The plays the thing

Actress Shelley of "Cheers"

Unencumbered by competence

Actress Doris, Chess-master Angela, R& B singer Bobby, and Arbor

Setting of the graphic novel *Persepolis

Linus van Pelt's younger brother in past tense

That little punk next door

Wine county that if you added an M and anagrammed you'd get a defunct airline (Hey, I said it was original-- I never said it was good)

Heavy bodied ale, or just heavy-bodied

Employ

Sounds like a cow

Wow. I'm seeing a lot of clues referencing Gallaudet University this week. Anyway... this is a language used there.

Mild

Boston airport

Open market in Greece

Guard

Arrive hurriedly at

WWII battle site briefly

Infectious disease

Hoppy drink

A son of Jacob and the traditional eponymous ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel

Most sooty

Turner of note (Hey, I said it was good-- I never said it was original)

With 41A, Singer Gladys who fronted the Pips

Band originally called the Golden Gate Rhythm Section

See 39A

Designer of the Vietnam Veterans memorial

By mouth

He was able ere he saw Elba

What dogs do with rawhide bones

Taxing organization

Chairman of Israel

Love god who gets sore if you turn him the wrong way

Microsoft co-founder

Palindromic explosive

Minor key of Alexander Scriabin's Etude Op. 8, No. 12

Bringing to life

Days past

Fr. holy woman

U.S. Army highest enlisted ranking (apparently)

Warm and comfy

There's more schoolyard kids making this taunt in crosswords than there are in the playground

According to a palindrome it's questioned if they see God

Elegant white bird

Sunfish

Polite address

It broke into a lot of baby bells in 1984