| "America's Got Talent" judge Cowell |
SIMON |
| "Don't ___ stranger!" |
BEA |
| "Gran Torino" director, and a star of the film hinted at in 20-, 25- and 44-Across |
CLINTEASTWOOD |
| "Me, too!" |
ASAMI |
| "Pretty please?" |
MAYI |
| "The Cask of Amontillado" writer |
POE |
| 16, for a square of side length 4 |
AREA |
| 1976 film about a Little League team |
THEBADNEWSBEARS |
| ABC show about an autistic surgeon |
THEGOODDOCTOR |
| Alex Trebek was one |
EMCEE |
| Big Apple sch |
NYU |
| Black-and-white sea creature |
ORCA |
| Bride's words |
IDO |
| Cherished |
DEAR |
| Classic transformation fairy tale |
THEUGLYDUCKLING |
| Cookie that may be Lady Gaga-themed |
OREO |
| Country star Paisley |
BRAD |
| Cutting-edge tool? |
SAW |
| Drops from a great height? |
RAIN |
| End a fast |
EAT |
| Freelancers' figures |
RATES |
| Good buddy |
PAL |
| Gremlin |
IMP |
| Hercule Poirot, nationality-wise |
BELGIAN |
| In the thick of |
AMID |
| It's hailed on a city street |
CAB |
| Japanese noodle dish |
RAMEN |
| Jazz player's home? |
UTAH |
| Las Vegas attractions |
SLOTS |
| Leave on an island |
MAROON |
| Liquid for contact lenses |
SOLUTION |
| Longhaired lap dog, for short |
PEKE |
| Loops into a conversation, briefly |
CCS |
| Makes a scene? |
ACTS |
| Military group |
ARMY |
| Morsel |
CRUMB |
| Muppet who loves bubble baths |
ERNIE |
| No longer deceived by |
ONTO |
