| PLACIDODOMINGO | Madrid, Spain, 1/21/1941 |
| ISPY | Children's game upset character from Greece and from Spain (1-3) |
| PRADO | Art gallery in Madrid, Spain (5) |
| ADMIRED | Adored touring around Madrid, Spain |
| CONRADPLA | Born-in-madrid-spain Canadian actor who was a champion kickboxer: 2 wds. |
| DATE | 12/1/21, for one |
| GRANDSTAND | Thousands and thousands initially inside place where 1/21, 9, 10, 12/20 and 24/26 might be seen (10) |
| CROQUET | Game bird that in Spain one hears (7) |
| ANDORRA | Non-EU principality in the high mountains of the Pyrenees between France and Spain; one of the small |
| NONEVENT | Something of no significance in Spain, one ventures (3-5) |
| ALICANTE | In Spain one is unable to get in the beer (8) |
| CHEAPJACK | Fellow touring Spain, one in a suit, is a seller of inferior goods (9) |
| RINGSIDE | Where you'll get seconds - doughnuts one 21 picked up |
| FORAYS | Sudden attacks, or a phonetic feature of 1-, 21-, 36- and 52-Across |
| POPUP | Easy-to-catch hit ... or what 1-, 21-, 26-, 48- and 55-Across all do |
| RAISETHEROOF | You might need 1, 21 and 25 across to do this with exuberance. (5,3,4) |
| BSIDES | Some surprise hit songs, and what 1-, 21-, 37-, and 53-Across all have? |
| RKO | American production company that released the 1941 film Citizen Kane, ... Pictures (1,1,1) |
| EARLOFATHLONE | Governor General on July 1, 1941 |
| MARIAELENA | She was "the answer to a prayer" in a 1941 #1 Jimmy Dorsey hit |
