| "The Death of the Heart" novelist | 43 |
| ''The Hotel'' novelist Elizabeth | 48 |
| Picnic in the shade? | 20 |
| Group that included Huntz Hall, with "The" | 52 |
| New York area thrill? | 21 |
| Boxer Riddick's glove securers? | 35 |
| Carnivorous freshwater fish | 27 |
| Carnivorous fish also called a grindle | 38 |
| Large Arctic whale | 18 |
| _______whale | 12 |
| Former baseball commissioner | 28 |
| "I love you when you ___ your mosque..." (Kahlil Gibran) | 66 |
| Well-rounded outlook? | 21 |
| Making a grand salaam | 21 |
| Action onstage during an ovation | 32 |
| Bending arbors? | 15 |
| Showing respect, in a way | 25 |
| Option for the present | 22 |
| Double loops | 12 |
| Large alley | 11 |
| Common alley name | 17 |
| Pete Rose-style hairdos | 23 |
| Used the alley, in a way | 24 |
| Tried for a 300 game | 20 |
| Tackled tenpins | 15 |
| Strove for a perfect 300 | 24 |
| Partook at kegling | 18 |
| Heard pins drop? | 16 |
| Finished some frames | 20 |
| Played tenpins in officers' uniforms? | 41 |
| Thing that "bandy" describes | 38 |
| Crooked limb | 12 |
| Stereotypical cowboy feature | 28 |
| Top mailing method? | 19 |
| Antithesis of a hat? | 20 |
| Hats that are soft and angular? | 31 |
| Strike makers | 13 |
| Sparing people? | 15 |
| Gentlemen's hats | 20 |
| Derby hats | 10 |
| Pergolas declared on a cricket player's return? | 51 |
| U.S. statesman | 14 |
| Statesman from Connecticut | 26 |
| Camilla Parker ___ ( now the Princess of Wales) | 47 |
| "Cabaret" character Sally | 35 |
| Gridiron event | 14 |
| Postseason event | 16 |
| New Year's Day event | 24 |
| January sports viewing | 22 |
| College gridiron event | 22 |
| College football competition | 28 |
| New Year's topper | 21 |
| Postseason football competitions | 32 |
| January 1st contests | 20 |
| Football season climaxes | 24 |
| Football headgear that looks as if it's made of ribbon? | 59 |
| Tenpins need | 12 |
| It might end up in the gutter | 29 |
| It may end up in the gutter | 27 |
| Author Graham throwing balls for strikes? | 41 |
| Tenpins' path | 17 |
| Place for drilled balls | 23 |
| EY | 2 |
| Dennis of the P.B.A. | 20 |
| Displeasure over a split? | 25 |
| Half of a pair rented at an alley | 33 |
| Lanes between mountains? | 24 |
| Keglers' glen? | 18 |
| Anagrammy-winning song about Chicago's favorite outdoor sport? | 66 |
| Life, now and then | 18 |
| Food for an optimists' get-together? | 40 |
| Feast for Fido | 14 |
| Salad go-with, often | 20 |
| Awe an individual | 17 |
| Devotee of a certain weapon? | 28 |
| Amaze someone who collects archery equipment? | 45 |
| NCAA college football expert picks | 34 |
| Pipe parts | 10 |
| Soup servings | 13 |
| Plays ninepins | 14 |
| Tries to strike, perhaps | 24 |
| Some New Year's Day TV fare | 31 |
| Some championship games | 23 |
| Seeks a strike | 14 |
| Rose, Cotton, etc. | 18 |
| Rose and Orange | 15 |
| Plays tenpins | 13 |
| Plays in an alley | 17 |
| Plays in alleys, maybe | 22 |
| Picks up spares | 15 |
| Orange and Peach | 16 |
| New Year's games | 20 |
| January 1 events | 16 |
| Jan. 1 game sites | 17 |
| Important college football games | 32 |
| Gets the ball rolling? | 22 |
| Chili containers | 16 |
| Big New Year's Day events | 29 |
| Overwhelms with surprise | 24 |
| Archer | 6 |