| N.B.A. team starting in 1988 | 28 |
| Highly contentious situation | 28 |
| They're locked in battle | 28 |
| They may be locked in battle | 28 |
| Gets a share via pushy means | 28 |
| Equally unattractive choices | 28 |
| ___ d'oeuvre (appetizer) | 28 |
| ___ concours (not competing) | 28 |
| One with two pairs of shoes? | 28 |
| Futile quest for Richard III | 28 |
| Rural game involving ringers | 28 |
| Christian word of exultation | 28 |
| It snakes through the garden | 28 |
| It might wind up in the yard | 28 |
| It may run if it gets caught | 28 |
| Book between Daniel and Joel | 28 |
| Gomer's biblical husband | 28 |
| Washed (down), as a sidewalk | 28 |
| Rinsed, with "off" | 28 |
| "Bonanza" good guy | 28 |
| Lily plant with showy leaves | 28 |
| "Some Like It ___" | 28 |
| Word with corner and Pockets | 28 |
| "Some Like it ---" | 28 |
| Place of productive activity | 28 |
| Reason to get all gussied up | 28 |
| Hoped-for Friday night event | 28 |
| It may show up on Park Place | 28 |
| Conventioneer's quarters | 28 |
| Stopovers for major leaguers | 28 |
| Microwaveable turnover brand | 28 |
| Issue too risky to deal with | 28 |
| Desire, with "the" | 28 |
| Very uncomfortable situation | 28 |
| Precarious position to be in | 28 |
| 1991 'Top Gun' spoof | 28 |
| Post-workout washup, perhaps | 28 |
| Chinese restaurant beverages | 28 |
| Hopefully helpful track info | 28 |
| Where you get a good soaking | 28 |
| Subject of escape literature | 28 |
| Guy who was bound to escape? | 28 |
| Attorney's billing basis | 28 |
| 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., e.g. | 28 |
| "Dance of the ___" | 28 |
| "A --- divided..." | 28 |
| Home base for many a mission | 28 |
| Remain in an uncertain state | 28 |
| Act like a protective mother | 28 |
| "___ about that?!" | 28 |
| 'Greetings, pardner' | 28 |
| Gordie who played 26 seasons | 28 |
| "Battle Hymn" poet | 28 |
| React to something hilarious | 28 |
| Werewolf movie sound effects | 28 |
| "___ the weather?" | 28 |
| "Can you explain?" | 28 |
| Do-it-yourselfer's genre | 28 |
| Manual for talk show guests? | 28 |
| Boxing's Oscar de la ___ | 28 |
| According to ___ (correctly) | 28 |
| "According to ___" | 28 |
| Hall of Fame pitcher Wilhelm | 28 |
| Plato's precursor: Abbr. | 28 |
| Biblical V.I.P.'s: Abbr. | 28 |
| Initials on maps of old Eur. | 28 |
| Domain of Charlemagne: Abbr. | 28 |
| Charles V's realm: Abbr. | 28 |
| 1,000-plus-year realm: Abbr. | 28 |
| Letters at Buckingham Palace | 28 |
| Over-the-wall wallops: Abbr. | 28 |
| First periods in H.S., often | 28 |
| TV channel with infomercials | 28 |
| Former presidential monogram | 28 |
| Pres. with the Marshall Plan | 28 |
| FDR's third running mate | 28 |
| '50s experiment, briefly | 28 |
| Safari's assumed opening | 28 |
| Letters in an address window | 28 |
| ___ Guo-feng, Chinese leader | 28 |
| Grp. Alger Hiss ran afoul of | 28 |
| Gp. the Hollywood Ten defied | 28 |
| Beijing-born violinist Frank | 28 |
| O'Hare or Newark Liberty | 28 |
| Boston, with "the" | 28 |
| Pap's son, in literature | 28 |
| Kemp's old cabinet dept. | 28 |
| Photoshop adjustment setting | 28 |
| Some of Manet's concerns | 28 |
| Lewis who sang with the News | 28 |
| Like Grateful Dead following | 28 |
| A lot bigger than a breadbox | 28 |
| Poet Auden's middle name | 28 |
| Boss of the fashion industry | 28 |
| Awards for Asimov and Clarke | 28 |
| "What's that?" | 28 |
| Islamic Chinese ethnic group | 28 |
| What some do to work off poi | 28 |
| Hawaii's annual ___ Bowl | 28 |
| Dance with rhythmic drumming | 28 |