| First half of an inning | 23 |
| Word with seed or banana | 24 |
| Tell a better joke than | 23 |
| It's taken out for a spin | 29 |
| Gyroscope's cousin | 22 |
| Word with brass or banana | 25 |
| Word before dog or dollar | 25 |
| Word after flip or tip | 22 |
| Where all stars want to be | 26 |
| Take this out for a spin | 24 |
| Beginning, to a conductor | 25 |
| "You," to C. Porter | 29 |
| ___ of the Mark, in S.F. | 24 |
| ___ banana (burlesque bigwig) | 29 |
| ___ bet (take on the field) | 27 |
| Not up ___ (below standard) | 27 |
| Birthstone for most Scorpios | 28 |
| Birthstone for many Scorpios | 28 |
| 1969 Hitchcock spy thriller | 27 |
| Uris novel or Hitchcock film | 28 |
| Hitchcock film of '69 | 25 |
| Hitchcock espionage film | 24 |
| Gem of a Hitchcock film? | 24 |
| Birthstone before turquoise | 27 |
| 1969 Hitchcock thriller | 23 |
| Many Scorpios wear them | 23 |
| Leading vaudeville star | 23 |
| Choice fruit for Silvers? | 25 |
| Fountain treats for bigwigs? | 28 |
| First in the film credits | 25 |
| Star's marquee position | 27 |
| First place on a marquee | 24 |
| Diva's requirement | 22 |
| Best-looking rear ends? | 23 |
| Some Pentagon personnel | 23 |
| Highest-ranking personnel | 25 |
| Sheaf nearest the ceiling | 25 |
| Officer Dibble's nemesis | 28 |
| '60s cartoon feline | 23 |
| The best apple drinks? | 22 |
| Last part of a paint job | 24 |
| Terrific layer of paint? | 24 |
| Spring and fall garments | 24 |
| Head honcho at a kennel? | 24 |
| One of the highest authority | 28 |
| Those with ultimate authority | 29 |
| The most you can command | 24 |
| Maximum amount being paid | 25 |
| Starting at the highest level | 29 |
| Certain investment approach | 27 |
| Lift one's spirits? | 23 |
| Toss back more than a few | 25 |
| Toss more than a few back | 25 |
| Raise one's spirits? | 24 |
| Drink without moderation | 24 |
| Bend an elbow too often | 23 |
| "Hit the sauce" | 25 |
| Soldier's toast, perhaps | 28 |
| Lifted one's spirits? | 25 |
| Drank until stinking drunk | 26 |
| Failed to pass the bar | 22 |
| Lightweight helmet, in India | 28 |
| Sunflower State capital | 23 |
| Seat of Shawnee County | 22 |
| City on the Kansas River | 24 |
| Home of some Jayhawkers | 23 |
| Capital on Interstate 70 | 24 |
| Capital north of Tulsa | 22 |
| Between Atchison and Santa Fe | 29 |
| He fails to pass the bar | 24 |
| Pot-valiant one, possibly | 25 |
| He couldn't pass the bar | 28 |
| Companion of John Barleycorn | 28 |
| Overindulges, in a way | 22 |
| Overdoes the whiskey drinks | 27 |
| Lifts one's spirits? | 24 |
| Communes with the spirits? | 26 |
| Ivy League university? | 22 |
| Highest-grossing film of 1986 | 29 |
| Cruise film of '86 | 22 |
| 1986 Tom Cruise blockbuster | 27 |
| Astaire/Rogers musical | 22 |
| Fred Astaire signature item | 27 |
| 1935 Rogers-Astaire classic | 27 |
| Signature wear for Astaire | 26 |
| Passé opera house garb | 25 |
| Items for heads with tails? | 27 |
| Headpiece worn with tails | 25 |
| Crowning touch for Uncle Sam | 28 |
| Cane accompanier, maybe | 23 |
| Attire accompanying a cane | 26 |
| Astaire-Rogers film: 1935 | 25 |
| Astaire musical of 1935 | 23 |
| 1935 Fred Astaire film | 22 |
| 1935 Astaire/Rogers musical | 27 |
| 1935 Astaire-Rogers musical | 27 |
| They may be worn with tails | 27 |
| They may be seen with tails | 27 |
| Many magicians wear them | 24 |
| Hellish place of punishment | 27 |