| Magician's magic word | 25 |
| Magical incantation | 19 |
| Magical formula | 15 |
| It may precede a disappearance | 30 |
| Incantation #2 | 14 |
| Cry of magic | 12 |
| Cry before a disappearance, to a poet | 37 |
| Cry before a disappearance | 26 |
| "Prepare to be amazed!" | 33 |
| "Mexican Hayride" tune | 32 |
| Pair pulling for each other | 27 |
| N.J. Signer | 11 |
| Sandpaper, for one | 18 |
| Wore down by friction | 21 |
| Chafed | 6 |
| Emery boards, e.g. | 18 |
| Emery board's purpose | 25 |
| Wearing down by scraping | 24 |
| Emery's purpose | 19 |
| Biblical father and son | 23 |
| Well-known couple | 17 |
| Happy ex-Mayor of New York? | 27 |
| Lincolnian fast food | 20 |
| CORNHUSKER PRESIDENT | 20 |
| " . . . Before ___, I am": John 8:58 | 46 |
| Man with a camera, 1963 | 23 |
| "If I Only Had ___" | 29 |
| Section of this | 15 |
| "___ feathers . . . ": Pope | 37 |
| "Star Trek" director J.J. | 35 |
| Westmoreland successor in '68 | 33 |
| Vietnam-era general Creighton | 29 |
| Vietnam War Gen. Creighton | 26 |
| Vietnam era general Creighton ___ | 33 |
| J. J. ___, co-creator of "Lost" and director of 2009's "Star Trek" | 90 |
| General Creighton ___ | 21 |
| Gen. Creighton ___ | 18 |
| "The ___ Report" (former MSNBC show) | 46 |
| "Fringe" co-creator J.J. | 34 |
| Atlantic Records co-founder Herb | 32 |
| Canyon mouths | 13 |
| Narrow passes in the Southwest | 30 |
| ___ ouverts (with open arms) | 28 |
| Rubbing | 7 |
| Souvenir from a bad trip? | 25 |
| Result of scraping by? | 22 |
| "One pair," said Tom ___ | 34 |
| They create a lot of friction | 29 |
| Pumice, etc. | 12 |
| Emery and pumice | 16 |
| A: No strings attached. Q: How do you describe ___? | 51 |
| Ancient amulet inscription | 26 |
| Releases pent-up emotions, in psychoanalysis | 44 |
| ___ of fresh air | 16 |
| [See circled letters] | 21 |
| Something easy as pie | 21 |
| Cold sore-fighting brand in a tiny tube | 39 |
| Take ___ (accept hush money) | 28 |
| Thick as ___ | 12 |
| " . . . but never ___" | 32 |
| Shorten into one volume, maybe | 30 |
| Shorten (a book) | 16 |
| Edit substantially | 18 |
| Reduce, as a text | 17 |
| Reduce in volume? | 17 |
| Adapt for audio format, perhaps | 31 |
| Reference book, aptly | 21 |
| Shortener | 9 |
| Workers on a digest | 19 |
| Film about an overly equitable span? | 36 |
| Get carried away with the blue pencil? | 38 |
| Cornelius Ryan book, or excessively condense? | 45 |
| Shortened version of a written work | 35 |
| 1977 W.W. II film ["Get lost!] | 35 |
| Love: Shakespeare | 17 |
| Primavera month | 15 |
| Spring time in Spain | 20 |
| Month numero cuatro | 19 |
| Month between marzo and mayo | 28 |
| Month after marzo, in Mexico | 28 |
| Month after marzo | 17 |
| Mayo preceder | 13 |
| ''Mayo'' preceder | 33 |
| Nearly overflowing | 18 |
| Full to the top | 15 |
| Filled to the very top | 22 |
| Filled to overflowing | 21 |
| Shelters, in Savoie | 19 |
| Hillside dugouts | 16 |
| French shelters | 15 |
| Dugout shelters | 15 |
| Air-raid shelters | 17 |
| Like some porcupines | 20 |
| REDCOAT | 7 |
| Repeal | 6 |
| Formally abolish | 16 |
| Annul; repeal | 13 |
| Revoked | 7 |
| Rodeo yarn? | 11 |
| 1993 Robert De Niro film | 24 |