| Nine goddesses of the arts | 26 |
| Nine daughters of Zeus | 22 |
| Clio and Thalia, for two | 24 |
| Calliope and Clio, for two | 26 |
| Terpsichore/her sisters | 23 |
| Artists' inspirations | 25 |
| Word some dogs understand | 25 |
| Mawkish sentimentality | 22 |
| Dogsledder's command | 24 |
| Cloying sentimentality | 22 |
| Word to urge the team on | 24 |
| Word to rouse the team | 22 |
| Shout to a team, maybe | 22 |
| Iditarod Trail command | 22 |
| Dog sled 'giddyap' | 26 |
| Cry to a leading team? | 22 |
| Command used in the Iditarod | 28 |
| Command to a Yukon dog | 22 |
| "Faster, huskies!" | 28 |
| Place to bill and coo? | 22 |
| Grow and spread quickly | 23 |
| Nuclear explosion aftermath | 27 |
| -- pork (Chinese menu item) | 27 |
| Like some love letters | 22 |
| Like an overripe melon | 22 |
| Full of smooching and such | 26 |
| Composer's creation | 23 |
| Soother of the savage beast | 27 |
| What it's all about | 23 |
| Singer's accompaniment | 26 |
| Classical or classic rock | 25 |
| You may play it or score it | 27 |
| Western or country fare | 23 |
| The "M" of MTV | 24 |
| St. Cecilia's sphere | 24 |
| It "hath charms" | 26 |
| Frederick Loewe's forte | 27 |
| Beethoven's output | 22 |
| "Food of love" | 24 |
| "___ to my ears" | 26 |
| Typical Busby Berkeley film | 27 |
| "Evita" is one | 24 |
| "Cats" is one | 23 |
| "Cats," e.g. | 22 |
| Juilliard department heads? | 27 |
| Game often played in a circle | 29 |
| Soirée entertainment | 23 |
| What a maestro studies | 22 |
| Show about a singing shark? | 27 |
| Staring into space, perhaps | 27 |
| Natural cologne additive | 24 |
| Revolutionary War firearm | 25 |
| Minuteman's weapon | 22 |
| Oklahoma county or its seat | 27 |
| City in a Merle Haggard soing | 29 |
| "No ___, no fuss!" | 28 |
| Rumple, with "up" | 27 |
| Make messy or untidy, as hair | 29 |
| Disturb, with "up" | 28 |
| Bouillabaisse ingredient | 24 |
| Tidbit for Charles Atlas | 24 |
| Paella ingredient, sometimes | 28 |
| Mollusk often served marinara | 29 |
| Strong-sounding seafood? | 24 |
| Seafood servings with shells | 28 |
| Oysters' relatives | 22 |
| Cockles' musical partners | 29 |
| "Cockles and ___" | 27 |
| Italian seafood entrée | 25 |
| It's not an option | 22 |
| Doesn't have a choice | 25 |
| Event not to be missed | 22 |
| Pencil or toothbrush, e.g. | 26 |
| Handlebar, for example | 22 |
| A milk drinker may have one | 27 |
| Denizen of the Western plains | 29 |
| 1966 Wilson Pickett hit | 23 |
| Leaves eaten as cooked greens | 29 |
| Condiment at Nathan's | 25 |
| Colonel suspected of murder | 27 |
| WWI chemical warfare weapon | 27 |
| Old-fashioned medicinal paste | 29 |
| Counterirritant concoction | 26 |
| Origin of a certain condiment | 29 |
| Condiment's origin | 22 |
| Pass ___ (make the grade) | 25 |
| "Are you dense?!" | 27 |
| More than shouldn't | 23 |
| "___ touch!" | 22 |
| Should definitely avoid | 23 |
| They're not optional | 24 |
| "Have-to" chores | 26 |
| Worth all the hype, as a film | 29 |
| It's highly touted | 22 |
| Highly recommended show | 23 |
| Highly recommended film | 23 |
| Movies not to be missed | 23 |
| Attractions not to be missed | 28 |
| Needing to be aired out | 23 |
| Attic condition, sometimes | 26 |