| "The Fountainhead" author Rand |
AYN |
| "Used to be ... " |
TIMEWAS |
| "__ Loves You": Beatles |
SHE |
| Actress Aniston, in tabloids |
JEN |
| Actress Zellweger |
RENEE |
| Annual spelling bee airer |
ESPN |
| Aquatic predator |
ORCA |
| Auto parts chain |
PEPBOYS |
| Automatic setting for highway driving |
CRUISECONTROL |
| Bit of cosmetic surgery |
NOSEJOB |
| Blue books? |
SMUT |
| Botanical connecting points |
NODES |
| Bowling pin count |
TEN |
| Boxcar hopper |
HOBO |
| Campus courtyard |
QUAD |
| Capote nickname |
TRU |
| Chicago ballplayer |
CUB |
| Christmas display |
NATIVITYSCENE |
| Classic Unilever laundry soap |
RINSO |
| Cold draft server |
PUB |
| Conforms, or what each last word of 16-, 27- and 44-Across literally does |
FOLLOWSTHECROWD |
| Country singer McGraw |
TIM |
| Criminal group |
MAFIA |
| Crunched muscles |
ABS |
| Dinner table faux pas |
BURP |
| Dregs |
LEES |
| Dumpster fill |
TRASH |
| Exceedingly |
TOO |
| Fake diamond |
RHINESTONE |
| Frighten |
SCARE |
| Frozen custard brand |
EDYS |
| Grab a bite |
EAT |
| Hackneyed |
TRITE |
| Headgear on the slopes |
SKIHAT |
| ID theft target |
SSN |
| Injector for severe allergic reactions |
EPIPEN |
| Instagram uploads |
PHOTOS |
| Jamaican music |
SKA |
| Kentucky Derby, e.g |
RACE |
