| Writer's development | 24 |
| Word before park or song | 24 |
| What's the point | 20 |
| What many an amusement park has | 31 |
| What great crosswords contain | 29 |
| What a puzzle's title alludes to | 36 |
| Variation preceder | 18 |
| Unifying principle | 18 |
| Underlying motif | 16 |
| Topic of discussion | 19 |
| This crossword has one | 22 |
| Subject of an essay | 19 |
| Soundtrack's first track, often | 35 |
| Sitcom's intro music | 24 |
| Sitcom intro music | 18 |
| School essay | 12 |
| School chore | 12 |
| Parts of a bride's attire, for this puzzle | 46 |
| Most crosswords have one | 24 |
| Melodic motif | 13 |
| Many crosswords have one | 24 |
| Main topic | 10 |
| Main subject | 12 |
| Main melody | 11 |
| Literary subject | 16 |
| Kind of song or park | 20 |
| Kind of park or song | 20 |
| It's developed in a sonata | 30 |
| Gifts, vis-Ã -vis this puzzle | 31 |
| Feature of this crossword | 25 |
| Essay's focus | 17 |
| Continuing thought | 18 |
| Concept album idea | 18 |
| Composer's basis | 20 |
| Composer's base | 19 |
| Common denominator | 18 |
| Classroom output | 16 |
| Central subject | 15 |
| Basis of a musical composition | 30 |
| Amusement park focus | 20 |
| Ampersand for and, e.g. (as herein) | 35 |
| A Sunday crossword usually has one | 34 |
| A restaurant may have one | 25 |
| "Fools are my ___ . . . ": Byron | 42 |
| "___ and Variations" | 30 |
| The Offspring "___ Life" | 34 |
| (For) now | 9 |
| Like some modern restaurants | 28 |
| Like some amusement parks | 25 |
| Like most crossword puzzles | 27 |
| Like many restaurants and amusement parks | 41 |
| Radio, TV and newspapers | 24 |
| Source of some frenzy | 21 |
| Publicists notify them | 22 |
| News group | 10 |
| Menotti work | 12 |
| Observation on the ad era | 25 |
| Boomers | 7 |
| Tom Wolfe term for baby boomers as a whole | 42 |
| Essay writing? | 14 |
| Baby boomers, some say | 22 |
| Zangwill's bio of Bessemer? | 31 |
| Frankie Addams | 14 |
| Carson McCullers opus | 21 |
| Norton-Handy song: 1913 | 23 |
| Topic, Magi gift, intone, range part, you and me | 48 |
| Marlon Brando's first film | 30 |
| Comics kid's moniker | 24 |
| "A movie star can never order straight from ___" ("Get Shorty") | 83 |
| Disneyland, e.g. | 16 |
| Disneyland, for one | 19 |
| Disney development | 18 |
| Well-known tradesman | 20 |
| Antonio | 7 |
| Musical drama about a butcher who sells deer meat? | 50 |
| Hard Rock Cafe, e.g. | 20 |
| Planet Hollywood, for one | 25 |
| Place that offers corn with your meal? | 38 |
| 1934 title role for Jeanette MacDonald | 38 |
| Liverpool is on it | 18 |
| Subjects | 8 |
| Musical motifs | 14 |
| What many crossword puzzles have | 32 |
| Unifying ideas | 14 |
| Unifying concepts | 17 |
| Students' essays | 20 |
| Students' assignments | 25 |
| Some amusement parks have them | 30 |
| Signature songs | 15 |
| School writings | 15 |
| School compositions | 19 |
| School chores | 13 |
| Many crosswords feature them, but not this one | 46 |
| Leitmotifs | 10 |
| Features of many crossword | 26 |
| English class writings | 22 |
| Dominant ideas | 14 |
| Crossword features, usually | 27 |
| Connected thoughts | 18 |
| Concept album features | 22 |