• 1 Cascade
• 6 Great Blue bird
• 9 Homegrown as a plant
• 10 Fruity dessert
• 11 Back when
• 12 Day before
• 14 Black bird with a harsh cry
• 16 Newport state
• 17 Seek damages
• 18 Bulk
• 23 One kind of bandage
• 25 Minuscule pest
• 27 Appraised
• 29 Japanese dog
• 30 Kind of advantage in football
• 32 Keanu Reeves's role in "The Matrix"
• 33 Backyard barbecue
• 36 American and cheddar
• 39 Morning mist
• 40 BBQ remains
• 41 Simba's mother
• 43 Breakfast cereal
• 47 Hold onto
• 49 ___ glance, 2 words
• 50 Crockpot concoction, 2 words
• 51 Took a trip to several places

Down

• 1 "I just called to say I love you" singer
• 2 Book
• 3 St. Marys and Choctawhatchee, for example
• 4 Dawn time
• 5 Citrus fruit
• 6 Lady pronoun
• 7 New Year's pledges
• 8 Curry side
• 10 Mature as wine
• 11 City street
• 13 Going by way of
• 15 Calendar abbreviation
• 19 Florida fruit
• 20 Harris or Griffin, for example
• 21 Was introduced to
• 22 Dutch cheese
• 24 Navy rank
• 26 Baseball legend Williams
• 28 Elegant
• 31 Blooms
• 34 Trivia whiz Jennings
• 35 Flavor
• 36 K.J. __, first Korean to win on PGA Tour
• 37 Street shader
• 38 Waldorf or Caesar
• 41 Tennis shot
• 42 Film backdrop
• 44 Little scurrier
• 45 Order of corn
• 46 Absorbed, as a cost
• 48 __, shucks!