1. * HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S ___!
4. Droop Down
7. * Irish writer who wrote "The Importance of Being Earnest" (1895): ___ Wilde (b.1854 - d.1900)
12. Globes
13. It'll turn "tion" into an engine mechanism
15. * On the Irish Flag, it represents the hope for peace between Irish Protestants and Catholics
16. * Elizabeth Browen and #7A and James Joyce and #54A and Jonathan Swift, for example
18. Chinese unit of distance
19. * Novel by #7A: "The Picture ___ Dorian Gray" (1891)
20. Give out
21. Actress Jillian
22. Mr. Pacino
24. Pool circuits
26. Hue for Hair
28. Twelve inches, for short
29. * Dating to the 8th Century, this illuminated manuscript of Latin Gospels is kept at Ireland's Trinity College: The Book of ___
31. Larry and Shemp's pal
33. * Celtic
36. * Ireland's verses
42. Actress who's nickname is "La Lollo" (Initials)
43. Restaurant Fare: Soup ___ Jour
44. Mr. Sharif
45. Hall of Fame pitcher Ryan
47. Healing plant
49. Initials of the author of "Wuthering Heights" (1847)
50. In the vicinity of
52. * Leprechaun's Loot
54. * Irish writer W.B. Yeats (b.1865 - d.1939) works include "Mosada" and "Sailing to Byzantium" QUESTION: What does the "B" in his name stand for?
57. Cheerleader's Cheer
58. Affix
60. Hartford's locale on an env.
61. It'll turn "bath" into a day of rest and worship
64. Buddhist sacred mountain
66. The Beatles song: "Love ___ Do"
67. Expressions of satisfaction
69. Hip-Hop star: Dr. ___
71. Leonardo Vinci connecter
72. Yes: Spain
74. * Irish tribal leader
77. Spoken exams
79. Deborah or John or Walter
80. Bowie's model-actress wife
81. "Girl, Interrupted" (1999) name
82. Traveler's overnight rest spot
83. Info requested on a job application, for short

1. * Priest of the ancient Celts
2. * In Ireland, Lady Gregory co-founded the Irish National Theatre Society (in 1902) that would soon stage its mainly indigenous productions here (in 1904): The ___ Theatre
3. Fashion monogram
4. * Arthur Griffith (b.1872 - d.1922) founded this political movement in Ireland, in 1905
5. Broker
6. Axl Rose's rock band, briefly
7. Hooter
8. * Irish blackthorn or oak cudgels (var. sp.)
9. "So-So" in Strasbourg: "Comme ___-Comme ca"
10. Over
11. NHL officials
12. Peculiar
14. Pen name of Baroness Karen Blixen: ___ Dinesen
17. Locale of Des Moines, on an env.
23. Pant Part
25. Certain non-verbal communication, for short
27. * Ireland
30. Fall behind
32. Either ___ / Neither nor
34. Matinee Star
35. Prompted the Actor
36. Folksy singer: Lisa ___
37. Fruit of Brazil
38. Mother, commonly
39. Police Officer
40. The ___ndike Gold Rush (1897 - 1898)
41. Took a seat
46. * Word with Ireland
48. ___ and Behold!
51. * Famous Irish-American: ___ Kennedy
53. Music syllable
55. Korean art of self defense: ___ Kwon Do
56. It's seen with CD
59. Jugular Vein locale
60. * Memorial marked by a mound of stones, in Ireland
62. * He is the current Irish leader of #4D: Gerry ___
63. * High King of Ireland: ___ Boru (b.926 - d.1014)
64. Scent
65. * She is the current President of Ireland: ___ McAleese
68. She starred in 1984's "Places in the Heart" (Initials)
70. It'll turn "ui" into boredom
73. Tel Aviv's locale on an env.
75. It'll turn "di" into a Swiss Alps literary heroine
76. Shakespearean contraction
78. B.C. opposite