| Defeatist's phrase | 22 |
| "Sorry, have plans" | 29 |
| "Sorry, got plans" | 28 |
| "--- hear you" | 24 |
| "___ Do This Sum" | 27 |
| Comment from the cellar? | 24 |
| Kid's Christmas Eve cry | 27 |
| Statement of impatience | 23 |
| Hoarse hound's complaint? | 29 |
| "As if ___!" | 22 |
| Comforting words of empathy | 27 |
| Commiseration declaration | 25 |
| "What do ___?" | 24 |
| "See if ___!" | 23 |
| Sympathizer's statement | 27 |
| Sympathizer's assurance | 27 |
| "What do ---?" | 24 |
| "See if ---" | 22 |
| "See if ___" | 22 |
| "See if _____" | 24 |
| "See if _____!" | 25 |
| Wax-winged flier of myth | 24 |
| His wings melted in the sun | 27 |
| Greek who got too much sun | 26 |
| Ill-fated son of Daedalus | 25 |
| He flew too near the sun | 24 |
| Doomed Greek with wax wings | 27 |
| A Greek who got too much sun | 28 |
| Wax-winged youth of myth | 24 |
| The sun melted his wings | 24 |
| Sun-burned flier of myth | 24 |
| Mythical meltdown victim | 24 |
| Melted wax was his downfall | 27 |
| Legendary meltdown victim | 25 |
| Ill-fated flier of myth | 23 |
| Hubristic flier of myth | 23 |
| He got a fatal sunburn | 22 |
| He flew too close to the sun | 28 |
| He fell into the Aegean Sea | 27 |
| Flying son of Daedalus | 22 |
| Flier undone by melting wax | 27 |
| First flier lost at sea | 23 |
| Long-range weapon, briefly | 26 |
| Long-range weapon, for short | 28 |
| Cold War weapon (Abbr.) | 23 |
| Warhead weapon, briefly | 23 |
| Warhead carrier, for short | 26 |
| Titan or Minuteman, e.g. | 24 |
| Early Atlas rocket, e.g. | 24 |
| Cold War weapon, for short | 26 |
| Silo contents, for short | 24 |
| Minuteman, e.g.: Abbr. | 22 |
| Minuteman III or Peacekeeper | 28 |
| Long-range threat, briefly | 26 |
| Weapon in modern warfare | 24 |
| Weapon in a silo, for short | 27 |
| Warhead weapon, for short | 25 |
| Warhead vehicle, briefly | 24 |
| Titan or Atlas, briefly | 23 |
| Sub's weapon, perhaps | 25 |
| Silo occupant, briefly | 22 |
| Silo filler, for short | 22 |
| Pt. of a nuclear arsenal | 24 |
| Polaris, for one (abbr.) | 24 |
| Part of the US arsenal | 22 |
| Part of the U.S. arsenal | 24 |
| Part of a nuclear arsenal | 25 |
| Nuclear weapon (Abbr.) | 22 |
| Minuteman, e.g., briefly | 24 |
| Long-range weapon: Abbr. | 24 |
| Guided weapon, for short | 24 |
| Cold War weapon: Abbr. | 22 |
| Cold War weapon initials | 24 |
| Cold War projectile (Abbr.) | 27 |
| Certain silo's contents | 27 |
| Atlas, Titan or Minuteman | 25 |
| "Sputnik" booster | 27 |
| Org. terminated by Clinton | 26 |
| Former transp. regulator | 24 |
| Watchdog agcy. beginning 1887 | 29 |
| Truckers' watchdog | 22 |
| Trade watchdog of old (abbr.) | 29 |
| Old trucking watchdog gp. | 25 |
| Former fed. carrier regulator | 29 |
| Fed. rate-fixing agency | 23 |
| 1887-1996 govt. watchdog | 24 |
| "Rhyme Pays" rapper | 29 |
| You may break it with guests | 28 |
| Piña colada ingredient | 25 |
| It has a chilling effect | 24 |
| What makes a drink clink | 24 |
| Word with pick or pack | 22 |
| Temporary sculpture medium | 26 |
| Sculpture material, sometimes | 29 |
| Sculpting material, sometimes | 29 |
| Rock salt may be used on it | 27 |
| Word with cap or cream | 22 |
| Diamonds, to a gangster | 23 |
| Composition of some sheets | 26 |
| A camel may be executed on it | 29 |