| Utterly unlistenable 2011 collaboration between Lou Reed and Metallica (I got 90 seconds into it before quitting) | 113 |
| Unit used to jokingly describe celery, since it requires more energy to eat it than it contains | 95 |
| U.S. stealth bomber (usually written with a numeral, but how about a little creative license?) | 94 |
| Uta who played Martha in the 1962 premiere of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" | 93 |
| Unfortunate acronym for the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, in terms of being taken seriously | 92 |
| Using both sides with equal frequency (like the letters in this puzzle's answer grid?) | 90 |
| United Artists cofounder whose first feature-length film was "The Kid" in 1921 | 88 |
| Util. bill usually paid monthly, or in my case, when it's threatened to be shut off | 87 |
| Upon reviewing the apprentice's work, the boss said, "Truly you are a __" | 87 |
| Unit used regarding celery, since it requires more energy to eat it than it contains | 84 |
| Ukrainian port whose staircase is a setting for "The Battleship Potemkin" | 83 |
| Undesirable society type depicted in Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four" | 82 |
| Upside-down food packaging that made BusinessWeek's Best Products of 2002 list | 82 |
| Unnominated film (part of a series) about the making of "War and Peace"? | 82 |
| U.S. official whose office has been vacant for more than nine of the last 50 years | 82 |
| Upstate NY city that calls itself the "Lake Trout Capital of the World" | 81 |
| Upton Sinclair novel that was the inspiration for "There Will Be Blood" | 81 |
| U.S. defensive midfielder ejected in the semis of the 2007 Women's World Cup | 80 |
| Until June 25, 2011, its first three digits had geographical significance: Abbr. | 80 |
| Useful type of hitch in a pickup truck, or an undesired part of a social circle | 79 |
| U.S. ally whose capital has the letters U-S-A in the middle of its name: Abbr. | 78 |
| Unions in "Monsoon Wedding" and many other romantic Bollywood movies | 78 |
| Under [like contemporary crosswords? Become an AVXWORDS.com subscriber today] | 77 |
| University of California, Berkeley was the first to have it in their address | 76 |
| Upright, and what's been removed to form this puzzle's theme answers | 76 |
| Unnominated film about the recipe that got Hans Christian Andersen arrested? | 76 |
| U.S. uncle's "Friday the 13th" character, to a German yes-man? | 76 |
| Unexpected development ... or what the answer to each starred clue contains? | 76 |
| Union perk found in the answer to each clue that's followed by a number | 75 |
| Urban areas (as hinted at by the circled letters in this puzzle's grid) | 75 |
| Ukrainian-born actress who was a Bond girl in "Quantum of Solace" | 75 |
| U.S. President who inaugurated baseball's 7th inning stretch, allegedly | 75 |
| Unfinished Henry James work about Gainsborough's "Blue Boy"? | 74 |
| Unfinished Ian Fleming work about James Bond's affection for his boss? | 74 |
| Underwear brand that recently ended their relationship with Charlie Sheen | 73 |
| Union that didn't live long to regret endorsing Ronald Reagan in 1980 | 73 |
| U.S. city whose name is pronounced differently from its foreign namesake | 72 |
| United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, familiarly | 72 |
| Unfinished Norman Mailer work about strip-searching narcotics smugglers? | 72 |
| U2 song about a common affliction for "Spider-Man" performers? | 72 |
| Use defamation to block the confirmation of, as a Supreme Court nominee | 71 |
| Unsure answer to "Where were the 2014 Winter Olympics held?"? | 71 |
| Upton Sinclair novel on which "There Will Be Blood" is based | 70 |
| Upcoming Leonardo DiCaprio film about the early years of video gaming | 69 |
| Utah's John Stockton led the NBA in them for nine straight years | 68 |
| Unlikely choice for a girl's first name if your last name is Day | 68 |
| U.S. highway with a ferry connection between Delaware and New Jersey | 68 |
| Ubiquitous arcade game message, or a hint to this puzzle's theme | 68 |
| Unexpected nickname of a Hughes Aircraft plane built mostly of birch | 68 |
| Uncle's father's cousin's sister-in-law's son, e.g. | 67 |
| U___ (2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball champs, for short) | 66 |
| Ukrainian city that hosted the 50th annual Eurovision Song Contest | 66 |
| Upton Sinclair novel that inspired "There Will Be Blood" | 66 |
| U.S. secretary of state tied for the second-longest time in office | 66 |
| U2 song appropriate for many performers in "Spider-Man"? | 66 |
| Unnominated film about a Southern diner with really tiny portions? | 66 |
| U2 collaborator on "Passengers: Original Soundtracks 1" | 65 |
| U.S. statesman known as ''The Great Compromiser'' | 65 |
| UK rock band with the double entendre song "Pink Thing" | 65 |
| Unburdened [like this puzzle? check out *avxwords.com* for more] | 64 |
| Unfortunate way to break off a relationship, with "on" | 64 |
| Undisclosed corporation staging takeover of office-supply chain! | 64 |
| Upscale place where Fido stays while his owner's on vacation | 64 |
| Upon seeing it, John Muir's "blood turned to wine" | 64 |
| Unappealing theme restaurant devoted to Hans Christian Andersen? | 64 |
| Uncreative Father's Day present rated the best in the world? | 64 |
| U.S. radio arm that broadcasts in Burmese, among other languages | 64 |
| University next to the Centers for Disease Control headquarters | 63 |
| Ultracreepy "Superman" installment with Richard Pryor | 63 |
| U2 song about the aftermath of a "Spider-Man" injury? | 63 |
| U.R.L. ending that's not "com" or "gov" | 63 |
| Upon being defeated, He said"The country let us down" | 63 |
| Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start; etc. | 63 |
| United States coin minted from 1878 to 1904 (and again in 1921) | 63 |
| Unlikely choice for a boy's name if your last name is Potts | 63 |
| USN personnel whose mess is called the "goat locker" | 62 |
| Unit whose name comes from the Greek word for "work" | 62 |
| Unprepared Chinese leader (who had secretly planned to get...) | 62 |
| Unofficial "Main Street" of New York's Chinatown | 62 |
| U.S. food giant whose brands include Banquet and Chef Boyardee | 62 |
| Unit of measurement consisting of 72 days, in modern-day slang | 62 |
| U.S.-launched orbiter that photographs the earth's surface | 62 |
| Unanswered question of where the Israelites got all that food? | 62 |
| U.S. ___, known in New Hampshire as the Daniel Webster Highway | 62 |
| Ulysses S. Grant's anagrammatic advice regarding hangovers | 62 |
| Unexpected wallet fattener ... and what the circled words are | 61 |
| Undercover officer's shout, upon revealing him or herself | 61 |
| Unmanned solar-powered aircraft tested in the 1980s and 1990s | 61 |
| Uncle of Jamshed and Pahusacheta on "The Simpsons" | 60 |
| Upton who was the cover girl on SI's 2012 Swimsuit Issue | 60 |
| University that hosted the final presidential debate of 2012 | 60 |
| Unwelcome veggie in your TV dinner's dessert compartment | 60 |
| Understanding of how to keep peace in the community? [Honda] | 60 |
| University of Florida student Andrew Meyer's famous plea | 60 |
| U.S. statesman who wrote "The Discipline of Power" | 60 |
| Unable to reach a human, no matter which buttons one presses | 60 |
| Unexpected affection, and an alternate title for this puzzle | 60 |
| Unnominated film about the cold, hard life of a horn player? | 60 |
| Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, console | 59 |
| University of ___, where Andrea Bocelli earned a law degree | 59 |