| 'Billy Budd' captain |
VERE |
| 'Dancer in the Dark' director Lars von ___ |
TRIER |
| 'Dennis Miller Live' segment |
RANT |
| 'Star Trek' actor George who came out in 2005 |
TAKEI |
| 'The history of dance on film begins with ___': Gene Kelly |
ASTAIRE |
| 'The Joy of Sex' author Comfort |
ALEX |
| 'The Waste Land' monogram |
TSE |
| '___ in Harlem' (1991 movie) |
ARAGE |
| '___ the Feelin'' (James Brown song) |
IGOT |
| Actor McBride of 'Pushing Daisies' |
CHI |
| Apartment boss, slangily |
SUPE |
| Astronaut Slayton |
DEKE |
| Bakery treat |
TART |
| Bean that goes with 'a nice chianti' |
FAVA |
| Berry in some recently-disputed diets |
ACAI |
| Breakdancing posse member |
BGIRL |
| Bus. bigwigs |
CEOS |
| Cassingle holders |
TAPECASES |
| Chemical suffix |
IDE |
| Chiang Kai-___ |
SHEK |
| Common observation |
ADAGE |
| Contributes |
ADDS |
| Cosmetics company co-founder Lauder |
ESTEE |
| Disastrous display |
MESS |
| Dopey hat attached to a lobe? |
BEANYONEAR |
| Emily Dickinson's '___ a Daisy Vanished' |
SOHAS |
| End of an Ali claim |
ABEE |
| Eng's Siamese twin brother |
CHANG |
| FBI figure |
GMAN |
| Game that demands imaginative vocabulary |
MADLIBS |
| Generation ___ (1970s babies) |
XERS |
| Give birth to a stringed Indian instrument? |
BEGETSITAR |
| Grave marker |
TOMB |
| Into role-playing, perhaps |
NERDY |
| It's soft, strong, and demonstrated by this puzzle's four theme answers |
BEARHUG |
| Late-night dance locale? |
LAP |
| Like Chippendales personnel |
MALE |
| Lyle Menendez's brother |
ERIK |
