| Shakespeare play, circa 1605 | 28 |
| Shakespeare play of 1605 | 24 |
| Repeated John Gielgud role | 26 |
| Plummer's Broadway triumph | 30 |
| Play since 1605 | 15 |
| Mad monarch of drama | 20 |
| Father of three daughters | 25 |
| "O! let me not be mad" speaker (NBA, NHL) | 51 |
| "O! let me not be mad" speaker | 40 |
| Golden oldie? | 13 |
| Royal with a golden touch | 25 |
| Ray Charles or Otis Redding, based on who you ask | 49 |
| A lion, it's said | 21 |
| The oak tree | 12 |
| The oak | 7 |
| Cartel leader | 13 |
| Personal lubricant for a druglord? | 34 |
| Marlo Stanfield, e.g., on "The Wire" | 46 |
| Cartel chief | 12 |
| Capo di tutti capi | 18 |
| Bowler's aim | 16 |
| 55 + 62 | 7 |
| Royal after-bath treatment? | 27 |
| Scepter wielders | 16 |
| Palace residents | 16 |
| Chess targets | 13 |
| Checkers double-deckers | 23 |
| Whence Ahab's story | 23 |
| Wayne's Los Angeles team-mates | 34 |
| Trio in a Christmas carol | 25 |
| Team for which Gretzky left the Oilers | 38 |
| She said _____ County, New Brunswick | 36 |
| Royal grouping | 14 |
| Princes' pops | 17 |
| Petty's "Highway" | 31 |
| Part of the Old Testament | 25 |
| Old Testament books labeled I and II | 36 |
| New Brunswick's ____Landing | 31 |
| M. L. Jr.'s kin | 19 |
| Kansas City's N.B.A. team | 29 |
| Kansas City five | 16 |
| Gipsy ___ | 9 |
| George V et al. | 15 |
| Double-deckers in checkers | 26 |
| Christmas carol trio | 20 |
| Bridge honor cards | 18 |
| "Youth & Young Manhood" ___ of Leon | 49 |
| "The Sport of ___" Triumph | 36 |
| ___ Peak, highest point in Utah | 31 |
| Monarchy | 8 |
| Royal office | 12 |
| Very large treasure | 19 |
| Money player's huge demand? | 31 |
| Loads of lettuce | 16 |
| Idiosyncrasy | 12 |
| Eccentricity | 12 |
| Cramp | 5 |
| Garden hose crimp | 17 |
| Flaw in the system | 18 |
| Twisted section, as in a hose | 29 |
| Rope twist | 10 |
| Neck woe | 8 |
| Neck problem | 12 |
| Garden-hose twist | 17 |
| Unexpected wrinkle | 18 |
| Twist, as in a chain | 20 |
| Tight curl | 10 |
| Rope flaw | 9 |
| Possibly a pain in the neck | 27 |
| Neck stiffness | 14 |
| Neck annoyance | 14 |
| Muscle stiffness | 16 |
| Matter for a masseur | 20 |
| Masseur's target, sometimes | 31 |
| Knot or cramp | 13 |
| Bit of stiffness | 16 |
| ''Tess'' star | 29 |
| Nastassja of "Tess" | 29 |
| Filmdom's Nastassja | 23 |
| Aguirre portrayer | 17 |
| "Tess" star | 21 |
| "Tess" Golden Globe winner | 36 |
| "Roots" role | 22 |
| "Roots" surname | 25 |
| Surname in ''Roots'' | 36 |
| Kunta of "Roots" | 26 |
| Kunta ___ of "Roots" | 30 |
| Kunta ___ ("Roots" role) | 34 |
| Role for both Burton and Amos in a 1977 miniseries | 50 |
| Kunta -- ('Roots' role) | 31 |
| Kunta -- | 8 |
| Kunta __: Burton's "Roots" role | 45 |
| Kunta ___, Haley ancestor | 25 |
| Kunta ___ of ''Roots'' fame | 43 |
| Kunta ___ ("Roots" hero) | 34 |
| Kunta __ (''Roots'' role) | 41 |
| Haley hero | 10 |
| Burton's role in "Roots" | 38 |
| Burton's 1977 miniseries role | 33 |
| Burton's "Roots" role | 35 |