| Stephen King novel of 1983 | 26 |
| Children's zoo patron | 25 |
| Person stroking a cat, e.g. | 27 |
| PAINTER FROM MÃLAGA | 22 |
| Frilly undergarment, briefly | 28 |
| Frilly underskirt of yore | 25 |
| Tops in insignificance | 22 |
| Small in the biggest way? | 25 |
| Whistle blower, perhaps | 23 |
| Money won by racer Richard? | 27 |
| Fund for odds and ends | 22 |
| Irritants for the boss | 22 |
| They're less than grand | 27 |
| Small-time thief's crime | 28 |
| Small change from big dough? | 28 |
| Nitpicking kid minder? | 22 |
| Movie about a nagging female? | 29 |
| ... a small-minded lady? | 24 |
| Singer and part-time reporter | 29 |
| Spoiled brat's display | 26 |
| Porky Pig's girlfriend | 26 |
| Porky's girlfriend | 22 |
| Porky's porcine sweetie | 27 |
| Porky Pig's sweetheart | 26 |
| Flowery proposal in old song | 28 |
| Some of the nightshades | 23 |
| ___ chose: triflingmatter | 27 |
| Early French automaker | 22 |
| Columbo's jalopy, for one | 29 |
| François's fear | 22 |
| ___-être (perhaps): Fr. | 26 |
| Plover named for its call | 25 |
| He makes metal tableware | 24 |
| Artisan who works with metal | 28 |
| Colonial cabinet display? | 25 |
| 1960s game-show regular | 23 |
| Cacti used for hallucinogens | 28 |
| Four-time MVP quarterback | 25 |
| Palatinate, to a Berliner | 25 |
| Chinese restaurant chain | 24 |
| China Bistro corporation name | 29 |
| World Champion second Scott | 27 |
| Misenheimer, N. C., campus | 26 |
| How boxers are compared | 23 |
| Prairie farmer's acronym | 28 |
| Federal farm aid org. | 22 |
| Addresses, as a problem | 23 |
| Clinton group in the 1970s | 26 |
| S. Snead or G. Sarazan, e.g. | 28 |
| Difficult and unpleasant | 24 |
| The Steel City, for short | 25 |
| "E.T.," e.g. | 22 |
| Central Park scavenger | 22 |
| Family film designation | 23 |
| "Gravity" rating | 26 |
| Rating of "Avatar" | 28 |
| Rating for the risqué | 24 |
| PC key used in navigation | 25 |
| PC key near "home" | 28 |
| Creator of Bertie Wooster | 25 |
| Govt. home-building org. | 24 |
| Org. concerned with dwellings | 29 |
| Govt. homebuilding agency | 25 |
| Star in the Big Dipper: Var. | 28 |
| Star in the Big Dipper | 22 |
| Carriages with large wheels | 27 |
| Wig of the old Greek army | 25 |
| Rapid-fire U.S. Navy gun | 24 |
| Supersonic fighter plane | 24 |
| Words in a George Lucas title | 29 |
| Hard thing to diagnose | 22 |
| Rejuvenated boatman of myth | 27 |
| Passover story villain | 22 |
| Nefertiti's husband | 23 |
| Admirer of Joseph, in Genesis | 29 |
| "Aida" figure | 23 |
| Ancient Egyptian rulers | 23 |
| Sect opposed to the Sadducees | 29 |
| Scholarly sect of yore | 22 |
| Thoroughbred film of 1983 | 25 |
| ___D. (druggist's degree) | 29 |
| ___ fig (sycamore of Egypt) | 27 |
| Ptolemy's bright idea | 25 |
| One of the Seven Wonders | 24 |
| Ended gradually with out | 25 |
| ___ out (ended gradually) | 25 |
| ___ out (discontinued) | 22 |
| Incorporated gradually | 22 |
| Didn't start all at once | 28 |
| Start of a master plan | 22 |
| Start of a clinical trial | 25 |
| First stage of a study | 22 |
| Beginning stage of a study | 26 |
| Project's start-up period | 29 |
| Multistep process starter | 25 |
| Discontinue bit by bit | 22 |
| Bring to an end gradually | 25 |
| Establishing by degrees | 23 |
| Gradually discontinuing | 23 |
| Degs. for would-be Kants | 24 |