| Beauty leader | 13 |
| Beauty antecedent? | 18 |
| Be unlike Peter Pan | 19 |
| Basis of some ticket discounts | 30 |
| Basis of some divisions | 23 |
| Basis of illegal discrimination | 31 |
| Basis for some discrimination | 29 |
| Baby boomer's bane | 22 |
| AVERAGE ONE IN RUSSIA IS 200, COME LIVE HERE IT IS FINE | 55 |
| Auden's "The ____ of Anxiety" | 43 |
| Auden's "The ___ of Anxiety" | 42 |
| Auden's "The __ of Anxiety" | 41 |
| Auden's ''The _____ of Anxiety'' | 52 |
| Auden's ''The ___ of Anxiety'' | 50 |
| Atomic or Space | 15 |
| Aquarius, e.g. | 14 |
| Application item | 16 |
| Application form question | 25 |
| Application form datum | 22 |
| Application factor | 18 |
| Application blank info | 22 |
| Antique, say | 12 |
| Antique dealer's estimate | 29 |
| Allow to mature | 15 |
| Actuarial stat | 14 |
| Acquire lines maybe | 20 |
| Acquire a patina, say | 21 |
| AARP membership concern | 23 |
| A partner of day | 16 |
| A dog's ___ (long time) | 27 |
| 86 is a high one | 16 |
| 65, say, for retirement | 23 |
| 39, perpetually, to Jack Benny | 30 |
| 39, for yours truly | 19 |
| 35, as a minimum to be U.S. president | 37 |
| 35 is the minimum one to be U.S. president | 42 |
| 34 for Ruth, in 1929 | 20 |
| 21, for one | 11 |
| 21, for many new drinkers | 25 |
| 10, for Bart Simpson | 20 |
| "The Ice ___," book by Margaret Drabble | 49 |
| "The Gilded ___," 1873 novel | 38 |
| "The Awkward ___": H. James | 37 |
| "The _____ of Innocence" | 34 |
| "The ___ of Reason": Paine | 36 |
| "The ___ of Reason" (Paine) | 37 |
| "Act your _____!" | 27 |
| "... of the ___ of Aquarius" | 38 |
| "... of the ___ of Aquarius ..." | 42 |
| "___ of Reason" | 25 |
| "___ of Aquarius" | 27 |
| "___ is an issue of mind over matter.If you don't mind, it doesn't matter." (Mark Twain) | 106 |
| "__ before beauty" | 28 |
| ''Iron'' or ''Stone'' follower | 62 |
| ''___ before beauty'' | 37 |
| __-appropriate | 14 |
| ___-specific | 12 |
| ___-old | 7 |
| ____ of reason | 14 |
| ___ progression | 15 |
| ___ of discretion | 17 |
| __ limit | 8 |
| Mark Twain's "The Gilded ___ Tale of Today" | 57 |
| "You first," facetiously | 34 |
| Saying in deference to an oldster | 33 |
| Quip at an entrance | 19 |
| Phrase of politesse | 19 |
| What peers typically have in common | 35 |
| Ancient | 7 |
| Antiquated | 10 |
| On in years | 11 |
| Long in the tooth | 17 |
| Over the hill | 13 |
| Elderly | 7 |
| Senior | 6 |
| Ripened | 7 |
| Hoary | 5 |
| Old | 3 |
| Like fine wine | 14 |
| Venerable | 9 |
| Like some wines | 15 |
| Vintage | 7 |
| Worn | 4 |
| Getting on in years | 19 |
| Getting on | 10 |
| Mellowed | 8 |
| Like some cheese | 16 |
| Like some cheeses | 17 |
| Got on | 6 |
| Seasoned | 8 |
| Like Methuselah | 15 |
| Like some cheddar | 17 |
| Teen-___ | 8 |
| Superannuated | 13 |
| Full-blown | 10 |
| Advanced in years | 17 |
| Like geriatric patients | 23 |
| Like fine wines | 15 |
| Like a good steak | 17 |
| Got on in years | 15 |