| Perfect match | 13 |
| Kindred spirit | 14 |
| One's true love | 19 |
| One's special person in life | 32 |
| Perfect matches | 15 |
| Ideal partners | 14 |
| Ideal pairing | 13 |
| Motown export | 13 |
| Description of work by the figures haunting this puzzle? | 56 |
| Barry White's genre | 23 |
| "Brevity is the ___ wit": Shak. | 41 |
| Frank Zappa or Dizzy Gillespie feature | 38 |
| Bit of facial hair below the lower lip | 38 |
| Subjects for searching or saving | 32 |
| Grim Reaper's collection | 28 |
| Spiritual essences | 18 |
| Spiritual selves | 16 |
| Things that may be saved | 24 |
| They're often saved in church | 33 |
| They "all" have a day | 31 |
| Gogol's "Dead ___" | 32 |
| What a preacher tries to save | 29 |
| What a clergyman tries to save | 30 |
| Styx crossers | 13 |
| Satan's purchases | 21 |
| Nov. 2 is their day | 19 |
| Nov. 2 group | 12 |
| Evangelists' savings | 24 |
| Devil's desires | 19 |
| Charon's quarries | 21 |
| All ___ Day, November 2 observance | 34 |
| All ___ Day (Nov. 2) | 20 |
| All ___ Day | 11 |
| '98 Shawn Mullins "Lullaby" album | 47 |
| Kazaa alternative | 17 |
| Motto of St. Crispin | 20 |
| Girl's best friend? | 23 |
| Confidante | 10 |
| The Kingdom of Heaven? | 22 |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers "___ Squeeze" | 45 |
| Variety show hosted by Don Cornelius | 36 |
| R & B music showcase | 24 |
| Long-running musical variety TV show | 36 |
| Scottish land area | 18 |
| Not going bankrupt | 18 |
| Alaska's Prince William, e.g. | 33 |
| Solid as a rock | 15 |
| Safe and __ (out of danger) | 27 |
| Puget, e.g. | 11 |
| Puget or Pamlico | 16 |
| Long Island or Puget | 20 |
| Alaska's Prince William ___ | 31 |
| Will stipulation | 16 |
| Wide inlet | 10 |
| Squeak or creak | 15 |
| Silence breaker | 15 |
| Sensible, as a strategy | 23 |
| Puget, for one | 14 |
| Puget or Pamlico, e.g. | 22 |
| Plumb the depths | 16 |
| Ping or pong | 12 |
| Noise or body of water | 22 |
| Noise of inlet? | 15 |
| Long Island ___ | 15 |
| Long Island __ | 14 |
| Logically valid | 15 |
| Like logical reasoning | 22 |
| L.I. inlet | 10 |
| It's measured in decibels | 29 |
| It must be heard! | 17 |
| Island-mainland separator | 25 |
| Ian and Sylvia hit "Lovin' ______" | 48 |
| Free from flaws | 15 |
| Dive suddenly, as a whale | 25 |
| Ding or ting | 12 |
| Boating locale | 14 |
| Audio | 5 |
| Anything heard | 14 |
| Air waves? | 10 |
| "The ___ of Music" | 28 |
| 'The -- of Music' | 25 |
| With “The,” 1929 William Faulkner novel whose title comes from “Macbeth” | 88 |
| Faulkner title, with "The" | 36 |
| Librarian? | 10 |
| Chuck Yeager broke it | 21 |
| Media-friendly quote | 20 |
| Brief broadcast remark | 22 |
| Television-friendly quote | 25 |
| Quick quote in a news story | 27 |
| Nightly news snippet | 20 |
| Newscast quote | 14 |
| News show quickie | 17 |
| News show come-on | 17 |
| News quote | 10 |
| News promo | 10 |
| Catchy comment in a news story | 30 |
| Brief, catchy phrase | 20 |
| Destroyer of an ocean inlet? | 28 |
| Pre-performance audio test | 26 |
| Measured the depth of | 21 |