| LONG | "As ___ as You Love Me" (2012 Justin Bieber hit song) |
| LONG | "As ___ as You Love Me" (Justin Bieber hit song) |
| LONG | "Beach" or "Island" start |
| LONG | "Big Momma's House" actress Nia |
| LONG | "Cheers" actress Shelley |
| LONG | "Daddy ___ Legs," 1912 epistolary novel by Jean Webster |
| LONG | "Daddy-___-Legs," 1912 Jean Webster novel |
| LONG | "Island" or "Beach" start |
| LONG | "It is theorized that ___ tails helped many species of 15a maintain balance..." |
| LONG | "It's been a ___ time coming" |
| LONG | "L" in LIIT |
| LONG | "Not by a ___ shot!" |
| LONG | "So ___!" ("Bye!") |
| LONG | "So ___!" ("Goodbye!") |
| LONG | "So ___!" (goodbye) |
| LONG | "Soul Food" star Nia |
| LONG | "The Kingfish" |
| LONG | "The __ and winding road" Beatle song |
| LONG | "The __ and winding road" Beatles song |
| LONG | "The ___ Good Friday," 1980 British mafia film starring Bob Hoskins |
| LONG | "The ___ and short of it is ... " |
| LONG | "To cut a ___ story short..." |
| LONG | "To make a __ story short ... " |
| LONG | "To make a ___ story short ..." |
| LONG | "Took you ___ enough!" |
| LONG | "Treasure Island" pirate ___ John Silver |
| LONG | "Why the ____ --> |
| LONG | "Winter lies too ___ in country towns": Willa Cather |
| LONG | "You've come a ___ way!" |
| LONG | "__ time no see!" |
| LONG | "___ Walk to Freedom" (Nelson Mandela memoir) |
| LONG | "___ time no see!" |
| LONG | "___ time no see" |
| LONG | "___ time, no see!" |
| LONG | "____ --> |
| LONG | ''To make a __ story short . . .'' |
| LONG | ''__ time, no see'' |
| LONG | Actress Nia of "You People" |
| LONG | Actress Shelley |
| LONG | Actress Shelley of "Cheers" and "Modern Family" |
| LONG | Actress Shelley who had a recurring role as DeDe Pritchett on "Modern Family" |
| LONG | Actress Shelley who has a recurring role as DeDe Pritchett on "Modern Family" |
| LONG | Be wistful |
| LONG | Before __ (soon) |
| LONG | Before bow or distance |
| LONG | Before too ___ (soon) |
| LONG | Beyond the end line |
| LONG | Boring, maybe |
| LONG | Coat length |
| LONG | Dragged out |
| LONG | Drawn out |
| LONG | Drawn-out |
| LONG | Dull, maybe |
| LONG | Earl —, US politician; Governor of Louisiana for a third term from 1956-60 |
| LONG | Effort over an --> |
| LONG | Emmy Award-winning actress Shelley of "Cheers" |
| LONG | Extended |
| LONG | Extending across a distance, not short |
| LONG | Extensive |
| LONG | Far from short |
| LONG | Foot-__ hot dog |
| LONG | For quite a while |
| LONG | Fourth and ____ (football situation that usually results in a punt) |
| LONG | Great in length |
| LONG | Hanker |
| LONG | Hanker (for) |
| LONG | Hardly a favorite |
| LONG | Have a hankering |
| LONG | Have a strong desire |
| LONG | Highly extended |
| LONG | How a boring story might feel |
| LONG | How hippies wore their hair |
| LONG | How some quarterbacks go |
| LONG | Huey —, US politician assassinated in 1935 nicknamed The Kingfish |
| LONG | In need of editing, perhaps |
| LONG | Jacket specification |
| LONG | Justin of "Dodgeball" |
| LONG | Key word #3 |
| LONG | Kind of division |
| LONG | Lasting a while |
| LONG | Lasting for hours! |
| LONG | Lasting quite a while |
| LONG | Lasting quite a while, say |
| LONG | Lengthy |
| LONG | Lengthy, just like the song titles in 21a, 28a, 52a, 7d, and 43d |
| LONG | Like "Lawrence of Arabia" |
| LONG | Like "War and Peace" |
| LONG | Like "War and Peace," famously |
| LONG | Like 1,225-page "War and Peace" |
| LONG | Like Chandler's "Goodbye" |
| LONG | Like Pinocchio's nose after a few fibs |
| LONG | Like Rapunzel's hair |
| LONG | Like Rapunzel's hair, length-wise |
| LONG | Like Steven Soderbergh's "Che" |
| LONG | Like T.S.A. lines on holiday weekends |
| LONG | Like a 3.5-hour movie |
| LONG | Like a Hail Mary |
| LONG | Like a Hail Mary pass |
| LONG | Like a four-hour movie |
| LONG | Like a giraffe's neck |
| LONG | Like a hippie's hair |
| LONG | Like a movie that lasts three hours |
| LONG | Like a movie with a three-hour running time |
| LONG | Like a tall person's legs, often |
| LONG | Like a three-hour movie |
| LONG | Like a typical pilgrimage |
