| Colorful member of the thrush family | 36 |
| Maeterlinck's "The ___" | 37 |
| Argentine revolutionary down in the dumps? | 42 |
| Common catch off the coast of Maryland | 38 |
| Liqueur used to color a Bloody Smurf cocktail | 45 |
| Depressed Dvorák was spendthrift | 35 |
| Flowery Veronica Lake film (with "The") | 49 |
| Ballroom favorite, with "The" | 39 |
| Colorful collegians in Durham, N.C. | 35 |
| Depressed Miami football player? | 32 |
| Seabird native to the Galápagos Islands | 42 |
| Where they tell off-color prayers before meals? | 47 |
| ___ Region, famed for horse farms | 33 |
| Place for "Molly and me" | 34 |
| Daughter of Shawn and Beyoncé | 32 |
| Toronto baseballer, or a fine feathered friend | 46 |
| Bird found in this grid's lower-right corner | 48 |
| Ballplayer from north of the border | 35 |
| Brooke Shields movie, with "The" | 42 |
| Brooke Shields movie (with "The") | 43 |
| ... to which they responded with a volley of ___ | 48 |
| Unusually chromatic performance ensemble | 40 |
| Colorful stage performers since 1987 | 36 |
| Time for "Mood Indigo"? | 33 |
| Rare time you might hit the horn? | 33 |
| Site of a controversial Ethiopian dam project | 45 |
| "Don't Fear the Reaper" group | 43 |
| "Don't Fear (The Reaper)" rockers | 47 |
| Picasso's preference, 1901-04 | 33 |
| Tough choice in "The Matrix" | 38 |
| Lunch orders at the Ballpark Bar & Grill | 44 |
| They were originally harvested off Long Island | 46 |
| Kids' show starring a colorful pooch | 40 |
| "Between the devil and the deep ___" | 46 |
| '75 Grateful Dead studio album | 34 |
| "___ the Night," 1941 song hit | 40 |
| Literary woman of 18th C. England | 33 |
| Bird that, curiously, has a yellow breast | 41 |
| 1963 chart-topper by Bobby Vinton | 33 |
| Almost see Letterman rearing ducks (6) | 38 |
| "___ in Love" (1973 film) | 35 |
| ''Superfudge'' author | 37 |
| ''_____ in Love'' (1973 movie) | 46 |
| Mazursky film starring George Segal: 1973 | 41 |
| Queen Victoria's famous pianist | 35 |
| Comment about well-dressed pop singer James? | 44 |
| Make fuzzy, like people in photos | 33 |
| Did some presentations without thinking? | 40 |
| Make it difficult to see where one thing begins | 47 |
| Utters suddenly (with "out") | 38 |
| Reveals suddenly (with "out") | 39 |
| Exclaims suddenly, with "out" | 39 |
| Strauss's "Wiener ___" | 36 |
| Doomsday weapon operated by George Michael? | 43 |
| "The Great Caruso" actress, 1951 | 42 |
| Danner, mother of Gwyneth Paltrow | 33 |
| Presidential biography by Noel Coward? | 38 |
| Egotistical author's request to a reader? | 45 |
| Big label Sony bought in '08 | 32 |
| Thinking about leaving ASCAP, maybe? | 36 |
| Immortal Bach composition, familiarly | 37 |
| File extension for a Microsoft Paint file | 41 |
| Daily-energy-at-rest figure: abbr. | 34 |
| Stinkiness, length, brownness, etc. | 35 |
| Valentine sentiment to the 80-89% crowd? | 40 |
| Act of British Parl. that created Canada | 40 |
| Literally, "Children of the Covenant" | 47 |
| Group with two apostrophes in its name | 38 |
| Note offering good advice for life? | 35 |
| Weapons for squeezing then shooting someone? | 44 |
| They get wrapped up in their work | 33 |
| Tolstoy novel about game hunting? | 33 |
| Porky Pig's home movie presentation? | 40 |
| Daily take in the Lumber department? | 36 |
| Prize for an inn's best guest? | 34 |
| Where lodgers buy something to read? | 36 |
| Where to learn how to be on time for a flight? | 46 |
| Gatherings in which C.E.O.'s are chosen | 43 |
| Directors at the construction site? | 35 |
| Executive group with perfect pitch? | 35 |
| Executives' conference areas | 32 |
| Where strollers can watch rollers | 33 |
| HBO series set in Prohibition era Atlantic City | 47 |
| Promenade platforms near beaches | 32 |
| SOUTH AFRICANS ARE UNEXCITED BY SWINE | 37 |
| Oldest printed song for Yuletide | 32 |
| Swine salesperson's question | 32 |
| BATON ROUGE prepares an unusual pork cut | 40 |
| Waterside accommodations provider | 33 |
| Overnight accommodations by the shore | 37 |
| Places to recharge with docking stations? | 41 |
| Noodles shaped like knotted snakes? | 35 |
| America's Cup participants, e.g. | 36 |
| "Song of the Volga ___" | 33 |
| Throwing someone a life preserver? | 34 |
| It likely has a ramp leading up to it | 37 |
| Word chain #2 (7 wds., coming full circle) | 42 |
| ___ Fett ("Star Wars" villain) | 40 |
| Shady magnate's into apples? | 32 |
| Spool decoratin' Granny Smiths? | 35 |