| Famed instrument, for short | 27 |
| Cremona creation, for short | 27 |
| Fence-sitter's position | 27 |
| Be noncommittal on an issue | 27 |
| Valuable violins, for short | 27 |
| Precious violins, for short | 27 |
| Aircraft machine-gun attack | 27 |
| Running back's maneuver | 27 |
| What Abbott was to Costello | 27 |
| One who tells it like it is | 27 |
| Participate in a tug of war | 27 |
| Infant's dessert, maybe | 27 |
| "Dire" situations | 27 |
| NFL Hall of Fame coach Hank | 27 |
| Houston Open winner in 1980 | 27 |
| "___ in Paradise" | 27 |
| Secure, with "in" | 27 |
| Fanny pack's attachment | 27 |
| Amusement park ride feature | 27 |
| Subway rider without a seat | 27 |
| Secure, as with a seat belt | 27 |
| Man with no fastening band? | 27 |
| Like scuba tanks, typically | 27 |
| Ready for the ride to begin | 27 |
| German for 'street' | 27 |
| Famous Fender model (Abbr.) | 27 |
| Layers, as in geology class | 27 |
| Game with scouts and miners | 27 |
| "Salome" composer | 27 |
| Soda sipper's accessory | 27 |
| Turkey's place, in song | 27 |
| Sometimes it's the last | 27 |
| Scarecrow's composition | 27 |
| Building material for a pig | 27 |
| NL Rookie of the Year, 1983 | 27 |
| They're sometimes drawn | 27 |
| Word with winning or losing | 27 |
| Barely risk being arrested? | 27 |
| Goes quickly after takeoff? | 27 |
| Like some dirty windshields | 27 |
| Like poorly cleaned windows | 27 |
| Like poorly cleaned glasses | 27 |
| Tim Reynolds acoustic piece | 27 |
| Send continuously, as video | 27 |
| Play, as some online videos | 27 |
| Ship that's up a creek? | 27 |
| Sophie's Choice star | 27 |
| "Adaptation" star | 27 |
| Word before fair or fighter | 27 |
| Doors: "Love ___" | 27 |
| Source of much bell-ringing | 27 |
| Gripper used only on roads? | 27 |
| Acceptance in the 'hood | 27 |
| Acceptance as cool, to some | 27 |
| Cause of an artery blockage | 27 |
| Fiction's Main and Back | 27 |
| Best Actress winner of 1968 | 27 |
| Throat bacterium, for short | 27 |
| Throat infection, for short | 27 |
| Adjective for a sore throat | 27 |
| Possible cause of hair loss | 27 |
| Ready for aromatherapy, say | 27 |
| Stimulus that causes strain | 27 |
| Stand on an airplane, maybe | 27 |
| Overlapping part of a fugue | 27 |
| Stripe of contrasting color | 27 |
| "__ speaking ..." | 27 |
| Water ___ (long-legged bug) | 27 |
| Stormy petrel's delight | 27 |
| Ump's call, in baseball | 27 |
| Its symbol is "X" | 27 |
| Some labor union ultimatums | 27 |
| Casey's box-score entry | 27 |
| Handles things evenhandedly | 27 |
| Shows accuracy at the piano | 27 |
| Initiate, as a conversation | 27 |
| Eensy-weensy beach garments | 27 |
| Word after comic or landing | 27 |
| Take off or take it all off | 27 |
| Remove, as paint from walls | 27 |
| Prepare for a physical exam | 27 |
| Perform at a club, in a way | 27 |
| Get out of the habit, maybe | 27 |
| Don one's birthday suit | 27 |
| Phase of marking a highway? | 27 |
| Bachelor party destinations | 27 |
| Neighborhood shopping spots | 27 |
| Eco-unfriendly coal sources | 27 |
| Show in which much is shown | 27 |
| Giving it 110%, so to speak | 27 |
| Houston baseballer, briefly | 27 |
| It won't go on for long | 27 |
| Russian diplomat'sbeef | 27 |
| Old brewery name in Detroit | 27 |
| Detroit beer baron Bernhard | 27 |
| ___ Brewery Co., of Detroit | 27 |
| Tom Watson's arithmetic | 27 |
| Thurmond of senatorial fame | 27 |
| S.C.'s Senator Thurmond | 27 |
| Longtime colleague of Orrin | 27 |