| Pop star releasing her first Spanish language record this year, familiarly | 74 |
| Surname of literary characters Noah, Tom, Al, Rosasharn, Ruthie, and Winfield | 78 |
| "Mad Men" character Harris periodically involved with Roger SterlinG | 78 |
| Biblical figure who says to God "Make me understand how I have erred" | 79 |
| Fictional pitchman whom Michael Dukakis likened to George H.W. Bush during a debate | 83 |
| Knighted Julius Caesar portrayer who helped decriminalize homosexuality in Britain | 82 |
| What Depp did, over and over, to acquire the auction item he so badly wanted? | 77 |
| Soda whose original slogan was "All the sugar and twice the caffeine" | 79 |
| Comic who played Robin Williams's son in "Mork & Mindy" | 73 |
| Singer who plays the ex-husband of Helen Hunt's character in "Pay It Forward" | 91 |
| New Jersey rocker featured in the 12/12/12 Hurricane Sandy relief concert | 73 |
| Spike who co-directed the video for Kanye's "Flashing Lights" | 75 |
| His number 23 is retired by the Miami Heat even though he never played for them | 79 |
| Tiny bit (NOTE: The hidden generals in last week's puzzle were: (North) Grant, Sher-idan, Meade, Cus-ter, Burns-ide, Sherman, and Hook-er; and (South) For-rest, Early, Pic-kett, Stu-art, Longs-treet, | 204 |
| Work unit that appears far less often in crosswords than "erg" | 72 |
| "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" author | 78 |
| TV Judge who said: "If I could fine you for stupid, I would fine you for stupid" | 90 |
| Word that can precede each set of circled letters, forming a literal hint for entering certain answers in this puzzle | 117 |
| And after being convicted, he feels like Sid the Skydiver again, right down to his colorful new ___ | 99 |
| When Bloomsday, which celebrates Joyce's "Ulysses," is observed | 77 |
| Capital of the country that's alphabetically first in the United Nations | 76 |
| He wrote "A first sign of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die" | 86 |
| Bohemian writer whose last request was that all his manuscripts be "burned unread" | 92 |
| Author who said "A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us" | 79 |
| Gus __, subject of the 1951 biopic "I'll See You in My Dreams" | 76 |
| "I don't think there's one word that can describe a man's life" speaker Charles Foster ___ | 112 |
| A fake "RIP" tweet about him (after the VMA broadcast) made PopEater.com's "Best Celebrity Twitter Stories of 2009" | 139 |
| Rapper with the multi-platinum debut album "The College Dropout" | 74 |
| About whom Obama said "He is a jackass. But he's talented" | 72 |
| "Imma let you finish" speaker at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards | 74 |
| N.B.A. first name that's Arabic for "noble" or "exalted" | 80 |
| Lawrence who wrote the screenplay for "Raiders of the Lost Ark" | 73 |
| Lawrence who co-wrote "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi" | 92 |
| Casey who provided Shaggy's voice in TV's "Scooby-Doo" | 72 |
| Radio host who said of U2: "These guys are from England and who gives a shit?" | 88 |
| Casey who said, "I want a goddamn concerted effort to come out of a record that isn't a fucking uptempo record every time I do a goddamn death dedication!" | 169 |
| "American Top 40" host (and the voice of Shaggy on "Scooby-Doo") | 84 |
| Time magazine called her "a first responder in the advance guard of style" | 84 |
| In an arranged swap, she guest-hosted "The Tonight Show" in 2003 on the same day Jay guest-hosted "The Today Show" | 134 |
| "What ___ Did" (classic children's book with a punny title) | 73 |
| Island known for having "the wettest spot on Earth" (450+" of rain per year) | 91 |
| Instrument Paul McCartney played on Ringo Starr's "You're Sixteen" | 84 |
| "___ is sad" (Internet meme which involved photoshopping an actor eating a sandwich into other pictures) | 114 |
| Poet who wrote "Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter" | 82 |
| Hang on to ... or a word that can precede either half of the answer to each starred clue | 88 |
| Griffey Jr. who is virtually certain to join the "600 club" this year | 79 |
| Gambling game whose name spells a gambling town when the first letter is changed | 80 |
| Cigarette that once advertised the "health benefits" of its Micronite filter | 86 |
| Then-obscure actor who played a victim in "Friday the 13th" (1980) | 76 |
