| Pillow material | 15 |
| Fluffy stuff | 12 |
| Feathers | 8 |
| Pillow stuffing | 15 |
| Pillow filling | 14 |
| Football unit | 13 |
| Pillow fill | 11 |
| Low-spirited | 12 |
| Where this answer goes | 22 |
| Up partner | 10 |
| Temporarily not working | 23 |
| Fine feathers | 13 |
| Disheartened | 12 |
| Depressed, perhaps | 18 |
| Crossword answer direction | 26 |
| Clue choice | 11 |
| Chug | 4 |
| Word with stairs or town | 24 |
| Where you're going after the next clue | 42 |
| This word e.g. | 15 |
| This direction | 14 |
| Southward | 9 |
| Soft feathers | 13 |
| Quilt filling | 13 |
| Part 9 of our quote | 19 |
| Parka padding | 13 |
| One of a gridiron foursome | 26 |
| One of a football four | 22 |
| On toast, in diner slang | 24 |
| On toast, at a diner | 20 |
| Not this way? | 13 |
| Not the way to look if you need help with this puzzle's theme | 65 |
| Not across | 10 |
| New Orleans metal supergroup | 28 |
| Lower than here | 15 |
| Low in spirits | 14 |
| Loan lure, maybe | 16 |
| Like the answer to this clue | 28 |
| Like a bear market | 18 |
| Knock out of the sky | 20 |
| How the answer to this goes | 27 |
| Heading for half of crossword clues | 35 |
| Gridiron scoreboard info | 24 |
| Gosling fuzz | 12 |
| Football term | 13 |
| Football scoreboard info | 24 |
| Flat on the mat | 15 |
| Elevator direction half the time | 32 |
| Eider's pride | 17 |
| Eider attachment | 16 |
| Crossword clue direction | 24 |
| Comforter stuff | 15 |
| Blue feathers (4) | 17 |
| Bear market's heading | 25 |
| "The moon is ___; I have not heard the clock": "Macbeth" | 76 |
| "Black Hawk ___" (2001 Ridley Scott movie) | 52 |
| _____ton Mountain, British Columbia | 35 |
| ___ the hatch | 13 |
| ___ but not out | 15 |
| ___ at the mouth | 16 |
| Clientless talent finder? | 25 |
| Thick alternative to a blanket | 30 |
| Eider-filled quilt | 18 |
| Slalom alternative | 18 |
| Into worse shape | 16 |
| High-speed skiing event | 23 |
| One way to get a program | 24 |
| Many a modern purchase | 22 |
| Get from an FTP site, e.g. | 26 |
| File transfer | 13 |
| Acquire an app, say | 19 |
| 1969 Creedence Clearwater Revival hit about being averse to part of a puzzle? | 77 |
| Top-10 tune of '69 | 22 |
| Churchill follower | 18 |
| Swallows | 8 |
| Football plays | 14 |
| Epsom ___ | 9 |
| Gulps | 5 |
| Drinks quickly | 14 |
| You get four to move 30 feet | 28 |
| Word after Assiniboia and Flamboro | 34 |
| Ups' companion | 18 |
| Treeless uplands | 16 |
| NFL sets of four | 16 |
| Hugh or Churchill | 17 |
| Football units | 14 |
| Churchill ___, Ky. | 18 |
| Churchill ___ (setting of the Kentucky Derby) | 45 |
| Churchill ___ | 13 |
| Churchill __ | 12 |
| Certain crossword entries | 25 |
| About half of crossword clues | 29 |
| 71 answers in this puzzle | 25 |
| Drawbacks | 9 |
| Declining trend | 15 |
| Just a few houses away | 22 |
| Period of inactivity | 20 |
| Unproductive period | 19 |
| Period for R&R | 18 |
| Inactive period in a factory | 28 |