| Hammett's "The___Curse" | 37 |
| Dashiell Hammett's "The ___ Curse" | 48 |
| Dashiell Hammett's "The __ Curse" | 47 |
| "The ___ Curse": Hammett | 34 |
| "The ___ Curse," Hammett yarn | 39 |
| Fight over the last quart of milk? | 34 |
| It may be milked for all it's worth | 39 |
| He milks his assets for all they're worth | 45 |
| Purveyor of "Jersey juice" | 36 |
| Coital outburst caused by lactose intolerance? | 46 |
| Where you'll get cold comfort | 33 |
| Drinking vessel on top of a podium? | 35 |
| Youngest group in the Girl Scouts | 33 |
| "Please Don't Eat the ___" (1960) | 47 |
| ''She loves me not'' flowers | 44 |
| The best lecture platform we'll ever see? | 45 |
| Disney character with long eyelashes | 36 |
| Love interest of Gladstone Gander | 33 |
| Marryin' Sam presided over her 1952 wedding | 47 |
| ..."Henry James" by ___... | 36 |
| English chemist famous for an antiseptic solution | 49 |
| Member of an armed gang of robbers (Var.) | 41 |
| Sean Penn's daughter in 'I Am Sam' | 46 |
| Actress in "The Cat in the Hat" | 41 |
| Travelers' rest houses, Indian style | 40 |
| Two states, with "the" | 32 |
| Branson, Missouri, museum honoree | 33 |
| Swedish Nobelist in Physics: 1912 | 33 |
| Lavi of 1967's "Casino Royale" | 44 |
| Surrealist's portrait of a president? | 41 |
| Surrealist's investments in Portugal? | 41 |
| Surrealist hip-hop collaboration? | 33 |
| "The Corn Is Green" Oscar nominee | 43 |
| Ten gallon hat, string tie, etc.? | 33 |
| Unwanted grass at the Cotton Bowl? | 34 |
| Oregon city, with "The" | 33 |
| Helpful multiple-choice answer ... or is it? | 44 |
| Croatian area known for a breed of dog | 38 |
| Preventive maintenance on a water barrier? | 42 |
| Dimebag Darrell post-Pantera band | 33 |
| Subjects of some jury deliberations | 35 |
| Subject of some jury deliberations | 34 |
| Structure's ability to sustain defects | 42 |
| Hoofed mammal of Africa and Asia | 32 |
| "You ___!" ("Great job!") | 45 |
| Shout when a costume part grows twofold? | 40 |
| Certain hardy, fragrant pink flowers | 36 |
| Aussie with purple hair and ornate glasses | 42 |
| Singer born Helen Porter Mitchell | 33 |
| ___ Sark, a Channel Islands ruler | 33 |
| Author of "The Meaning of Treason" | 44 |
| Musical with the song "Singapore Sue" | 47 |
| Vacation destination for classy ladies? | 39 |
| Main character in "The Omen" | 38 |
| "Timecop" star Van ___ | 32 |
| "Kickboxer" actor Jean-Claude Van __ | 46 |
| Thumb-hit-by-a-hammer outburst, maybe | 37 |
| "The public be ___!": W. H. Vanderbilt | 48 |
| Like a spot in "Macbeth" | 34 |
| "Village of the __": 1995 film | 40 |
| "The Queen of the ___": Rice | 38 |
| "Out, ___ spot!": Lady Macbeth | 40 |
| Modern retelling of the Faust legend | 36 |
| "Whatever Lola Wants" musical | 39 |
| Bourne portrayer queries wanderer? | 34 |
| Co-founder of Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records | 45 |
| Speedy "Guys and Dolls" author? | 41 |
| ''Chanson __'' (song of '58) | 48 |
| Rossetti's "The Blessed ___" | 42 |
| Tennis racket accessory that absorbs vibration | 46 |
| Performer with a self-titled ABC series in 1996 | 47 |
| Imitator of Bush the elder on "S.N.L." | 48 |
| "Well, isn't that special" comic | 46 |
| He played Agent Polk in "The Sting" | 45 |
| ___ Ross, author of "Wisconsin" | 41 |
| "We're on a mission from God" | 43 |
| Carmen Miranda's anagrammatic ballroom tip | 46 |
| "I'll ___ your wedding" | 37 |
| The Harlem Shake or the Macarena | 32 |
| " . . . ___ the light of the moon" | 44 |
| 1980's TV show in which contestants boogied | 47 |
| Aspiring ballerina's training | 33 |
| Gathering with a disc jockey, often | 35 |
| Characters in "A Chorus Line" | 39 |
| "American Bandstand" extras | 37 |
| Someone following a beat may display it | 39 |
| Van Halen "___ Night Away" | 36 |
| Show for which Bob Fosse won a 1978 Tony | 40 |
| Circus performer that's light on its feet? | 46 |
| Christopher Hatton's sobriquet | 34 |
| Certain participant in a chorus line | 36 |
| Choreographer's signals to get off the stage? | 49 |
| "I sang and danced," said ___ | 39 |
| 'When My Baby Smiles at Me' star | 40 |
| Classic role-playing game, for short | 36 |
| Game with half-elves, informally | 32 |
| Game with a Monster Manual, to fans | 35 |
| Classic role-playing game, informally | 37 |
| Classic fantasy game, informally | 32 |
| It has some people scratching their heads | 41 |