| Dismiss, with "out" | 29 |
| Croaker's kin | 17 |
| Conga, e.g. | 11 |
| Channel bass | 12 |
| Cable spool | 11 |
| Big barrel | 10 |
| Beat-keeping instrument | 23 |
| Beat or roll source | 19 |
| Beat keeper | 11 |
| Beat it, Ringo! | 15 |
| Beat a tattoo | 13 |
| Bass or snare | 13 |
| A rock band's name often appears on it | 42 |
| "Ear" or "hum" follower | 43 |
| It should be in time for a concert | 34 |
| Snare sound | 11 |
| Foot-tapper's need | 22 |
| Ringo's contribution | 24 |
| Truck stoppers | 14 |
| Concocted | 9 |
| Devised | 7 |
| Got by hard work | 16 |
| Dramatic percussion intros | 26 |
| Moon rock pieces? | 17 |
| Phil Collins gear | 17 |
| Thing with many heads | 21 |
| Rich's ensemble | 19 |
| It's used to make rolls | 27 |
| It often shows a band's name | 32 |
| Group of percussion instruments | 31 |
| Group beaten in a battle of the bands? | 38 |
| Equipment that comes with sticks | 32 |
| Band ensemble | 13 |
| Yuletide dinner portion | 23 |
| Thanksgiving Day prize | 22 |
| Percussionist's prop | 24 |
| Certain leg | 11 |
| What a successful huckster does | 31 |
| What a huckster does | 20 |
| What a percussion store does? | 29 |
| Succeeds in getting new customers | 33 |
| Solicits customers | 18 |
| Pushes one's products | 25 |
| GP due for a whopping hangover? | 31 |
| Squiffed | 8 |
| Intoxicated | 11 |
| Under the table | 15 |
| Sozzled | 7 |
| Three sheets in the wind | 24 |
| Skunklike? | 10 |
| Synonym for the first words of this puzzle's four longest answers | 69 |
| One who gets a lot of booze | 27 |
| Having had too much to drink | 28 |
| They're loaded | 18 |
| They're often boiled | 24 |
| Pub sprees | 10 |
| One-seeded fruit | 16 |
| Peach, e.g. | 11 |
| Peach or plum, e.g. | 19 |
| Peach or cherry | 15 |
| Cherry or plum, e.g. | 20 |
| Stone fruit | 11 |
| Plum, for one | 13 |
| One with a heart of stone? | 26 |
| Olive or plum | 13 |
| Apricot or cherry | 17 |
| An olive is one | 15 |
| The Muffin Man's lane | 25 |
| Muffin Man's lane | 21 |
| London lane | 11 |
| James of ''The Virginian'' | 42 |
| TV's "The Virginian" star James | 45 |
| Pulitzer winner for "Advise and Consent" | 50 |
| Lane in London | 14 |
| He wrote "Advise and Consent": 1959 | 45 |
| Covent Garden lane | 18 |
| ___ Lane, London theater locale | 31 |
| ___ Lane, home of London's Theatre Royal | 44 |
| ___ Lane Theatre | 16 |
| ___ Lane (where the Muffin Man lives) | 37 |
| Muffin Man's locale | 23 |
| First choice | 12 |
| Preference, so to speak | 23 |
| Martin Freeman's role in the BBC's "Sherlock" | 63 |
| Holmes' confidant | 21 |
| Doyle character | 15 |
| Baker St. resident | 18 |
| Baker St. assistant | 19 |
| "Elementary" role | 27 |
| 'A Study in Scarlet' narrator | 37 |
| Wine choice | 11 |
| Sec | 3 |
| Arid | 4 |
| Help with the dishes | 20 |
| Like some martinis | 18 |
| Ironic | 6 |
| Dishwasher cycle | 16 |
| Parch | 5 |
| Desiccate | 9 |
| Alcohol-free | 12 |