| ___ ficta (altered melody) | 26 |
| Orchestra's head honcho | 27 |
| Orchestra leader, e.g. | 22 |
| One who sings during meals? | 27 |
| What this puzzle is about | 25 |
| Melodic jewelry holder | 22 |
| Jewelry container, maybe | 24 |
| One who blows his own horn? | 27 |
| The art of creating melodies | 28 |
| Robert Preston Broadway role | 28 |
| 1999 Meryl Streep movie | 23 |
| Call waiting diversion | 22 |
| Many notes are read from here | 29 |
| Revolutionary War arms | 22 |
| Sec. of State after Vance | 25 |
| Animal with a shaggy coat | 25 |
| Captain & Tennille hit | 26 |
| Scents used for perfume | 23 |
| Like some scents for men | 24 |
| Having a persistent odor | 24 |
| Cotton fabric for chadors? | 26 |
| Cotton fabric used for sheets | 29 |
| Cloth often used for sheets | 27 |
| State of some weightlifters | 27 |
| What makes a bivalve move? | 26 |
| Disarranges, as the hair | 24 |
| Pitcher Mike with 270 wins | 26 |
| Did he appeal to mini souls? | 28 |
| Mountain man's shaver? | 26 |
| Certain facial features | 23 |
| One of Ataturk's names | 26 |
| Classic Marx Brothers film? | 27 |
| University Park, Texas team | 27 |
| Erstwhile counterirritants | 26 |
| Important task category | 23 |
| Gathered a hot-dog condiment? | 29 |
| "Is that an order?" | 29 |
| More like the typical attic | 27 |
| Riveting piece, perhaps | 23 |
| Highly recommended book | 23 |
| A book one shouldn't miss | 29 |
| Wife of Theban god Amen-Ra | 26 |
| Kind of stock fund: Abbr. | 25 |
| Egyptian ocean goddess | 22 |
| Dog without pedigree (var.) | 27 |
| In an inconsistent manner | 25 |
| The Ninja Turtles, e.g. | 23 |
| Subjects of genetic change | 26 |
| Staples of Marvel Comics | 24 |
| Changes, as a viral strain | 26 |
| Becomes something different | 27 |
| Chromosomal alteration | 22 |
| Remote control, at times | 24 |
| 1994 movie with Alec Guinness | 29 |
| Fletcher Christian, for one | 27 |
| Christian on the Bounty, e.g. | 29 |
| Certain Bounty crewman | 22 |
| Shutting off the audio | 22 |
| They involve revolting hands | 28 |
| Emulates a famous Christian | 27 |
| The smallest unit of DNA | 24 |
| Mismatched comic strip pair | 27 |
| Classic cartoon characters | 26 |
| Bud Fisher's strip | 22 |
| Say under one's breath | 26 |
| Under-one's-breath sound | 28 |
| [Grumble, grumble, grumble] | 27 |
| Kiddie kvetches' game? | 26 |
| Aversion that goes both ways | 28 |
| Loose garb for islanders | 24 |
| Spanish for 'very' | 26 |
| "¡___ bueno!" | 26 |
| "___ bueno!" | 22 |
| Elevator rider's earful | 27 |
| Waiting room sound, maybe | 25 |
| Strains to hear on the phone? | 29 |
| Provider of store melodies | 26 |
| Mall background sounds | 22 |
| Mall background material | 24 |
| It might be piped into a mall | 29 |
| It may be played in elevators | 29 |
| Elevator annoyance, to some | 27 |
| Carols at the mall, usually | 27 |
| Background sound in a store | 27 |
| Keep Santa's team quiet? | 28 |
| End of paraphrased quote | 24 |
| Sound of a cartoon kiss | 23 |
| Intimate email signoff | 22 |
| Villain's evil laugh | 24 |
| 1980 Erich Segal novel | 22 |
| Year in Urban II's reign | 28 |
| Late 11th-century year | 22 |
| It was retired in 2005 | 22 |
| 'Goodness gracious!' | 28 |
| One-named R&B singer | 24 |
| One-name R&B artist | 23 |
| Tardy one's lament | 22 |
| Muscle soreness, to doctors | 27 |
| Land on the Bay of Bengal | 25 |
| Country on the Bay of Bengal | 28 |