| "The lie that enables us to realize the truth," according to Picasso | 78 |
| "The judges put the names of each ___ ___ for the M.C. to read" | 73 |
| "The Joy of ___" (Gyles Brandreth's celebration of wordplay) | 74 |
| "The Incredible Hulk" actor, through music, takes on a fluffier role? | 79 |
| "The hunger of a dragon is slow to wake, but hard to __": Le Guin | 75 |
| "The House Without ___" (first of Earl Derr Biggers's Charlie Chan novels) | 88 |
| "The House That ___ Built: The Story of Impulse Records" (2006 jazz book) | 83 |
| "The House of Dies ___" (Virginia Hamilton Edgar-winning mystery) | 75 |
| "The House at ___" (1928 volume in which A.A. Milne introduced Tigger) | 80 |
| "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" five-part series, jokingly | 79 |
| "The Hills" pair named "Worst Couple of 2008" by iVillage.com | 81 |
| "The greatest threat to the internal security of the country," according to J. Edgar Hoover in 1969 | 109 |
| "The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to ___": Montaigne | 86 |
| "The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank" writer Bombeck | 75 |
| "The good is ___ interred with their bones": "Julius Caesar" | 80 |
| "The Gong Show" regular with a paper bag on his head, with "the" | 84 |
| "The Godfather" enforcer who "sleeps with the fishes" | 73 |
| "The Girl With the Million Dollar ___" (Betty Grable's nickname) | 78 |
| "The gasoline that stops cool weather stalling" in old commercials | 76 |
| "The gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom," per Anatole France | 78 |
| "The fractions of her faith, __ of her love": "Troilus..." | 78 |
| "The football fan is fingering the buttons on the remote ... he pushes the ___ and the game is on!" | 109 |
| "The fool ___ think he is wise..." ("As You Like It") | 73 |
| "The fool __ think he is wise ...": "As You Like It" | 72 |
| "The flavor can't be matched because only ___ knows the secret" (old slogan) | 90 |
| "The even mead, that ___ brought sweetly forth ...": "Henry V" | 82 |
| "The even mead, that __ brought sweetly forth / The freckled cowslip": "Henry V" | 100 |
| "The end of the Civil War was near" was the start of its theme song | 77 |
| "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon ___" (Pulitzer-winning play) | 83 |
| "The eating of omelets is hereafter punishable by death," e.g.? [See byline] | 86 |
| "The Door to ___ Gorée" (second number in "Bring In 'da Noise, Bring In 'da Funk") | 113 |
| "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" author ___-Dominique Bauby | 72 |
| "The death penalty is becoming a way of life in this country." | 72 |
| "The crows seemed to be calling his name, thought ___" (one of Jack Handey's "Deep Thoughts") | 117 |
| "The Crossword Obsession: The History and Lore of the World's Most Popular Pastime" author Coral | 110 |
| "The Courageous Heart of ___ Sendler" (April 2009 TV film with Anna Paquin) | 85 |
| "The Conning Tower" writer and Algonquin Round Table member, for short | 80 |
| "The Confessions of ___ Turner" (book that won the 1968 Pulitzer for Fiction) | 87 |
| "The Color Purple" character who refers to her husband as "Mr. ___" | 87 |
| "The City on the ___ of Forever" (classic "Star Trek" episode) | 82 |
| "The Chronicles of Vladimir ___" (hit young adult book series about a vampire) | 88 |
| "The chair doesn't recognize you, steakhouse and chophouse!" | 74 |
| "The car stopped on a dime. Unfortunately, the dime was ___": Anonymous | 81 |
| "The buck stops here" and "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen," e.g.? | 110 |
| "The Breakfast Club" actress cuts through the nonsense to portray a chain of casinos? | 95 |
| "The Brady Bunch" character who uttered the immortal line, "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!" | 104 |
| "The black," in Stendhal's "The Red and the Black" | 74 |
| "The Big Bang" rapper who voiced a character in "The Rugrats Movie" | 87 |
| "The best part of the job, of course, is when I'm out on the street ___" | 86 |
| "The best debater since ___" (The Bush campaign on John Kerry in 2004) | 80 |
| "The best cure for insomnia is to get a lot of ___" (W.C. Fields quote) | 81 |
