| [Keeping fingers crossed] | 25 |
| Words from Pope's "An Essay on Man" (1940, 1942-43, 1960-62, 1965-68, 1978) | 89 |
| Alexander Pope phrase appropriate to the start of a sports season | 65 |
| Crosses one's heart and ____ die | 36 |
| "Man partly is, and wholly ___": Browning | 51 |
| Friendly comment after providing information | 44 |
| Expect that one will | 20 |
| "Cross my heart and ___ . . . " | 41 |
| Second part of a sage thought | 29 |
| 'Cross my heart' partner | 32 |
| Va. city with aspirations | 25 |
| Pushers' victims | 20 |
| Arizona mesa dweller | 20 |
| Nursing a lost cause | 20 |
| Enter for a spin | 16 |
| What the Indian said after his son's road test? | 51 |
| Arizona native's shots? | 27 |
| Certain Budweiser employee? | 27 |
| Johns -- University | 19 |
| He played Nixon in "Nixon" | 36 |
| Famous Johns | 12 |
| Elective at a Baltimore school? | 31 |
| Peloponnesian War soldier | 25 |
| Aussie tennis coach Harry | 25 |
| Gold Glove shortstop? | 21 |
| ___-my-thumb | 12 |
| ____ -my-thumb | 14 |
| Dr. Seuss title that completes the warning "Stop! You must not..." | 76 |
| Book with the words "Fish in a tree. How can that be?" | 64 |
| Seuss book about destroying a marijuana farm? | 45 |
| Seuss book about destroying a kitchen item? | 43 |
| Board, as a carousel | 20 |
| Billiards immortal | 18 |
| Perennial billiards champ | 25 |
| Memorable billiard champ | 24 |
| Late billiard champ | 19 |
| Former billiards great | 22 |
| Billiards champ of yore | 23 |
| Moved like a bunny | 18 |
| Jumped on one foot | 18 |
| Traveled like a monopode | 24 |
| Took a short trip | 17 |
| Exuberant, with "up" | 30 |
| Emulated Bugs Bunny | 19 |
| Displayed one's anger, in a way | 35 |
| Lottery equipment | 17 |
| Coal car, e.g. | 14 |
| Leaf or grass follower | 22 |
| Kangaroo, at times | 18 |
| It tosses balls that could win you money | 40 |
| Hedda of Hollywood | 18 |
| Drawing site | 12 |
| Bunny or kangaroo | 17 |
| "Nighthawks" painter | 30 |
| "Nighthawks" artist | 29 |
| "Early Sunday Morning" painter | 40 |
| 'Nighthawks' painter Edward | 35 |
| 'Nighthawks' painter | 28 |
| Vehicle for a bunny in a biker gang? | 36 |
| Memorable jitterbugging columnist? | 34 |
| Where frogs shop? | 17 |
| Pay you receive as you're frogmarched out the door? | 55 |
| Demonstrator at a dance? | 24 |
| Mad modifier | 12 |
| Kind of mad | 11 |
| Emulating rail riders | 21 |
| Mall becomes a warren | 21 |
| Dish of black-eyed peas, rice, and bacon | 40 |
| Black-eyed-pea dish on our menu | 31 |
| Black-eyed peas concoction | 26 |
| Woman of the house playing potsy? | 33 |
| Where Bugs invests his retirement money? | 40 |
| Fetter for a steed or a steer | 29 |
| Baby kangaroo's nickname for mom's pouch? | 49 |
| "Pacemaker" inventor John _____ | 42 |
| Like some brewpub offerings | 27 |
| Takes a quickie vacation, say | 29 |
| Enters, as a cab | 16 |
| Short distance and this puzzle's theme | 42 |
| Attendant at a '50s dance? | 30 |
| Slogan encouraging binge drinking? | 34 |
| Starts fast | 11 |
| Gets right on (it) | 18 |
| Gets right on | 13 |
| Begins quickly | 14 |
| Acts immediately | 16 |
| Intoxicates with drugs, in slang | 32 |
| Warty critter | 13 |
| Bufo | 4 |
| Warty critter, colloquially | 27 |
| Lively amphibian | 16 |
| Critter with a sticky tongue | 28 |
| "Jump into Daddy's lap!" | 38 |
| What you might have to do to sit on a barstool | 46 |
| Reach a higher level? | 21 |
| Make more powerful, so to speak | 31 |
| Make more powerful, in slang | 28 |
| Amplify, informally | 19 |
| "Climb onto Papa's lap!" | 38 |
| ''Jump into Mommy's lap!'' | 46 |