- QUEEN
- Bohemian Rhapsody group
- British head
- Dannay/Lee sleuth
- Freddie Mercury's band
- Fat Bottomed Girls band
- ... Smile
- Drag-ster?
- Powerful piece
- I Want to Break Free band
- Card
- Anne or Mary
- Kasparov concern
- 5-Across, in Carthage
- Fertile colony member
- Promoted pawn, usually
- Bohemian Rhapsody pop-rockers
- Victoria or Elizabeth
- The middle of 1-Across
- Bohemian Rhapsody rockers
- Chess piece
- Bee head
- Female ruler
- Bohemian Rhapsody singers
- Result of a promotion, perhaps
- __ bee
- Part of 26-Across
- Versatile game piece
- Important bee
- Powerful chess piece
- Certain head of state
- Most powerful chess piece
- Result of a promotion, maybe
- See 37-Across
- ___ Anne's War, in America, 1702–13.
- The most powerful piece, in chess.
- Well-known fictional detective.
- Popular mystery writer.
- Playing card.
- Fictional detective.
- Author of many mysteries.
- Chessman.
- Mystery writer.
- Mary or Elizabeth.
- Ruler.
- Guinevere
- ___ of Hearts
- Elizabeth or Anne
- Mab or Maud
- See 83 Across
- Bee-colony member
- The Four of Hearts
- Whodunit hero
- Kind of olive or crab
- Fischer's best man
- Shelley's "___ Mab"
- Alice in Wonderland figure
- Major force in chess
- Wicked "Snow White" figure
- Fairy ___
- Pageant winner
- It can move in any direction
- Outcome of many a chess promotion
- Hive's head
- Ruler of a hive
- Doyenne
- Honorific given to 17-, 27-, 43- and 58-Across
- Elizabeth I or II
- Evil character in "Snow White"
- Bohemian Rhapsody band
- British rock band that gave an iconic performance at 25-Down
- Contestant on "RuPaul's Drag Race"
- They have the Guinness distinction of Longest Running Fan Club for a Group
- Mercury group
- Head bee
- Certain chess piece
- Drag ___
- Face card
- Bohemian Rhapsody rock group
- Title for Elizabeth or Beatrix
- Outcome of many a promotion in chess
- We Are the Champions band
- Bee that's fed royal jelly
- Jack topper
- All Hail the ___ (Latifah's debut album)
- You may use it to do your checking
- Mercury was once part of it
- Most powerful piece on the board
- Promoted pawn, often
