| Soften; disarm | 14 |
| Take down, as a mast | 20 |
| Opens with effort, as a window | 30 |
| Frees, as a dresser drawer | 26 |
| Generously given | 16 |
| Giving freely | 13 |
| Rip apart, in a way | 19 |
| " . . . leave no tern ___": Nash | 42 |
| Use a plunger | 13 |
| Remove a clog from | 18 |
| Clear of clogs | 14 |
| Open, as a dam | 14 |
| Let drain, as a sink | 20 |
| Use Liquid-Plumr, say | 21 |
| Remove the cork from | 20 |
| Remove the cork | 15 |
| Remove a plug | 13 |
| Remove a cork | 13 |
| Pull a cork out of | 18 |
| Clear up a clog | 15 |
| Clear a clog | 12 |
| Upcoming Denzel Washington film | 31 |
| Like a juggernaut | 17 |
| Removed, as a plug | 18 |
| Like a drain after a drain cleaner | 34 |
| Opens up, as a drain | 20 |
| Opens, as a bottle | 18 |
| Clears, as clogs | 16 |
| Clears, as a drain | 18 |
| Take out of an overhead bin, say | 32 |
| Take off, as a guitar | 21 |
| Take off a belt | 15 |
| Remove, as a seat belt | 22 |
| Remove, as a backpack | 21 |
| Remove bindings | 15 |
| Remove a seat belt | 18 |
| Open, as a bag | 14 |
| Loosen, as a harness | 20 |
| Loosen one's belt | 21 |
| Loosens belts | 13 |
| Not emphasized, as a syllable | 29 |
| Loose, in today's world | 27 |
| Emotionally rattled | 19 |
| Deprived of composure | 21 |
| In a very generous manner | 25 |
| Released, as a door frozen shut | 31 |
| Out of the mud, perhaps | 23 |
| No longer bogged down | 21 |
| Not labored | 11 |
| Not durable | 11 |
| Like bare hair? | 15 |
| Remove from a mailing list, informally | 38 |
| Not achieving | 13 |
| Like a confirmed nudist? | 24 |
| Turns for burlesque performers | 30 |
| Like most Texas Hold'em holdings | 36 |
| Not celebrated | 14 |
| Like some heroes | 16 |
| Deserving more credit | 21 |
| Word often preceding "hero" | 37 |
| Without praise | 14 |
| Sans celebration | 16 |
| Renownless | 10 |
| Not celebrated, as a hero | 25 |
| Like some modest heroes | 23 |
| Like some deserving heroes | 26 |
| Like many heroes | 16 |
| Like heroes who deserve more credit | 35 |
| Kind of hero | 12 |
| Helmet "Meantime" smash | 33 |
| Person not credited for a save? | 31 |
| Ones not getting their deserved acclaim | 39 |
| Victorious at sea? | 18 |
| On shaky ground | 15 |
| Not 100% sold | 13 |
| Lacking certainty | 17 |
| Easily shaken | 13 |
| Not positive about | 18 |
| Never before topped | 19 |
| Resistant to persuasion | 23 |
| Holding fast | 12 |
| Still in need of convincing | 27 |
| Resisting persuasion | 20 |
| Holding fast to one's opinion | 33 |
| How some tea is served | 22 |
| European mole | 13 |
| Dallas/Fort Worth sch. | 22 |
| Take down, in a way | 19 |
| Remove, as a notice | 19 |
| Remove old carpeting | 20 |
| Remove from a bulletin board | 28 |
| Release a bulletin? | 19 |
| Takes down, as a flyer on a bulletin board | 42 |
| Takes down, as a poster | 23 |
| Removes, as from a bulletin board | 33 |
| Removes from a bulletin board | 29 |
| Remove, as from a Facebook photo | 32 |
| Remove one's name, as on Facebook | 37 |
| Remove information, as from a Facebook photo | 44 |
| Not captured | 12 |