| Institute for short-order cooks? | 32 |
| Institute for Advanced Study locale | 35 |
| Instigator of the rape of the Sabines | 37 |
| Instigator of Balder's death | 32 |
| Instigator of '70s-'80s wars | 36 |
| Instants of revelation, as for puzzle solvers | 45 |
| Instantaneous web-based communication syst. | 43 |
| Instant-messaging program for Macs | 34 |
| Instant-book title of 1981 or 2011 | 34 |
| Instant, or a 1988 Whitney Houston hit | 38 |
| Instant, in a phrase (with "in") | 42 |
| Instant replay subjects, for short | 34 |
| Instant replay cameras, for short | 33 |
| Instant messaging program from Apple | 36 |
| Instant message recipient, maybe | 32 |
| Instant message between you and 3 friends? | 42 |
| Instances where everyone sings the same note | 44 |
| Installs weapons on sailboat spars? | 35 |
| Installs in advance, as software | 32 |
| Installs a bathroom floor, perhaps | 34 |
| Installs "outdoor carpeting" | 38 |
| Installing sets and lighting, in the theater | 44 |
| Installer who works with natural fuel, in Britain | 49 |
| Installer of the first White House pool table | 45 |
| Instability of stereotypical BMW drivers? | 41 |
| Inst. whose library is named after Adm. Nimitz | 46 |
| Inst. that writes the GRE and the TOEFL | 39 |
| Inst. that turns out lieutenants | 32 |
| Inst. founded by Thomas Jefferson | 33 |
| Inst. founded by a famed televangelist | 38 |
| Inspiring prayers to Saint Jude, perhaps | 40 |
| Inspiring lesson, perhaps: Abbr. | 32 |
| Inspired "Turn On Your Love Light"? | 45 |
| Inspire a "Gesundheit!" | 33 |
| Inspirations for many outdoor paintings | 39 |
| Inspirations for clinking glasses | 33 |
| Inspirationalist Norman Vincent ___ | 35 |
| Inspirational subject of a William Gibson play | 46 |
| Inspiration for Wagner's Ring Cycle | 39 |
| Inspiration for this puzzle, born 12/5/01 | 41 |
| Inspiration for the Baltimore Ravens | 36 |
| Inspiration for Scotland Yard and the FBI | 41 |
| Inspiration for poets and musicians | 35 |
| Inspiration for Orwell's Snowball | 37 |
| Inspiration for Lennon's "Woman" | 46 |
| Inspiration for Johann Strauss II | 33 |
| Inspiration for Infiniti's logo | 35 |
| Inspiration for Hunter S. Thompson | 34 |
| Inspiration for Dan Brown's 2013 novel | 42 |
| Inspiration for Broadway's "Rent" | 47 |
| Inspiration for a series of Price films | 39 |
| Inspiration for a J.R. Lowell poem | 34 |
| Inspiration for 2008 Olympics mascot Jingjing | 45 |
| Inspiration for "You've Got Mail" | 47 |
| Inspiration for "Wicked" | 34 |
| Inspiration for "Wheel of Fortune" | 44 |
| Inspiration for "Troilus and Cressida" | 48 |
| Inspiration for "The French Connection" | 49 |
| Inspiration for "Rent" | 32 |
| Inspiration for "Mamma Mia!" | 38 |
| Inspiration for "Clueless" | 36 |
| Inspiration for "Call Me Madam" | 41 |
| Inspiration for "Bates Motel" | 39 |
| Inspector Van _____ Valk (literary detective) | 45 |
| Inspector Richard's son, in mysteries | 41 |
| Inspector played by Peter Sellers | 33 |
| Inspector in Elizabeth George mysteries | 39 |
| Inspector in Agatha Christie stories | 36 |
| Inspector in 'The Pink Panther' | 39 |
| Inspector Gadget's arch-nemesis | 35 |
| Inspector Clouseau's servant | 32 |
| Inspector Clouseau's portrayer | 34 |
| Inspector Clouseau's manservant | 35 |
| Inspector Clouseau's assistant | 34 |
| Inspector Clouseau movie, with "The" | 46 |
| Inspector at a trucking company? | 32 |
| Inspection org. since November 2001 | 35 |
| INSP: "Yeah, even if he was just ___." | 48 |
| INSP: "Okay, lieutenant, ___." | 40 |
| INSP: "His attorney filed some ___." | 46 |
| INSP: "And then his ___." | 35 |
| Insomniac's core surrounding? | 33 |
| Insolvent banking giant, familiarly | 35 |
| Insistent but covert attention grabber | 38 |
| Insistence on traditional correctness | 37 |
| Insisted on using, like a favorite brand | 40 |
| Insincerely reluctant to make a decision | 40 |
| Insincere-sounding speaking style | 33 |
| Insincere expression of gratitude | 33 |
| Insignificant recovery in a stock price | 39 |
| Insignificant recovery after a steep market drop | 48 |
| Insignificant person, metaphorically | 36 |
| Insignia for a brigadier general | 32 |
| Insidious malware with a classically derived name | 49 |
| Inside-out symbol of hope in the ninth | 38 |
| Inside story found in five puzzle answers | 41 |
| Inside info for an investor, maybe | 34 |
| Insert, as into a tight schedule | 32 |
| Insert coins in, as a parking meter | 35 |
| Inseparable middle sch. pals, perhaps | 37 |