| 2–4 P.M. | 15 |
| A good thing to steal | 21 |
| Stalwart plumber's credo? | 29 |
| Entertainment maxim | 19 |
| Theatrical wheeze | 17 |
| Theatrical adage | 16 |
| Saw backstage | 13 |
| Cry of determination | 20 |
| Group that ignores four-way stops, e.g.? | 40 |
| Ace of Base song that was the #1 hit of 1994 | 44 |
| Billboard mogul? | 16 |
| Imperfect signature? | 20 |
| Zodiacal symbol for March 14 | 28 |
| What the final episode of "Breaking Bad" may mean for fans of the show? | 81 |
| Chapter in film history | 23 |
| Tolkien's best seller: 1977 | 31 |
| J.R.R. Tolkien book posthumously published in 1977 | 50 |
| Moving pictures | 15 |
| Moviedom | 8 |
| Show where The B-52's redid "Love Shack" as the dueling song "Glove Slap" | 97 |
| Show since 12/17/1989 whose five main family members are hidden in this puzzle's other long across answers | 110 |
| Show on which all nine celebrities have guest-starred as themselves | 67 |
| Matt Groening's creation | 28 |
| Game with virtual suburbanites | 30 |
| Computer game with virtual people | 33 |
| Best-selling PC game released in 2000 | 37 |
| Locale of long-running Mideast conflict | 39 |
| Steve Martin in his early days? | 31 |
| Joan Collins's villain on "Batman" | 48 |
| Spellbinding "Batman" villainess played by Joan Collins | 65 |
| Character played by Joan Collins on "Batman" | 54 |
| Master's requirement, usually | 33 |
| Grad student's work | 23 |
| One of Luther's 95 | 22 |
| It may be defended by a scholar | 31 |
| Grad student's project | 26 |
| Essay subject | 13 |
| Postgraduate's project | 26 |
| Main argument | 13 |
| Grad student's research paper | 33 |
| Future doctor's project | 27 |
| Writing that needs defending | 28 |
| What a doctoral candidate defends | 33 |
| Student's dissertation | 26 |
| Prove it! | 9 |
| Need for a third degree? | 24 |
| Master's requirement, often | 31 |
| Idea to pursue | 14 |
| Higher-degree requirement, usually | 34 |
| Graduate record? | 16 |
| Grad student's paper | 24 |
| Doctorate requirement, often | 28 |
| Doctoral work | 13 |
| Doctoral paper, perhaps | 23 |
| Doctoral dissertation | 21 |
| Academic position | 17 |
| A sib's published diaries? | 30 |
| Doctoral candidate's starting point | 39 |
| Intuition of some "Star Wars" villains? | 49 |
| "Jersey Shore" co-star | 32 |
| What Hercules did, working half as hard? | 40 |
| Start of an unhealthy quip | 26 |
| Bruce Willis film of '99 | 28 |
| 1999 film whose title is a hint to this puzzle's theme | 58 |
| Wilder's "___ of Our Teeth" | 41 |
| Insider information | 19 |
| Wilder opus | 11 |
| Zeus' domain, in myth | 25 |
| Famous rumor | 12 |
| Doomsday expression, or what you might start to think if you stare at the Down answers for too long | 99 |
| Optimist's belief | 21 |
| There's no ceiling | 22 |
| Optimist's statement | 24 |
| Winners' euphoria | 21 |
| "There is no ceiling!" | 32 |
| "Just name it and it's yours" | 43 |
| ''Spend as much as you like!'' | 46 |
| Eating regimen that really ticks you off? | 41 |
| Bill for Gates' taxes? | 26 |
| ''___ People'' (1963 horror flick) | 50 |
| (((One Week Later))) LIEUT: "What happened? I thought we had him!" INSP: "He gave us ___." | 110 |
| Things to play with matches? | 28 |
| Band with a 1985 U.K. #1 album titled "Meat Is Murder" | 64 |
| "Bigmouth Strikes Again" band | 39 |
| Eight of their names are featured in this puzzle | 48 |
| Blue man group? | 15 |
| 1948 Olivia de Havilland drama | 30 |
| 1948 Olivia de Havilland drama that takes place in an insane asylum | 67 |
| 1980s Saturday morning cartoon characters who lived underwater | 62 |
| Concern of some sportsmen | 25 |
| Epithet for Frosty | 18 |
| "Frosty ___," 1951 Autry hit | 38 |
| Behavior guidelines for a former TV host's family? | 54 |
| L.A. TV option? | 15 |
| Unnominated film featuring Inspector Clouseau? | 46 |
| Classy vehicle for actor Elliott? | 33 |
| Story about Easter? | 19 |
| Sequel to "Dad's Awakening" | 41 |
| Hemingway's sequel to "The Daughter Gets Up"? | 59 |
| George W. Bush story? | 21 |