"Said ___ to the pieman going to the fair, 'Give me your pies... or I'll cave your head in.'" ("Die Hard with a Vengeance")
17A
One cast
18A
Restaurant owner in an Arlo Guthrie song
19A
Original viewer of "The Kingdom"
20A
"The nightmare story of an enchanted kiss gone horribly wrong, when Sick, ___ World returns."
21A
One thing Polonious said you shouldn't do, "for [topic in question] oft loses both itself and friend"
22A
Type of humor
24A
Where giving the bird may be part of the word
25A
Doubled, a fly with frequently trite crossword clues
26A
Piglet creator?
27A
Hair care step (and my frequent first guess in Wordle)
29A
Once again tell folks your crew works here, maybe
30A
Some votes
31A
Grandpa's prized bowling trophy, for example, when speaking to a very curious child
34A
Vulgar name for some HRT (I wrote this clue on January 10 and I'm still amazed some folks actually suggested taking megadoses of Dutasteride to treat COVID)
36A
Springsteen's podcast collaborator
37A
Place to see 51A, sometimes
38A
One form of masculinity or femininity
39A
Toss it with tongs! (Look, the rest of the puzzle is dirty, but this clue isn't)
40A
For some, a gender-neutral term of endearment
43A
Someone making sure your Latkes is okay?
44A
Coral rings just a tad large for proposing with
46A
Verb associated with Doomguy
47A
Preacher Hawks in "Wise Blood"
48A
Stephanie's role in "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
49A
Bond type
50A
Chuck
51A
Spencers merch that might accompany blue hair
54A
This used to be the word for cool, but then they made something else cool and now what I use for cool isn't cool anymore, and what's used for cool now seems weird and scary. It'll happen to you!
55A
In unison
56A
Anon. surname in some cases
57A
Rockette, in plenty of cases
Verticali
1D
"Whose Line" regular Ryan
2D
White-furred snaky boy with cute ears
3D
An Eminem release in the late 90s, e.g.
4D
Description for the wicked
5D
One French NB pronoun
6D
Network who aired out their Evil?
7D
Getting rid of unnecessary syllables
8D
A holiday tradition wrapped in a dried corn husk (Yes, I know this is a back-formation and this is technically a plural. Quiet.)
9D
Trioxygen, but with less syllables
10D
Dove deeply? (wink wink, nudge nudge, say no more)
11D
Billy Bob Thornton Christmas classic
12D
Post-Permian Period
13D
Grape variety
16D
Mineral associated with destruction of crops
22D
Eponym of a yellow corn vodka distillery near Austin (who also has the apt surname of Beveridge)
23D
Skin care aisle powerhouse
26D
One of five bones connected to a ... wrist bone (This clue was thanks to a sleepy Ariel trying to make a song reference.)
28D
Global; abbr.
29D
Malek twin who [redacted] in "No Time To Die"
31D
Like an expired coupon code when you try to use it
32D
Reedy riff in your symphony?
33D
Useful guide to get extra lost in when preparing to e-file
34D
What some mascs wish they were (and some fems wish they weren't)