| Action needed to spot the four fliers in the theme answers |
| African V.I.P.'s of yore |
| Activity suggested by this puzzle's theme entries |
| A.L. M.V.P.: 1980 |
| Partially obscured (and a hint to this puzzle's theme) |
| The Yanks' div. |
| A V.P. under Madison |
| Lone Ranger's theme composer |
| Bodybuilder's theme song? |
| Republican V.I.P. Dick |
| African American mathemetician who purportedly surveyed the District of Columbia |
| Contract extras, and read differently, a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| Asleep ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| Alternative words used as alternatives for each other in this puzzle's theme answers |
| Alternative theme song to "Cosmos"? (the Beastie Boys) |
| Behave!" ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| Amazon tablet (Yeah, I probably should have included this as part of the theme, but I couldn't come up with a suitable answer.Sue me.) |
| An oh, what ___ we'll hit!" (lyric from Bugs Bunny's theme song) |
| Bahraini V.I.P.'s: Var. |
| According to the '60s sitcom's theme song: "It's primitive as can be ... here on ___": 2 wds. |
| Gov. Kaine took over its chairship after Howard Dean |
| Creepy pencil-and-paper "game" popularized in 2015 via YouTube and Twitter (and basis of the theme answers) |
| Oasis-themed space shoot-em-up? |
| Convention V.I.P.'s |
| A diamond M.V.P.: 1958-59 |
| Themes |
| Theme song for tree farmer Paul Simon? |
| Afghan V.I.P. |
| Banquet V.I.P.'s |
| Feudal V.I.P. |