| Developmental measurement based on skeletal size | 48 |
| Giant petrel or osprey | 22 |
| Joint surgery compounds | 23 |
| Nickname for more than a few pro wrestlers | 42 |
| Shop that only sells filleted meat? | 35 |
| Studied intensely | 17 |
| Took a refresher course | 23 |
| Studied in a hurry | 18 |
| Crammed for exams | 17 |
| Grease base | 11 |
| HUBBARD | 7 |
| They're used in repair of fractures | 39 |
| Prowess of an orthopedic surgeon? | 33 |
| Really, really dumb | 19 |
| Like Mother Hubbard? | 20 |
| Like a porterhouse | 18 |
| Paleontologist's rare find | 30 |
| "Back" four ways | 26 |
| Like filleted fish | 18 |
| How some chicken or fish is served | 34 |
| Fajita ingredient, often | 24 |
| Meaty dish | 10 |
| Meaty contradiction | 19 |
| Guy who digs fossils, slangily | 30 |
| Substance that may be donated | 29 |
| Tissue that produces blood cells | 32 |
| Red blood-cell source | 21 |
| THE MONTGOLFIER BROTHERS | 24 |
| Two words before "contention" | 39 |
| "Oops" elicitors | 26 |
| Obvious mistakes | 16 |
| Gaffes | 6 |
| Coming-of-age comedy gag subjects | 33 |
| Big mistakes | 12 |
| "___ Ark," comic strip | 32 |
| "Bungling for Dummies," e.g.? | 39 |
| Some exams for joint pain sufferers | 35 |
| Thoroughworts | 13 |
| Plants used in herbal medicine | 30 |
| Plants also called thoroughworts | 32 |
| Early-model bicycle, slangily | 29 |
| Sci-fi physician played by DeForest Kelley | 42 |
| Osteoporosis threatens it | 25 |
| Ocean trip with a skeleton crew? | 32 |
| Drained of all energy | 21 |
| Cemetery, informally | 20 |
| Scrap heap | 10 |
| '70s disco "Rasputin" band | 40 |
| Celebratory fire | 16 |
| Part of a Tom Wolfe title | 25 |
| Outdoor blaze | 13 |
| Open-air blaze | 14 |
| It may be lit on the Fourth | 27 |
| It may be built for warmth | 26 |
| Homecoming tradition | 20 |
| Feature of a pep rally | 22 |
| Celebration conflagration | 25 |
| Rallying points | 15 |
| Pep rally features | 18 |
| Nighttime pep-rally features | 28 |
| Homecoming traditions | 21 |
| Evening features at a camp | 26 |
| Big blazes | 10 |
| Autumn sights | 13 |
| Al fresco blazes | 16 |
| Rang, in a way | 14 |
| Rang the bell | 13 |
| Made a sound like a bell | 24 |
| Some tokes | 10 |
| Classic line from Agent 00-420? | 31 |
| "Civilization" opener: 1947 | 37 |
| It was beat by beatniks | 23 |
| Conga's neighbor, perhaps | 29 |
| Beatnik with a beat | 19 |
| Some drums | 10 |
| Certain drums | 13 |
| Beatniks beat them | 18 |
| Beatnik's drums | 19 |
| What beatniks might beat | 24 |
| Parts of samba bands | 20 |
| Ones getting hit on at salsa clubs? | 35 |
| Hand drums | 10 |
| Drum circle sets | 16 |
| Connected drums | 15 |
| Fun-loving percussionists? | 26 |
| Farewell given by a beatnik? | 28 |
| Farewell for a beatnik? | 23 |
| Cruise for drummers? | 20 |
| Beatnik's farewell? | 23 |
| Led Zeppelin drummer John | 25 |
| Late Led Zeppelin drummer John | 30 |
| John of Led Zeppelin | 20 |
| Helena ___ Carter | 17 |
| "Wait For You" '80s band | 38 |
| Painter of horses | 17 |
| "Horse Fair" name | 27 |
| Congeniality | 12 |
| Geniality | 9 |
| Good-natured friendliness | 25 |
| John Paul Jones's vessel | 28 |