| 1969 hit for Neil Diamond |
| Big dipper? |
| Event at a convention center |
| Southern bread |
| Risk maker |
| What a plastic bag might come with, nowadays |
| Comics mutant |
| Specks of dust |
| Ad label in red and white |
| What Santa does before Christmas |
| They do dos |
| Tempe sch. |
| Invites out for |
| [Let it stand] |
| Pop singer Ora |
| Heats |
| Bête noire |
| Italian pal |
| Burning |
| Some of the American heartland |
| Belief in Buddhism and Hinduism |
| Certain make-your-own-entree station |
| With 86-Across, fixation problem suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| One hanging around the yard |
| Statement that may precede "Wish me luck!" |
| Per ___ |
| Arc on a musical score |
| Go back (on) |
| British ending |
| Conventional |
| Deal with |
| Suffix with block |
| China's Zhou ___ |
| Hound |
| Some bolt holders |
| Arroz ___ cubana (Cuban-style rice) |
| Demerit |
| Once-ubiquitous electronics outlets |
| A hot one can burn you |
| Stars in western movies, e.g. |
| "That's my foot!!!" |
| Son of George and Jane Jetson |
| Verbal concession |
| Start to pay attention |
| See 47-Across |
| Sea that Jesus is said to have walked on |
| Beloved members of the family |
| Having a fix |
| South American barbecue |
| Rather eccentric |
| D.C. types |
| It fits a big frame, for short |
| 1990s Nickelodeon show about a preteen boy |
| Former Saudi king |
| Peninsula with seven countries |
| Hosp. area |
| What torcedores can skillfully do |
| Hierarchical systems, so to speak |
| It may spit venom |
| News items often written in advance |
| Beget |
| Nasdaq, e.g.: Abbr. |
| Things that can bounce |
| Bone connected to the wrist |
| Founding member of the U.N. Security Council, for short |
| Humanities dept. |
| Like the entire 290-page Georges Perec novel "A Void," curiously enough |
| Bygone kings |
| Attended |
| Nail polish brand |
| Who said "No good movie is too long. No bad movie is short enough" |
| Dos más uno |
| Worth mentioning |
| Subsidiary of CVS Health |
| Races in place |
| Ken Griffey Jr. or Ichiro Suzuki |
| Short winter days? |
| Alan who directed "All the President's Men" |
| Any nonzero number raised to the power of zero |
| Florida county named for a president |
| Los Angeles's ___ College of Art and Design |
| Where talk is cheep? |
| This: Sp. |
| Way to run someone out of town, idiomatically |
| Heavy defeat |
| QB-protecting group, for short |
| Cousin of cream cheese |
| Not outstanding |
| Aware |
| German city on the Weser |
| Try to see if anyone is home, maybe |
| Adversary |
| Island famous for its nightlife |
| Was livid |
| Slowly disappear |
| Orgs. running drives for school supplies |
| Little piggy |
| Sullivan who taught Helen Keller |
| Temper |
| Enlist again |
| Early king of Athens, in Greek myth |
| Magical rides |
| No longer working: Abbr. |
| Sedate state |
| State |
| Gerontologist's study |
| The driving force behind this puzzle? |
| Cheerfulness: Var. |
| Nonbinary pronoun |
| A dip, or a series of steps |
| Spanish girlfriend |
| Things once tossed in the Trevi Fountain |
| It stops at Union and Penn Stations |
| Understand |
| Agnus ___ (prayers) |
| Banned aid? |
| Lead-in to Aid |
| "Auld Lang ___" |
| Gambler's alternative to Las Vegas, NV, or Atlantic City, NJ |
| One with special I.T. privileges |
| Throwing away |
| Pond critter |
| Latin version of the Bible |
| Doesn't give a hoot, colloquially |
| Applebee's competitor |
| Kitchen gadgets |
| System of government |
| ___ dog |
| Loading areas |
| Championship |
| Texas A&M athlete |
| Lugs |
| Add oil and vinegar to, say |
| Bit of chemistry |
| Legal cover? |
| Plugging away |
| Testing stage |
| Ratchet (up) |
| Command to a dog |
| Buckeyes' sch. |