| Pre-Christmas preparation #3 | 28 |
| Doesn't substitute for | 26 |
| Temporary terminations | 22 |
| Sabbaticals, for example | 24 |
| G.I.'s long liberties | 25 |
| Allows to continue, as a song | 29 |
| Allows an adequate period | 25 |
| Avoids making any changes | 25 |
| ___ open (give access) | 22 |
| Some Phoenician descendants | 27 |
| Like some Mediterranean wines | 29 |
| Like designer Elie Saab | 23 |
| Like Casey Kasem, ethnically | 28 |
| Russian politician Alexander | 28 |
| Extra space deemed necessary | 28 |
| Expansionist's slogan | 25 |
| Suffix with moon or river | 25 |
| NYC Marathon founder Fred | 25 |
| Fyodor Karamazov, for one | 25 |
| "Lolita" subject | 26 |
| Nobelist Walesa et al. | 22 |
| Nobelist Walesa and namesakes | 29 |
| Baroque composer Jean-Marie | 27 |
| Assignment in a French school | 29 |
| Assignment for élèves | 27 |
| French tennis champ Henri | 25 |
| French poet ___ de Lisle | 24 |
| Rimsky-Korsakov opera opener | 28 |
| Gaboriau's gumshoe | 22 |
| "___ d'Or" | 24 |
| Stands at book readings | 23 |
| Carbohydrate-binding protein | 28 |
| Reader in a church service | 26 |
| Church service assistant | 24 |
| Stern talking to, sometimes | 27 |
| Professor's delivery | 24 |
| Kind of college course | 22 |
| Professor on a circuit | 22 |
| Some gatherings in halls | 24 |
| Enticed from the right path | 27 |
| ___ the nose (dominated) | 24 |
| Guided toward the altar | 23 |
| First part of a news story | 26 |
| Cover story introduction? | 25 |
| 1998 World Series star Ricky | 28 |
| Starts of news articles | 23 |
| Ushered / Showed the door | 25 |
| W.W. II's ___ Road | 22 |
| W.W. II India-Burma road | 24 |
| India-Burma road of W. W. II | 28 |
| Ushered onto the dance floor | 28 |
| Headed the recessional | 22 |
| Nobel decliner ___ Tho | 22 |
| Movable plank on a hull | 23 |
| Bloodletting practitioner | 25 |
| Hall of fame skier Kerrin | 25 |
| Two generals and an actress | 27 |
| He was shot on live TV | 22 |
| Former Chrysler C.E.O. | 22 |
| In the ___ (sheltered) | 22 |
| Talisman of Scott novel | 23 |
| Look and talk in a nasty way | 28 |
| Scrutinized salaciously | 23 |
| Stevenson's lamplighter | 27 |
| How thugs may be watched | 24 |
| Gives the wolf's eye | 24 |
| Heir of martial artist Bruce? | 29 |
| Likely landfall location | 24 |
| Downwind side of the river | 26 |
| Reason to anchor quickly | 24 |
| Potential shipwreck spot | 24 |
| Danger for ship in a storm | 26 |
| Beach to which the wind blows | 29 |
| Dangerous places for ships | 26 |
| Michele's area of study | 27 |
| Drummer Tommy's walleye? | 28 |
| English court district | 22 |
| Erstwhile manorial court | 24 |
| British manorial court | 22 |
| The Father of Microbiology | 26 |
| Jane of "Frasier" | 27 |
| Jane of Hot in Cleveland | 24 |
| Didn't quite close | 22 |
| Skipped, as in printing | 23 |
| Departed from Manama, maybe? | 28 |
| Where many doubles land | 23 |
| A bionic part of Steve Austin | 29 |
| Logical brain part, generally | 29 |
| Ring finger's place | 23 |
| Like an insincere compliment | 28 |
| Tackle box item for liberals? | 29 |
| Punch set up by a right jab | 27 |
| ___ huff (went away mad) | 24 |
| Deserted and in trouble | 23 |
| Right crosses may follow them | 29 |
| Places of passing interest? | 27 |
| More liberal than all others | 28 |
| WHERE'S THE SHOPPING? | 25 |
| Omitted, as from a list | 23 |
| Not included on a list | 22 |