| Breaks of a habit | 17 |
| Breaks from a habit | 19 |
| Breaks (from a habit) | 21 |
| Get folks to give stuff up? | 27 |
| It can be concealed | 19 |
| Firearm, e.g. | 13 |
| Arsenal item | 12 |
| Any of six Clue cards | 21 |
| Uzi or Bren | 11 |
| The "what" of a Clue accusation, whose identity is hinted at by the three circled answers in this quadrant | 116 |
| Sword or spear | 14 |
| Sword or rifle | 14 |
| Shuriken or nunchaku | 20 |
| Playmaker, metaphorically | 25 |
| Pat Benatar "Sex as a ___" | 36 |
| Mace, past or present | 21 |
| Knife or club | 13 |
| Halberd, e.g. | 13 |
| Gun or grenade | 14 |
| Gun or bayonet | 14 |
| Frying pan, at times | 20 |
| Exhibit A, often | 16 |
| Duel option | 11 |
| Combatant's device | 22 |
| Club, say | 9 |
| Category in the game Clue | 25 |
| Carrying a concealed ___ | 24 |
| Bow and arrow, e.g. | 19 |
| 'Clue' item | 19 |
| Gave missiles to | 16 |
| Arms | 4 |
| Some Clue cards | 15 |
| Guns and grenades | 17 |
| Bola and bolo | 13 |
| Monkey in charge of the armory? | 31 |
| Military report? | 16 |
| Unwelcome U.N. official in Iraq | 31 |
| Truck in the video game "Spy Hunter" | 46 |
| Tear's partner | 18 |
| Day-to-day deterioration | 24 |
| Deteriorate through use | 23 |
| Become frayed | 13 |
| Wash's partner | 18 |
| The ravages of time | 19 |
| Tear companion | 14 |
| "I haven't a thing to ___!" | 41 |
| Verb with down or out | 21 |
| Prove durable | 13 |
| Become weathered | 16 |
| Word with down or out | 21 |
| Sign of use | 11 |
| Rock, in modern lingo | 21 |
| Result of normal use | 20 |
| ___ and tear | 12 |
| Tear partner | 12 |
| Sign of gradual use | 19 |
| Partner of wash | 15 |
| Partner of tear | 15 |
| Fray, e.g. | 10 |
| Dress up in | 11 |
| Depreciation factor | 19 |
| Depreciation consideration | 26 |
| Damage from use | 15 |
| Be decked out in | 16 |
| Be clad in | 10 |
| Be abrasive on | 14 |
| Age, as tires | 13 |
| Word that can mean "deteriorate" or "resist deterioration" | 78 |
| Wash-and-__ | 11 |
| Wash companion | 14 |
| Verb with ''down'' or ''out'' | 61 |
| Undergo erosion | 15 |
| Under closer | 12 |
| Tire usage | 10 |
| Time's sign | 15 |
| Timbuk 3 "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta ___ Shades" | 67 |
| Tear's partner? | 19 |
| Tear's mate | 15 |
| Tear's companion | 20 |
| Tear's associate | 20 |
| Tear go-with | 12 |
| Take a toll | 11 |
| Stand up under use | 18 |
| Show off, as on a runway | 24 |
| Result of use | 13 |
| Result of regular use | 21 |
| Ravages of time | 15 |
| Precursor of tear | 17 |
| Partner of tear, sometimes | 26 |
| Pal of wash | 11 |
| Model, maybe | 12 |
| Lose effectiveness, as painkillers, with "off" | 56 |
| Last well | 9 |
| Last under use or erode under use | 33 |
| It goes with wash | 17 |
| Gradually disappear, with "off" | 41 |
| Go around in | 12 |
| Give good service | 17 |
| Get tiresome | 12 |
| Follower of soft or hard | 24 |