| LONG | Like an 800-page novel |
| LONG | Like an anteater's tongue |
| LONG | Like an epic movie, generally |
| LONG | Like books in two volumes |
| LONG | Like epic movies |
| LONG | Like epic novels |
| LONG | Like many epic movies |
| LONG | Like marathons |
| LONG | Like marathons and maxiskirts |
| LONG | Like movies that include an intermission |
| LONG | Like par-5 holes |
| LONG | Like slim odds |
| LONG | Like some grapes |
| LONG | Like some odds and vowels |
| LONG | Like some vowel sounds |
| LONG | Like some vowels and memories |
| LONG | Like some vowels and pants |
| LONG | Like the "i" in "like" |
| LONG | Like the description "drawn out excessively to the point of ridiculousness" |
| LONG | Like the i in like |
| LONG | Like the mind's "i" |
| LONG | Like vowels marked by a macron |
| LONG | Louisiana politician Huey |
| LONG | Marathon |
| LONG | Marked with a macron |
| LONG | Men's jacket size |
| LONG | Muni ___, "Hrs & Hrs" female singer who won the 2023 Grammy for Best R&B Performance |
| LONG | NY's __ Island |
| LONG | New York island |
| LONG | New York's ___ Island |
| LONG | Not brief |
| LONG | Not short |
| LONG | Of a great distance |
| LONG | Of considerable length |
| LONG | Opposite of "short" |
| LONG | Opposite of "short"...and a synonym of "yearn" |
| LONG | Opposite of short |
| LONG | Over the limit |
| LONG | Over the time limit |
| LONG | Overextended |
| LONG | Overly extended |
| LONG | Overshot |
| LONG | Pants spec |
| LONG | Past the baseline, in tennis |
| LONG | Past the golf pin |
| LONG | Past the golf pin, say |
| LONG | Pine |
| LONG | Pine (for) |
| LONG | Pine, ache for |
| LONG | Pro Football Hall of Famer and Fox NFL commentator Howie |
| LONG | Protracted |
| LONG | Protracted? |
| LONG | Quite protracted |
| LONG | Reaching far in the past |
| LONG | Reaching into the past, as a memory |
| LONG | Richard —, Bristolian sculptor; 1989 Turner Prize winner |
| LONG | See 99 Down |
| LONG | Shelley of "Cheers" |
| LONG | Shelley of ''Cheers'' |
| LONG | Sleep-inducing, maybe, as a lecture |
| LONG | Southern senator |
| LONG | Standing lead-in |
| LONG | Suit spec |
| LONG | Suit specification |
| LONG | Swim star and Paralympic gold medalist Jessica |
| LONG | Swimmer Jessica with sixteen Paralympic gold medals |
| LONG | Taking lots of time |
| LONG | Taking quite a while |
| LONG | Tall |
| LONG | Tediously protracted |
| LONG | Tennis court determination |
| LONG | Tennis referee's cry |
| LONG | The "L" of LP |
| LONG | The Kingfish |
| LONG | The ___ and the short of it |
| LONG | Thirst |
| LONG | Time-consuming |
| LONG | Track-and-field --> |
| LONG | Trousers spec |
| LONG | What "L" stands for in pant sizes |
| LONG | With 43-Down, one of Owens' signature events |
| LONG | Word before Beach or Island, in place names |
| LONG | Word before ball or shot |
| LONG | Word before or after run |
| LONG | Word interpreted literally in completing four of this puzzle's answers |
| LONG | Word that can fill the blanks of "So ___!" and "Go ___!" |
| LONG | Word with Beach or Island |
| LONG | Word with shot or suit |
| LONG | Yearn |
| LONG | Yearn (for) |
| LONG | Yearn deeply |
| LONG | Yearn to be extensive |
| LONG | __ ago (olden days) |
| LONG | __ ago; way back |
| LONG | __ division |
| LONG | ___ Island (home of the New York Islanders NHL team) |
| LONG | ___ Island (part of New York) |
| LONG | ___ Island Iced Tea |
| LONG | ___ Island Iced Tea, popular cocktail which is also named after the island in Southeast New York |
| LONG | ___ Island iced tea (cocktail containing no tea) |
| LONG | ___ Island, Metropolitan New York island |
| LONG | ___ Island, New York island known for its white-sand beaches and classic wineries |
| LONG | ___ Island, island in New York State that lends its name to a popular cocktail |
| LONG | ___ John Silver |
| LONG | ___ John Silver ("Treasure Island" character) |
| LONG | ___ John Silver, "Treasure Island" character |
| LONG | ___-drawn-out (lengthy) |
| LONG | __-suffering; patient |
| LONG | __-winded; too wordy |
| LONG | not so ___ ago, |
| LONG | -->size? |