ELLA (5A: Civil rights activist Baker) and ROSA (39D: Civil rights activist Parks) I appreciated the clue echo here for these civil rights activists. ELLA Baker (1903-1986) was a civil rights activist ...
PUBLIC TRANSIT (20A: subways, buses, trains, etc.) QUEER THEORY (Subject covered in gender studies courses) NAKED TRUTH (59A: Unembellished telling of events) EYE OPENING: The OPENING word of each ...