| 'Elements' of the hypothesis, letter-wise |
CHEMICALSYMBOLS |
| 'I'll say!' |
ANDHOW |
| 'Simpsons' cry |
DOH |
| 'The Godfather' author |
PUZO |
| 'Yoo-hoo!' |
PSST |
| 1300 hours |
ONE |
| 70's rock band from Birmingham, for short |
ELO |
| Abandon |
DITCH |
| Approximately |
CIRCA |
| Assassin in black |
NINJA |
| Be off |
ERR |
| Beginning of a hypothesis proposed by me in 51-Across |
THISHASNO |
| Bilbo's portrayer |
IAN |
| Billy of 'Titanic' |
ZANE |
| Bold poker bet |
ALLIN |
| Buy time |
STALL |
| Candy name |
MARS |
| Captain Queegs ship |
CAINE |
| Center of Anytown, USA |
MAINST |
| City dept. concerned with trash |
SANIT |
| Continuation of the hypothesis |
PRACTICALUSE |
| Cooperative farm worker |
ANT |
| Department with ties |
MENS |
| Do not disturb |
LETBE |
| Dragonlike |
SCALY |
| Drench |
SOP |
| Drive in Los Angeles |
RODEO |
| Each |
AHEAD |
| Explorer Hernando de ___ |
SOTO |
| Fast-disappearing roadside eateries |
HOJOS |
| Fire Island pick-up |
SUNTAN |
| First word after a sneeze, often |
BLESS |
| Force member |
COP |
| Frat party outfit |
TOGA |
| Given a ticket |
CITED |
| Given this puzzle's theme, conclusion about the hypothesis |
ITISFALSE |
| Glamour rival |
ELLE |
| Half an LP |
SIDEB |
| Harry Potter's professor |
SNAPE |
