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What Metallica's "Sandman" does afterward? 56
"The World of ___ Wong" (1957 Richard Mason novel) 60
Cheese named for the Wisconsin city in which it was first produced 66
''Same as above,'' in bibliographies 52
Bobby whose statue is outside of Boston's TD Garden 55
Robert who played Roderigo in Welles's "Othello" 62
Bears owner/coach who won eight NFL titles in four different decades 68
Relatively lonely number, though not as bad as one, in song 59
Ex-mayor seen in "The Muppets Take Manhattan" 55
"Here ___ to save the day!" (Mighty Mouse) 52
Saying about power (and a hint to this puzzle's theme) 58
Only insects that can turn their heads to look behind them 58
Utah's John Stockton led the NBA in them for nine straight years 68
Theatrical drama with little characterization, for short 56
Part of Greenstreet's "Casablanca" costume 56
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" fairy king 52
Flamingo's function, in "Alice in Wonderland" 59
William H. of celebrity supercouple Filliam H. Muffman 54
Black-and-white items that are 655 days older than the crossword 64
First word of ''Send in the Clowns'' 52
"No ___ Bob!" ("Absolutely not!") 53
Relatives of "Gee whiz!" and "Shucks!" 58
"But thou art ___ ready to pardon . . . ": Neh. 9:17 62
She played Loretta in "Coal Miner's Daughter" 59
Fictional substance in "The Absent-Minded Professor" 62
Ndamukong ___, 2010 N.F.L. Defensive Rookie of the Year 55
"The ___ File" (Frederick Forsyth bestseller) 55
Footnote abbr. that means "in the same place" 55
Local convenience ... or a hint to the words in the circled squares 67
"That's the way I see it," in chat rooms 54
___ XVIII (monarch whose reign was interrupted by the Hundred Days) 67
Computer character set often used for drawing simple pictures 61
First African-American golfer to play in the Masters 52
Subject of the 2009 IMAX movie "Journey to Mecca" 59
Ford's "Six Days Seven Nights" co-star 52
San Diego suburb whose name means "the table" 55
Disney dwarf who "never had anything to say" 54
''___ of the Field'' (Poitier classic) 54
" . . . this chase is ___ follow'd": Shak. 56
"Do the ___-motion ..." (Grand Funk Railroad) 55
"I shall not find myself so ___ die": Antony 54
Ursula's nemesis in "The Little Mermaid" 54
TV Guide's "Worst TV Show Ever," familiarly 57
Hint for understanding this puzzle's starred answers 56
"She's a good old worker and a good old pal," in song 67
212 ___ (world record stat for typist Barbara Blackburn) 56
"Congress shall make ___..." (Bill of Rights) 55
"Richard's Cork Leg" playwright Brendan 53
Judge's highest rating, on "Dancing with the Stars" 65
Where "all the people that come and go stop and say hello" 68
Word after "roll," "walk," or "add" 65
Kevin Henkes kids' book about a blanket-loving mouse 56
Film featuring "America's hottest new actress" 60
Star of the '97 version of "12 Angry Men" 55
"___ them!" (command from a villain to his henchmen) 62
"Gallop apace, you fiery-footed __": Shak. 52
Options strategy also known as a "buy-write" 54
Ensor's granddaughter, in a novel by R.D. Blackmore 55
"He who hath many friends hath __": Aristotle 55
"Invasion of the Body Snatchers" invaders? 52
"We hold ___ truths to be self-evident . . ." 55
Show set in an "outer-outer borough" of New York 58
''Philadelphia'' or ''Chicago'' 63
March based on Scott's "The Lady of the Lake" 59
"He that ___ over men must be just": II Samuel 56
Book about my father the so-so student, with "The"? 61
Blog with the subhead "State of the Nation" 53
Newly popular berry that purportedly promotes health 52
Group of football games played at the beginning of Jan. 55
Getting with great strain (with ''out'') 56
"Thank You (Falletinme Be Mice __ Agin)" (#1 hit of 1970) 67
Easternmost town on Maui, on one end of 52 miles of twisty highway 66
Word that can mean "now" or "later" 55
Building material in "The Three Little Pigs" 54
Quarterback who boldly guaranteed a win before Super Bowl III 61
Like "The Biggest Loser" contestants, initially 57
Words with ''more than you can chew'' 53
"A Journal of the Plague Year" novelist, 1722 55
Brooklyn's ___ Institute, college of art and architecture 61
"Break," "make," or "take" follower 65
The Phantom's rival in "The Phantom of the Opera" 63
"Jane's quite sharp, don't you think?" 56
Characters who "haunt" this puzzle's theme answers 64
"Birds do it, ___ do it, even educated fleas do it" 61
Gautier's "___ Nuit de Cléopâtre" 53
Play about a guy and his sloppy little pal from Mars? 53
"___ Sides Now" (Grammy-winning song for Judy Collins) 64
___ Braithwaite ("Downton Abbey" character) 53
End of the riddle whose answer is "When it's ajar." 65
Razor whose Plus version came with a lubricating strip 54
Composer of the "Sanford and Son" theme song 54
National Geographic's first natural one appeared in 1914 60
". . . ___ our fathers brought forth . . ." 53
"She's ___ You" (1962 Elvis Presley hit) 54
First pitcher to have defeated all 30 major-league teams 56
(Non-gay) Best Actor nominee for "Pollock" 52
Altogether it's worth the most bonus troops in Risk 55
"Don't make ___!" ("Freeze!") 53
Free letters in the "Wheel of Fortune" bonus round 60
"___ Peach" (1972 Allman Brothers double album) 57