| At the peak of maturity, as an apple | 36 |
| At the peak of development | 26 |
| At the highest development | 26 |
| At maximal maturity | 19 |
| Go at hard | 10 |
| Dweller along Lake Volta | 24 |
| Criticize without mercy | 23 |
| "Believe it or Not" man | 33 |
| Collector of bizarre facts | 26 |
| "Alien" heroine | 25 |
| You could believe him, or not | 29 |
| Robert ___ ... believe him, or not! | 35 |
| "Believe It Or Not" name | 34 |
| "Believe It or Not" guy | 33 |
| "Believe It or Not!" byline | 37 |
| 'Believe It or Not!' man | 32 |
| Wisconsin college | 17 |
| Wisconsin college town | 22 |
| Wisconsin college or its city | 29 |
| Wis. college | 12 |
| Wisconsin town | 14 |
| Wisconsin college where Harrison Ford studied | 45 |
| Wisconsin town where the Republican Party was born | 50 |
| Wisconsin college town and its college | 38 |
| Wisconsin college or town | 25 |
| Wisconsin college or its town | 29 |
| Wisconsin city billed as the "Birthplace of the Republican Party" | 75 |
| Wisconsin birthplace of this puzzle's party | 47 |
| Republican Party birthplace | 27 |
| Really tease | 12 |
| Really ride | 11 |
| Harass and insult, slangily | 27 |
| G.O.P. birthplace | 17 |
| College or city in Wisconsin | 28 |
| City in Wis. | 12 |
| City and college in Wis. | 24 |
| Unwrap in a hurry | 17 |
| Unwrap impatiently | 18 |
| Unwrap eagerly | 14 |
| Unwrap indelicately | 19 |
| Unwrap aggressively | 19 |
| Tear into, as packaging | 23 |
| Quickly undo | 12 |
| Make no effort to save the wrapping from | 40 |
| Attack impatiently | 18 |
| Witty retort | 12 |
| Sharp retort | 12 |
| Counterstroke | 13 |
| Sharp response | 14 |
| Zippy comeback | 14 |
| Zinger, maybe | 13 |
| Verbal comeback | 15 |
| Thrust after parrying | 21 |
| Swift, sharp answer | 19 |
| Swift retort | 12 |
| Snappy reply | 12 |
| Retort quickly | 14 |
| Retaliatory maneuver | 20 |
| Quick thrust after parrying a lunge | 36 |
| Quick retort | 12 |
| Parry follower | 14 |
| Insult follower, perhaps | 24 |
| Dorothy Parker delivery | 23 |
| Countermove | 11 |
| Clever return | 13 |
| Certain zinger | 14 |
| Extract forcibly | 16 |
| Remove, as a page | 17 |
| Extract forcibly, as a magazine page | 36 |
| Undo, as stitches | 17 |
| Remove, as pages | 16 |
| Remove, as carpet | 17 |
| Remove, as a page from a magazine | 33 |
| Remove by force | 15 |
| Extricate with abandon | 22 |
| Detach, as a book page | 22 |
| Rushed headlong | 15 |
| Rived | 5 |
| In need of mending | 18 |
| Stole, with "off" | 27 |
| Ready for the rag pile, maybe | 29 |
| Muscular, in slang | 18 |
| Muscular-looking, in slang | 26 |
| Undulated | 9 |
| Made waves | 10 |
| Showed off, as biceps | 21 |
| Made wavelets | 13 |
| Waves | 5 |
| Small waves | 11 |
| Mini waves | 10 |
| Little waves | 12 |
| Stone foundation | 16 |
| Foundation of broken stones | 27 |
| Crushed rock used in foundations | 32 |
| Wall of stones | 14 |
| Stone wall | 10 |
| Shoreline protection | 20 |
| Rocks and stones used in a foundation | 37 |
| Rock used to slow erosion | 25 |
| Loose stone used for foundations | 32 |