| Contemporary Indian novelist | 28 |
| Put words to music, in a way | 28 |
| It's taken by a fall guy | 28 |
| Beat the ___ (get acquitted) | 28 |
| Word before sheet or session | 28 |
| Will Smith does it sometimes | 28 |
| Will Smith does it in public | 28 |
| Music genre in the 'hood | 28 |
| Ghostface Killah's style | 28 |
| Genre for Eazy-E and Heavy D | 28 |
| Quick action in an emergency | 28 |
| Swift-moving part of a river | 28 |
| Performs musically, in a way | 28 |
| Not the least bit distracted | 28 |
| Unusual, in Caesar's day | 28 |
| It was uncommon at the Forum | 28 |
| Still red inside, as a steak | 28 |
| Reply to the waiter, perhaps | 28 |
| Like unassisted triple plays | 28 |
| Dish that often includes ale | 28 |
| Show not uncommon in puzzles | 28 |
| More desirable to collectors | 28 |
| Thinner in density, as gases | 28 |
| Postal finds for a collector | 28 |
| White elephants, for example | 28 |
| Dorm V.I.P.'s, for short | 28 |
| Big wheels in dorms, briefly | 28 |
| Bring down the house in Soho | 28 |
| Tears down, in Taunton Deane | 28 |
| Sign of sensitivity, perhaps | 28 |
| Choice made without thinking | 28 |
| Godfather's voice, maybe | 28 |
| Like Rod Stewart's voice | 28 |
| Have a brawl, in rural slang | 28 |
| Grapple (with), colloquially | 28 |
| Fight down 'n' dirty | 28 |
| Rejecter of "isms" | 28 |
| One with dreadlocks, perhaps | 28 |
| Dreadlocks wearer, for short | 28 |
| Early name of Haile Selassie | 28 |
| Rodent of the Chinese zodiac | 28 |
| Lady's hair accouterment | 28 |
| Critter before or after pack | 28 |
| Animal in the Chinese zodiac | 28 |
| "Dirty" tattletale | 28 |
| "Tat-tat" preceder | 28 |
| Credit card statement figure | 28 |
| Charge with a time component | 28 |
| Assign an "R," say | 28 |
| "___ M for Mature" | 28 |
| Like films with adult themes | 28 |
| Deemed not suitable for kids | 28 |
| "PG-13" giver, say | 28 |
| It has a colon in the middle | 28 |
| It may be denoted by a colon | 28 |
| One thing on top of another? | 28 |
| Give one to a customer, e.g. | 28 |
| Frank's old Vegas clique | 28 |
| Tiring routine of daily life | 28 |
| Routine that's not funny | 28 |
| "Of all the luck!" | 28 |
| What a backward star may cry | 28 |
| Mafiosi who "flip" | 28 |
| Bob Geldof band Boomtown ___ | 28 |
| 1969 role for Dustin Hoffman | 28 |
| Danger signal on the prairie | 28 |
| Chatter, with "on" | 28 |
| 'Shake, -- and Roll' | 28 |
| Indian author Santha Rama __ | 28 |
| Ibáñez of the Phillies | 28 |
| Gomez Addams portrayer Julia | 28 |
| 1990s electronic music party | 28 |
| Critic's positive review | 28 |
| "Miroirs" composer | 28 |
| "Tzigane" composer | 28 |
| "Nevermore" quoter | 28 |
| Title animal in a famed poem | 28 |
| "That's So __" | 28 |
| Something pocketed in Italy? | 28 |
| Unpleasantly damp and chilly | 28 |
| Like some crunchy vegetables | 28 |
| The way Rocky liked his eggs | 28 |
| Rarer than rare Staind song? | 28 |
| Like veggies served with dip | 28 |
| Disagreeably damp and chilly | 28 |
| "Lady Love" singer | 28 |
| Oscar-winning role for Jamie | 28 |
| Best Picture nominee of 2004 | 28 |
| "Big Mouth" Martha | 28 |
| Martha "The Mouth" | 28 |
| First man-made textile fiber | 28 |
| Some are caught at the beach | 28 |
| 2008 World Series runner-ups | 28 |
| Took down with dynamite, say | 28 |
| Clamshell, for a Neanderthal | 28 |
| Cutting-edge Motorola phone? | 28 |
| One of Ryan Howard's 864 | 28 |
| One of L. Gehrig's 1,995 | 28 |
| One of Hank Aaron's 2297 | 28 |
| Frequent result of a sac fly | 28 |