| His film debut was as a subway thief in "Heartburn" (1986), with Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson | 106 |
| Maker of a dish Patton Oswalt called a "failure pile in a sadness bowl" | 81 |
| "Finger lickin' good" sloganeer, and a hint to this puzzle's theme | 84 |
| "___ No Longer Permitted To Use Word 'Eat' In Advertisements": Onion headline | 95 |
| It stands for "Committee for State Security" after translation | 72 |
| Pirate whose treasure is recovered in Poe's "The Gold-Bug" | 72 |
| Danish philosopher who said: "Boredom is the root of all evil" | 72 |
| Elton John's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" singing partner | 75 |
| Elton John duettist on the #1 "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" | 72 |
| Duettist with Elton John on 1976's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" | 81 |
| Amazon tablet (Yeah, I probably should have included this as part of the theme, but I couldn't come up with a suitable answer.Sue me.) | 138 |
| Plains Native American tribe that becomes a state if you drop the first letter | 78 |
| Cameron of "Growing Pains" and "Left Behind: The Movie" | 75 |
| Prince song with the line "You don't have to be beautiful to turn me on" | 86 |
| Popular version of a design principle acronym spelled out by the starts of this puzzle's four longest answers | 113 |
| Title words preceding "beneath the milky twilight," in a 1999 hit | 75 |
| "Casablanca" words repeated before "as if it were the last time" | 84 |
| "Being for the Benefit of Mr. ___!" ("Sgt. Pepper's" song) | 82 |
| Cereal that once offered a radiation-detecting ring as part of a box top promotion | 82 |
| She played Ursula Andress in "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers" | 76 |
| Entertainer (1938-2007) whose first name is hidden in eight puzzle answers including this one | 93 |
| "I did everything by the seat of my pants. That`s why I got hurt so much" speaker | 91 |
| Grassy ___ (part of Dealey Plaza of interest to Kennedy assassination investigators) | 84 |
| Fish in Guy Fieri's unfortunate "Tex Wasabi's Fish Tacos" | 75 |
| Beach Boys hit of the '80s that I'm going to pretend they never did | 75 |
| #1 song between Phil Collins's "Groovy Kind of Love" and The Escape Club's "Wild Wild West" (1988 wasn't good for music, apparently) | 164 |
| Brand at a checkout counter that's also the name of a Phoenix radio station | 79 |
| TV neighbor who said "I'm out there, Jerry, and I'm loving every minute of it!" | 97 |
| "Seinfeld" character who dreams up a coffee table book about coffee tables | 84 |
| Ray who said, "It requires a certain kind of mind to see beauty in a hamburger bun" | 93 |
| "It takes a certain kind of mind to see beauty in a hamburger" speaker | 80 |
| Middle Eastern resident who sounds like something Little Miss Muffet would eat | 78 |
| Mildly alcoholic Russian drink made from fermented bread (better than it sounds) | 80 |
| Old bandleader with the catch phrase "That's right–you're wrong!" | 87 |
| Only song on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list that is not sung in English | 108 |
| 1987 #1 hit with the line "Yo no soy marinero, soy capitán" | 72 |
| "Cupid is a knavish ___": "A Midsummer Night's Dream" | 77 |
| “Cupid is a knavish ___”: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” | 73 |
| "Carry the ___ that's born to be king" ("Skye Boat Song" line) | 86 |
| Cackling cry from a mad scientist before unleashing havoc on southern California? | 81 |
| 1965 movie in which Sophia Loren and Paul Newman are both really nice on the eyes | 81 |
| "Whatever your fight, don't be __": Mother Jones (labor organizer) | 80 |
| Patti LaBelle hit whose remake lasted longer in the #1 spot than the original | 77 |
| "The ___ Not for Burning" (1948 comedic play set in the Middle Ages) | 78 |
| Actor who spoke the line, "I'd show him who was king of the forest!" | 82 |
| "If I Only Had the Nerve" singer in "The Wizard of Oz" | 74 |
| Christine who directed the Oscar-winning short film "Lieberman in Love" | 81 |
| "Upon whose bosom snow has ___": Kilmer's "Trees" | 73 |
| Steven Bochco drama with an Emmy for the episode "The Venus Butterfly" | 80 |
| Show with Michael Tucker and his wife Jill Eikenberry as a married couple | 73 |
| Show with episodes “Pettycoat Injunction” and “His Suit is Hirsute” | 83 |