| "The art of making guests feel at home when that's really where you wish they were" | 97 |
| "The American ___" (Carelton Mabee biography of Samuel F.B. Morse that won a Pulitzer) | 96 |
| "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" author Sherman | 74 |
| "The ability to describe others as they see themselves": Lincoln | 74 |
| "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" lead___ Lisa Peretti | 75 |
| "That's ___!" (director's "We're finished!") | 76 |
| "That's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods" speaker | 128 |
| "That's repulsive!" ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme | 74 |
| "That's my cue!" (fun fact: I inadvertently stole this clue from my own NYT puzzle) | 97 |
| "That's exactly how I feel" ... or what each starred clue's first word can do? | 96 |
| "That's all she wrote," and literally, what the last word of each starred answer can be | 101 |
| "That's all right, ___" (lyric from Elvis's first single) | 75 |
| "That ___ tasty burger!" (classic "Pulp Fiction" line) | 74 |
| "That time of year thou ___ in me behold" (Shakespeare's Sonnet 73) | 81 |
| "That thing I told you about isn't getting done today, possibly not even tomorrow" | 96 |
| "That parrot is definitely __": line from a Monty Python sketch | 73 |
| "That man" in "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair" | 82 |
| "That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest" penner | 75 |
| "That mad game the world so loves to play" according to Jonathan Swift | 80 |
| "That little darkroom where negatives are developed," per Michael Pritchard | 85 |
| "That Joke ___ Funny Anymore" ("Meat is Murder" track) | 74 |
| "That it will never come again is what makes ___ so sweet" (Emily Dickinson) | 86 |
| "That invisible bone that keeps the neck stiff," according to Stephen King | 84 |
| "That hurts ..." [Ink Well ends forever on June 25. Sign up for avxwords.com to get great, similar puzzles] | 117 |
| "That high lonesome sound," as played by Atlantic crustaceans? | 72 |
| "That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays ___ pinball!" ("Tommy" lyric) | 91 |
| "Thank you! Thank you, ___!" (end of a well-known kids' book) | 75 |
| "TGS With ___ Jordan" (fictional sitcom on "30 Rock") | 73 |
| "Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My ___" ("South Park" episode) | 87 |
| "Ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood" according to a New York Sun editorial of September 21, 1897 | 163 |
| "Teach not thy lip such ___, for it was made for kissing": Shak. | 74 |
| "Tarnsman of ___" (sci-fi book that launched an ongoing series) | 73 |
| "Take On Me" one-hit wonders vs. "Every Breath You Take" singer vs. "Angel of Death" metal band (10/14/1066) | 138 |
| "T-ball is just like baseball, except there's no pitching -- just like ___" (David Letterman) | 107 |
| "T-ball is just like baseball, except there's no pitching -- just like the ___" (David Letterman) | 111 |
| "Swinging ___ Star" (Best Song Oscar winner from "Going My Way") | 84 |
| "Sweet ___" (1937 Oscar-winning song from "Waikiki Wedding") | 80 |
| "Sweet ___ Con" (2005 Rolling Stones song from "A Bigger Bang") | 83 |
| "Sweet __": Oscar-winning song from "Waikiki Wedding" | 73 |
| "Surgeon General Mills Recommends Three to Five Servings of ___ Per Day" ("The Onion" headline) | 115 |
| "Sunny" singer Bobby who opened for the Beatles on their last U.S. tour | 81 |
| "Such heavenly touches ___ touch'd earthly faces" (Shakespeare) | 77 |
| "Success is counted ___ / By those who ne'er succeed": Dickinson | 78 |
| "Success is counted sweetest by those who ___ succeed": Emily Dickinson | 81 |
| "Strong of Heart: Life and Death in the Fire Department of New York" author Thomas Von ___ | 100 |
| "Strangers on a Train" actress who survived the sinking of the Andrea Doria | 85 |
| "Strange to see __ good dinner and feasting reconciles everybody": Pepys | 82 |
| "Stop. Who would cross the Bridge of Death must answer me these questions three, ___ the other side he see." | 118 |
| "Steer port, captain, for thar be places to sit at last!" [HIP] | 73 |