| Prestigious instruments | 23 |
| Conservative's standby | 26 |
| Affairs, as they stand today | 28 |
| Indicators of affluence | 23 |
| Specialty of some attorneys | 27 |
| Result of bill-passing | 22 |
| Legislators' creations | 26 |
| Like many legal charges | 23 |
| Six-time all-star Rusty | 23 |
| Good friend in peace and war | 28 |
| Prevent, with "off" | 29 |
| Friar Tuck's cudgel | 23 |
| Avoid, with "off" | 27 |
| Avert, with "off" | 27 |
| Inventory at a cooperage | 24 |
| Cooper's inventory | 22 |
| Averts, with "off" | 28 |
| Otis Redding record label | 25 |
| Memphis-based record label | 26 |
| Classic R&B record label | 28 |
| Vintage R&B record label | 28 |
| Record label for Otis Redding | 29 |
| Classic Memphis soul label | 26 |
| 1960's soul record label | 28 |
| Piles of old soul records? | 26 |
| Reprieve from the governor | 26 |
| "Don't go!" | 25 |
| "Don't leave" | 27 |
| Court's postponement | 24 |
| "Don't leave!" | 28 |
| "___ tuned!" | 22 |
| A judge might issue one | 23 |
| Don't take another card | 27 |
| "Freeze, Fido!" | 25 |
| Request to a welcome guest | 26 |
| Remain in a certain state | 25 |
| Reinforcement for a collar | 26 |
| Obedience-school lesson | 23 |
| Obedience school shout (4) | 26 |
| Neither raise nor fold | 22 |
| Lisa Loeb's first hit | 25 |
| Item in a corset or a collar | 28 |
| Instruction to a shepherd | 25 |
| Instruction to a boxer | 22 |
| Dog-trainer's shout | 23 |
| Dog owner's command | 23 |
| Decide not to take a hit | 24 |
| Condemned man's hope | 24 |
| Command to a sitting dog | 24 |
| "Stick around" | 24 |
| "Sit" follower | 24 |
| "Sit!" relative | 25 |
| "Sit!" follower | 25 |
| Some modern-day parents | 23 |
| Telecommuting, these days? | 26 |
| Obey an order of protection | 27 |
| Keep one's distance | 23 |
| "Sit yourself down" | 29 |
| "Don't go yet" | 28 |
| "Nobody panic" | 24 |
| Time off spent at home | 22 |
| This is not going anywhere | 26 |
| R and R enjoyed at home | 23 |
| Yearbook-signing cliché | 26 |
| Keep up with what's new | 27 |
| Go under cover, perhaps | 23 |
| Was a good dog, perhaps | 23 |
| Was a good dog, in a way | 24 |
| Didn't hit, in blackjack | 28 |
| Resisted a job offer, say | 25 |
| Obeyed Master, in a way | 23 |
| Patronized, as a hotel | 22 |
| Didn't hit the town | 23 |
| Extended one's vacation | 27 |
| Continued, as with a job | 24 |
| Watched The Late Show | 24 |
| "Don't go out!" | 29 |
| Forgo a night on the town | 25 |
| Spend an evening at home | 24 |
| Sit-down strike, in London | 26 |
| Enjoy an evening at home | 24 |
| Don't leave the house | 25 |
| Remaining ^ lingering? | 22 |
| Governor's reprieve | 23 |
| Death row inmate's hope | 27 |
| Extend one's visit | 22 |
| Remain a little longer | 22 |
| Admit customers after hours | 27 |
| Recipe for heat-allergy | 23 |
| Ignores one's wanderlust | 28 |
| Ropes for steadying masts | 25 |
| Remains, as on the charts | 25 |
| Meets the bet, in poker | 23 |
| Is a good dog, perhaps | 22 |
| Is a good dog, in a way | 23 |
| Good news for some prisoners | 28 |
| ___ the course (perseveres) | 27 |
| Patronizes, as a motel | 22 |
| Diligently pursues or resides | 29 |
| Patronizes, as a hotel | 22 |