| IDs since the Great Depression |
| Finish off |
| TV series with the all-time most-watched episode |
| Prison weapon |
| Banned antimalarial |
| Novelizes, e.g. |
| Bestow upon temporarily |
| Deploy, as wire from a spool |
| Disappear midtour, say |
| Proust's "___ Way" |
| Blue notes? |
| Set up for a swing |
| With 57-Down, noble title |
| – |
| Johnson who directed "The Last Jedi" |
| "___ Croft: Tomb Raider" |
| Europe's third-longest river |
| Officer's title |
| Lie about |
| What you might have to do for some highway construction … or a first hint to solving this puzzle's theme |
| Shifts from neutral, in a way |
| Direction to bow, for a violinist |
| Loosening, as a joint |
| Falco of TV's "Oz" |
| F in music class? |
| Causes to run without human involvement |
| Musky "cat" |
| Key used for exiting |
| 2013 biopic about actor Mineo |
| "Bésame ___" (bolero song) |
| Before opening? |
| Crapshoots, essentially |
| Shiner? |
| Many Stan Lee film appearances |
| Sealed the deal |
| "Blinking heck!" |
| Strong and energetic |
| Looked for facts in figures |
| Enter cautiously |
| It's no loss |
| Hermès, par exemple |
| Expert |
| Sudden source of rain, informally |
| Dedicatee of "Moby-Dick" |
| Temper, as fears |
| Nose (around) |
| Geiger of Geiger counter fame |
| With 12-Down, secretly plots (with) |
| Collect all together |
| – |
| One who's up to the minutes |
| Michigan college or its town |
| Bit |
| The Swiss fly a square one |
| Officer's title |
| Pumped metal |
| Creator of an animal shelter |
| [Cluck] |
| With 26-Down, repeated occurrences of things in turn |
| Slowpokes at the head of a trail |
| – |
| PBS's "___ the Science Kid" |
| Major option for a future C.E.O. |
| "I never look back, dahling. It distracts from ___": Pixar's Edna Mode |
| With 29-Down, taught a lesson |
| Honesty, kindness or respect, for many people |
| – |
| Sports org. for students |
| Signal to proceed |
| Common operating system for supercomputers, once |
| News letters |
| Gradually trims … or a phonetic second hint to solving this puzzle's theme |
| With 35-Down, some common attire for cooks |
| Milk delivery point |
| – |
| How things have always been done |
| Tasks |
| Demolition material |