Across

1 Defendant's answer to a charge
5 Doctor Zhivago star Sharif
9 Sandra ___ of Gidget
12 Bluegrass banjoist Scruggs
13 Third ___ (last stop before home plate)
14 Nightmare street
15 The Rookie costar of Dennis Quaid (with 38 Down)
17 Neill of Children of the Revolution (costarring 15 Across)
18 Measure of land
19 Costar Watson (with 15 Across in Hilary and Jackie)
21 Author LeShan
23 Ziegfield's nickname
24 Director Solondz (Storytelling)
27 Toni ___ (Muriel's Wedding costar of 15 Across)
32 Cat ___ Hot Tin Roof (2 wds.)
33 Shoe tip
34 ___ Lose or Draw
35 Costar Cruz (with 15 Across in Blow)
38 "Goodbye Yellow Brick ___" by Elton John
39 The Civil ___ (Ken Burns miniseries)
40 Word before la la
42 Women of a sultan's household
45 "Seven Year ___" (Roseanne Cash hit)
48 Wedding vow (2 wds.)
49 '77 Oscar-winning Woody Allen film (2 wds.)
54 ___ Feet Under (HBO series starring 15 Across)
55 Purple ___ by Prince
56 Perry Mason creator ___ Stanley Gardner
57 I ___
58 Phillippe of Igby Goes Down
59 Pencil core

Down

1 A round one doesn't fit in a square hole
2 Flynn Boyle of The Practice
3 Grammy winner Clapton (Unplugged)
4 Director Hitchcock
5 Kimono sash
6 Wrestling surface
7 ___ Wednesday
8 Market a house a second time
9 Arnaz of I Love Lucy
10 Israeli airline (2 wds.)
11 TV award won by 54 Across
16 Government agent, slangily
20 Howard of The Three Stooges
22 Performer on stage or screen
23 Follow the ___ (Astaire-Rogers musical)
24 Spinning toy
25 The loneliest number
26 Newsman Rather
28 Alley-___ (cartoon caveman)
29 The Lord of the Rings: The ___ Towers
30 Actress Carrere
31 "Stoney ___ "by Laura Nyro
36 Female sheep
37 Samson and Delilah star Hedy ___
38 First name of 15 Across
41 Norma ___ (Sally Field Oscar film)
42 Snake's threatening sound
43 Take ___ (have a brief swim; 2 wds.)
44 "Love is the Drug" rockers ___ Music
46 Tortoise's rival in Aesop fable
47 Scat singer Fitzgerald
50 Opposite of "Aye!"
51 Long or Peeples
52 Holiday ___ (Crosby film featuring "White Christmas")
53 "Stairway to Heaven" by ___ Zeppelin