| Subject of some animal kingdom rituals | 38 |
| Endgame action | 14 |
| Checking out? | 13 |
| Checking conclusively, in chess | 31 |
| Action in a chess match | 23 |
| "The ___ Season," 1927 play | 37 |
| "The ___ Game" (1959 Tony Randall movie) | 50 |
| Melodious birdsong, maybe | 25 |
| Chess empire? | 13 |
| Some oils | 9 |
| Some Hermitage hangings | 23 |
| MoMA's "The Red Studio" and "Dance" | 59 |
| Henri's oils | 16 |
| "The Dessert: Harmony in Red" and others | 50 |
| Like a bare floor | 17 |
| Folksy TV attorney | 18 |
| Andy Griffith series | 20 |
| Titular defense attorney played by Andy Griffith | 48 |
| Lawyer in a gray suit | 21 |
| Griffith's lawyer role | 26 |
| Griffith TV role | 16 |
| Fictional defense attorney | 26 |
| Andy Griffith show | 18 |
| Democratic contest to replace an Andy Griffith character? (Georgia) | 67 |
| Wrestler | 8 |
| Brazilian highlands, the ___ Grosso | 35 |
| ___ Grosso, Brazilian state | 27 |
| ___ Grosso, Brazil | 18 |
| __ Grosso (region of Brazil) | 28 |
| Metrical unit in Sanskrit | 25 |
| Distilling flask | 16 |
| Distiller's glass vessel, once | 34 |
| Mothers: Lat. | 13 |
| Mother superior? | 16 |
| Spreadsheet configurations | 26 |
| Points of origin or growth | 26 |
| Number arrays | 13 |
| Molds for casting or shaping | 28 |
| Arrays of numbers in linear algebra class | 41 |
| Be enrolled in a college | 24 |
| Enrollment | 10 |
| Lonely-hearts' objective | 28 |
| Keanu Reeves' breakfast fare? | 33 |
| 2003 film with the tagline "Free Your Mind," with "The" | 75 |
| Typefacing molds | 16 |
| Math tables, e.g. | 17 |
| Spanish married woman | 21 |
| Like a dowager | 14 |
| Only player to win the World Series MVP without playing the field | 65 |
| Baseball star nicknamed Godzilla | 32 |
| 2009 World Series MVP Hideki | 28 |
| Japanese trees | 14 |
| Pinecone-shaped mushroom of Japan | 33 |
| "What'sa ___ you?" | 32 |
| Political commentator with an Internet "Report" | 57 |
| Journalist with a widely read "Report" | 48 |
| Tangled stuff | 13 |
| Motto of someone who loves dull photo finishes? | 47 |
| Toy hammer? | 11 |
| Capuchin order founder ___ da Bascio | 36 |
| ___ di Bassi, Capuchins' founder | 36 |
| Problematic issue | 17 |
| Potential problem | 17 |
| What this puzzle's theme is, essentially | 44 |
| Something official | 18 |
| Timeframe for quick decisions | 29 |
| Will happen eventually | 22 |
| Big name in crossword metas | 27 |
| "Grumpy Old Men" co-star | 34 |
| Walter of "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three" | 56 |
| Lemmon's costar in "The Odd Couple" | 49 |
| His final film was "Hanging Up" | 41 |
| Co-star of "Grumpy Old Men," 1993 | 43 |
| Best Supporting Actor for "The Fortune Cookie," 1966 | 62 |
| "The Bad News Bears" actor | 36 |
| "Grumpy Old Men" headliner | 36 |
| "Grumpy Old Men" costar Walter | 40 |
| 'I.Q.' co-star Walter | 29 |
| ''The Taking of Pelham One Two Three'' actor | 60 |
| The nerve of Walter? | 20 |
| "Bye Bye, Love" star, 1995 | 36 |
| Will Schuester portrayer on "Glee" | 44 |
| Noted English historian and monk | 32 |
| U.S. commodore in Japan, 1853-54 | 32 |
| Star of "Friends" | 27 |
| TV oilman-turned-private eye | 28 |
| Salminen of the Met | 19 |
| Longtime morning TV host | 24 |
| Bryant Gumbel's successor | 29 |
| Longtime NBC sitcom star | 24 |
| "Come on get higher, loosen my lips" singer | 53 |
| Dense tropical American forest | 30 |
| ___ Grosso | 10 |
| Reply to "Which Damon plays Bourne?"? | 47 |
| Lying often involves them | 25 |
| It's usually covered in the bedroom | 39 |
| It may be covered up in the bedroom | 35 |
| Foam bedding item | 17 |
| Items that line baby's crib | 31 |
| Surgeon's handiwork | 23 |