 20 |
| Ones whose names are spelled by this puzzle's circled letters ... with representatives of two realms "wrestling" for supremacy | 140 |
| Powerful economic coalition | 27 |
| Pre-Russia intl. economic coalition | 35 |
| Powerful Western coalition | 26 |
| Powerful economic coalition, formerly | 37 |
| Powerful economic coalition, before Russia joined | 49 |
| Intl. economic coalition | 24 |
| International finance coalition | 31 |
| International coalition of finance ministers | 44 |
| Bygone multinational political group (1976-1997) | 48 |
| Like some fishing hooks | 23 |
| Notes that sound like A flats | 29 |
| Collegian's monetary aid: Abbr. | 35 |
| Loser to R.M.N. in 1972 | 23 |
| Loser to R.M.N.: 1972 | 21 |
| Channel that revived "The Newlywed Game" | 50 |
| Channel with the U.S. remake of "The Chase" | 53 |
| Channel that reruns "Family Feud" | 43 |
| "Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza" channel | 51 |
| Station with reruns of "The Joker's Wild": Abbr. | 62 |
| Station where Richard Dawson can be seen | 40 |
| Network where "The Newlywed Game" will feature its first gay couple in 2009 | 85 |
| Channel that shows "Wheel of Fortune" reruns, briefly | 63 |
| Channel that shows "Tic Tac Dough" reruns, for short | 62 |
| Channel that plays "The Newlywed Game" | 48 |
| Cable channel that airs reruns of "Press Your Luck," for short | 72 |
| Airer of "The $25,000 Pyramid" reruns | 47 |
| "Watch. Play. Win." channel | 37 |
| "The Pyramid" channel | 31 |
| "Press Your Luck" network | 35 |
| "Deal or No Deal" channel | 35 |
| Aide in the Army | 16 |
| Mil. aides | 10 |
| Mission control, for short | 26 |
| Good thing to hit | 17 |
| Subject of a 1982 best seller on sexuality | 42 |
| Zone named for Dr. Grafenberg | 29 |
| Subject of a 1982 best seller | 29 |
| Source of a woman's sensitivity? | 36 |
| Sexy zone first hypothesized in 1944 | 36 |
| Sexologist's subject | 24 |
| Sensitive subject? | 18 |
| It's tough to find, but worth the effort | 44 |