| What ruthless people show | 25 |
| Something expected of tyrants | 29 |
| Lack of any softness | 20 |
| 2010 album from rap's T.I. | 30 |
| Greek musical works | 19 |
| "Showgirls" main character Malone | 43 |
| Customary; conventional | 23 |
| Generally valid | 15 |
| Noun forms | 10 |
| Names, to Nero | 14 |
| Lisa Kudrow, just pretending to be her "Friends" character? | 69 |
| Unreal individuals | 18 |
| Oscar receipt | 13 |
| Award season nod | 16 |
| Candidate proposer | 18 |
| "Pay it ___" ("Ignore it") | 46 |
| "Pay it ___" | 22 |
| In ___ Patris (prayer words) | 28 |
| They're in the running | 26 |
| They're up for awards | 25 |
| They attend the Academy Awards | 30 |
| Some contenders | 15 |
| Certain contenders | 18 |
| Annual Academy list | 19 |
| "That was ___" (not imagined) | 39 |
| Observance of moral law | 23 |
| Conduct based on religious laws | 31 |
| "I'm positive" | 28 |
| Solver's dream | 18 |
| Based on moral law | 18 |
| Cartoon eating noise | 20 |
| LOLcat-eating-a-cheezburger noise | 33 |
| Natural origin of life | 22 |
| "Restrictive approach" parent | 39 |
| Reason to stay home on a Saturday night | 39 |
| Busted condition | 16 |
| ''_____ down!'' (phrase in car ads) | 51 |
| Special offer at a car dealership | 33 |
| Come-on to those who are broke | 30 |
| Car commercial come-on | 22 |
| "No sun—___": T. Hood | 38 |
| Exact quantity | 14 |
| Upshot of muralist's work | 29 |
| "I'm full!" | 25 |
| "That's it!Tell me how you feel today, or never!"? | 64 |
| 1995 Annie Lennox hit | 21 |
| Star of TV's "The Oxycontinental" | 47 |
| "If you can't behave on this tour, I swear you'll be sorry!"? | 79 |
| Cat's new "I've chased my last rodent" attitude? | 66 |
| "There, there ... stop crying" | 40 |
| Carroll and Orwell | 18 |
| Sales pitch for a cleaning product | 34 |
| Frank order? | 12 |
| Word form with auto and astro | 29 |
| Something transparent | 21 |
| Base, chemically speaking | 25 |
| Like some mild cleaning products | 32 |
| Basic, chemically | 17 |
| Base, e.g. | 10 |
| Bases, chemically speaking | 26 |
| Like some club members | 22 |
| Extra, maybe | 12 |
| April 5, in old Rome | 20 |
| Period of immaturity | 20 |
| Immaturity | 10 |
| Under twenty-one | 16 |
| Under 21 | 8 |
| Period of youth | 15 |
| Immature years | 14 |
| One approaching 100 | 19 |
| Periods of immaturity | 21 |
| Legal minorities | 16 |
| Job category | 12 |
| Virgin, to a bartender | 22 |
| Retailer's private label | 28 |
| Discount shopper's buy | 26 |
| Furner? | 7 |
| Outside a chemical group | 24 |
| Jewish, for example | 19 |
| Jewish or Iranian, e.g. | 23 |
| One of the Parcae et al. | 24 |
| Occidental, e.g. | 16 |
| Item, such as interest, recorded only when earned | 49 |
| Atheism, in a way | 17 |
| Careless? | 9 |
| Cool and indifferent | 20 |
| Casual; detached | 16 |
| Losing one's mind after getting lost? | 41 |
| Clauses found in some employment agreements, informally | 55 |
| Bug's favorite state of mind? | 33 |
| Not of sound mind | 17 |
| Disagreeable ant | 16 |
| How this puzzle's black squares are arranged | 48 |
| Type of pension plan | 20 |
| Novice bookkeeper, typically | 28 |
| TARDINESS | 9 |
| OK for the lactose-intolerant | 29 |
| Like soy milk | 13 |
| Lacking milk or cheese | 22 |
| Lactose-free visionary? | 23 |