| Christmas setups | 16 |
| Christmas purchases | 19 |
| Balsams | 7 |
| A lot of a Maine forest | 23 |
| More of verse | 13 |
| Unprecedented | 13 |
| Historic event | 14 |
| At the head of the line | 23 |
| Top prize | 9 |
| Gold medalist's place | 25 |
| Base place | 10 |
| Low grade? | 10 |
| Leading the league | 18 |
| Initial | 7 |
| Ahead of the pack | 17 |
| End of the response | 19 |
| Blue-ribbon position | 20 |
| Winner's position | 21 |
| Who's there, in a bit | 25 |
| Leader's position | 21 |
| Gold-medal position | 19 |
| Winning position | 16 |
| Successful finish | 17 |
| Safety ___ | 10 |
| Of historical importance | 24 |
| Leading the way | 15 |
| Foremost's partner | 22 |
| Foremost partner | 16 |
| Blue-ribbon place | 17 |
| Before the rest | 15 |
| Ahead of the rest | 17 |
| "Who's on ___?" | 29 |
| "To begin with ..." | 29 |
| "For starters ..." | 28 |
| "Before anything else ..." | 36 |
| "Before anything else . . ." | 38 |
| Word on a bank | 14 |
| Word before come and serve | 26 |
| Word before and after "things" | 40 |
| Winner's spot | 17 |
| Who's station | 17 |
| Who's position, in a famous sketch | 38 |
| Who's on it | 15 |
| Who's base | 14 |
| What Lou Gehrig played | 22 |
| Taking precedence | 17 |
| Start of many instructions | 26 |
| Shift position? | 15 |
| Preceding all others | 20 |
| Position Gehrig played | 22 |
| Place to walk to | 16 |
| Morrell's "Rambo: ___ Blood . . . " | 49 |
| Mark McGwire's position | 27 |
| Kind of aid | 11 |
| Gold medalist's position | 28 |
| Gehrig's position | 21 |
| Due date for many bills | 23 |
| Certain base | 12 |
| Cardinals' place in 1982 | 28 |
| Blue-ribbon spot | 16 |
| Blue-ribbon classification | 26 |
| Billing date | 12 |
| Before the others | 17 |
| Before all others | 17 |
| Base Gehrig covered | 19 |
| At the forefront | 16 |
| April Fools' Day e.g. | 26 |
| "The ___ Noel" | 24 |
| "Safety ___" | 22 |
| "On the ___ day of Christmas . . . " | 46 |
| "___ in war, . . . " | 30 |
| ''Before anything else ...'' | 44 |
| It may be kept in a trunk | 25 |
| It may be tucked in a trunk | 27 |
| Emergency item | 14 |
| Emergency supplies | 18 |
| Camper's emergency gear | 27 |
| Normandy invasion force | 23 |
| Heir to a throne, typically | 27 |
| Eldest | 6 |
| Cause for joy | 13 |
| United offering | 15 |
| The teacher is __ | 17 |
| Pricey plane section | 20 |
| Preferential plane seating | 26 |
| Flier's upgrade | 19 |
| Fantabulous, as a hotel | 23 |
| Expensive airplane section | 26 |
| Alternative to coach | 20 |
| What oversleepers might miss? | 29 |
| Advantageous opportunity | 24 |
| Wedding-party tradition | 23 |
| Start of a gridiron possession | 30 |
| Gridiron situation | 18 |
| "We took heavy losses initially; a dwarf was the..." | 62 |
| "The football fan is fingering the buttons on the remote ... he pushes the ___ and the game is on!" | 109 |
| Bibliophile's purchase | 26 |
| Highly collectible book | 23 |
| Bibliophile's prize | 23 |
| Book collector's prize | 26 |