| ''Dark, amid the blaze of __'': Milton |
NOON |
| ''Entourage'' character |
ARI |
| ''My Life in 'toons ''author |
BARBERA |
| ''You bet!'' opposite |
NOSIR |
| 1000 |
TENAM |
| 17 Across the maximum score is 1,575 |
YAHTZEE |
| Aforementioned |
SAME |
| Average boosters |
EASYAS |
| Betraying lack of brightness |
DINGILY |
| Big name in immunization history |
SABIN |
| Blow up |
ENLARGE |
| Body type |
ECTOMORPH |
| Brilliant |
STELLAR |
| British pie ingredient |
EEL |
| Calliope relative |
MNEMOSYNE |
| Catchy parts of songs |
HOOKS |
| Comb manufacturer |
BEE |
| Comics homemaker |
LOIS |
| Common Czech prename |
ANTONIN |
| Concentration breaker |
DIN |
| Confounds |
BAFFLES |
| Dairy designation |
GRADEA |
| Dictators |
STRONGMEN |
| Dungeons & Dragons flier |
ROC |
| DVD-drive stat |
RPM |
| Encouraging word |
ATTABOY |
| England's St. George's, for one |
NAMEDAY |
| Frequent barbershop subject |
ADELINE |
| From C to B |
SEVENTH |
| Garden ornaments |
URNS |
| Harmony |
SYNCH |
| Heckle |
RIDE |
| Highly regarded, so to speak |
ACES |
| Japanese prime minister, 2006-07 |
ABE |
| Kisser |
YAP |
| Kissinger's real first name |
HEINZ |