| 'American Idol' champ Studdard |
RUBEN |
| 'Awesome!' |
WOW |
| 'Good job!' |
NICE |
| 'The Prince of Tides' star Nick |
NOLTE |
| 1957 novel, and a hint to the ends of 17-, 27- and 45-Across and 11- and 34-Down |
ONTHEBEACH |
| 1960's Haight-Ashbury sound |
ACIDROCK |
| Afternoon hour for tea |
FOUR |
| At the crack of dawn |
EARLY |
| Bassoon or 47-Down, e.g. |
WOODWIND |
| Be really mad |
SEETHE |
| Bigwig, for short |
VIP |
| Blab |
TELL |
| Chopin's novelist lover |
GEORGESAND |
| Conserve gasoline, maybe |
WALK |
| Cronkite successor |
RATHER |
| Cropped up |
AROSE |
| Cuts into cubes |
DICES |
| Diabolical |
EVIL |
| E-mail address ending for many profs |
EDU |
| Early automaker |
OLDS |
| End island of the Aleutians |
ATTU |
| Extra |
ADDED |
| Fervent |
AVID |
| Focus (on) |
ZOOMIN |
| Fraternal group |
ELKS |
| Fungus-ravaged tree type |
ELM |
| Gala gathering |
FETE |
| Gone |
AWAY |
| Hawk's haven |
AERIE |
| High point |
ACME |
| Huge explosive force |
MEGATON |
| Kidded |
JOSHED |
| Lawyer's org. |
ABA |
| Letters you push a button to send |
FAXES |
| Like some floors and mustaches |
WAXED |
| Liver secretion |
BILE |
| Madam's partner |
SIR |
| Make a road |
PAVE |
| Many a Jessica Simpson fan |
TEEN |
