| 1863 speech opener | 18 |
| "Address" starter | 27 |
| "___ and . . . ": Lincoln | 35 |
| "Dawn" | 16 |
| Unswerving | 10 |
| Forthrightly | 12 |
| Without equivocation | 20 |
| Outspoken quartet's address? | 32 |
| Firm; steady | 12 |
| Classic schoolyard activity, and theme of this puzzle | 53 |
| Pair of sevens | 14 |
| Wilson's ___ Points | 23 |
| Like many eighth graders | 24 |
| Hercule Poirot's home on Farraway Street | 44 |
| Ernie Banks's retired uniform number | 40 |
| Last quarter | 12 |
| July holiday | 12 |
| Stick shift gear | 16 |
| Quart, to a gallon | 18 |
| Indie band ___ Of July | 22 |
| Fireworks time, with "the" | 36 |
| Annual holiday, with "the" | 36 |
| __ of July | 10 |
| When independence is celebrated | 31 |
| Summer holiday | 14 |
| Seven-plus summer days | 22 |
| Like some multiple winners | 26 |
| Levi Stubbs's group, with "the" | 45 |
| 1960's-70's Motown hitmakers | 36 |
| "Standing in the Shadows of Love" singers | 51 |
| "I Can't Help Myself" singers, with "the" | 65 |
| Poultry | 7 |
| Chickens and turkeys | 20 |
| Two-footed livestock | 20 |
| Chicken or turkey, e.g. | 23 |
| Chicken or turkey | 17 |
| Brooding group | 14 |
| Drumstick source | 16 |
| Bantam, e.g. | 12 |
| Pheasant or turkey | 18 |
| It may get by on chicken feed | 29 |
| Gallinacean | 11 |
| Feathered farm friend | 21 |
| Chickens, ducks, etc. | 21 |
| Chickens and ducks | 18 |
| Two-legged livestock | 20 |
| Some meat | 9 |
| Quail and pheasants | 19 |
| Pheasant, for instance | 22 |
| Pheasant or capon, e.g. | 23 |
| Pheasant or capon | 17 |
| Partridge, e.g. | 15 |
| Partner of fish and flesh | 25 |
| Neither fish nor --- | 20 |
| Neither fish nor ___ | 20 |
| Flying game | 11 |
| Fish alternative | 16 |
| Fifth-day creation | 18 |
| Ducks, say | 10 |
| Ducks and geese | 15 |
| Ducks and chickens | 18 |
| Cocks, e.g. | 11 |
| Chicks, ducks, etc. | 19 |
| Chicks and ducks | 16 |
| Chicken outside the base line? | 30 |
| Capon | 5 |
| Biddy or capon, e.g. | 20 |
| Bantams, e.g. | 13 |
| John who wrote "The French Lieutenant's Woman" | 60 |
| English novelist John (FLEW SO anag.) | 37 |
| Author of "The French Lieutenant's Woman" | 55 |
| "The Magus" author John | 33 |
| "The Magus" author | 28 |
| "The French Lieutenant's Woman" novelist | 54 |
| "The French Lieutenant's Woman" author | 52 |
| Tepid restaurant review? | 24 |
| Babe | 4 |
| Sly one | 7 |
| Hounds' quarry | 18 |
| Hounds' prey | 16 |
| Hound's prey | 16 |
| Crafty one | 10 |
| 'The Simpsons' network | 30 |
| 'Family Guy' network | 28 |
| Reynard | 7 |
| Sly person | 10 |
| Sexy lass | 9 |
| Henhouse threat | 15 |
| Crafty person | 13 |
| Vixen, e.g. | 11 |
| Sly critter | 11 |
| Sexy babe | 9 |
| Piece of eye candy | 18 |
| Henhouse raider | 15 |
| George______ | 12 |
| CBS competitor | 14 |
| Cancer fighter Terry | 20 |
| Actor Michael J. | 16 |
| "Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?" network | 59 |
| "The Simpsons" network | 32 |