| "My dog ___" | 22 |
| Question by Ben Jonson | 22 |
| Far from surefire, informally | 29 |
| Air Farce's Mike from _______ | 34 |
| Showy tropical plant | 20 |
| Tropical plant with large foliage | 33 |
| The Carmine Beauty | 18 |
| Large-leafed plant | 18 |
| Flowery tropical plant | 22 |
| Flowering ornamental plant | 26 |
| Carmine Beauty | 14 |
| Pot that is not in the kitchen | 30 |
| Where Hannibal defeated the Romans: 216 B.C. | 44 |
| Punic Wars site where Hannibal was victorious | 45 |
| Punic War battle site | 21 |
| "I ___ in four notes" | 31 |
| Showy plants | 12 |
| Large perennials | 16 |
| Flowery plants | 14 |
| French walking stick used in martial arts | 41 |
| Pink-slipped compote? | 21 |
| Boogie band that played at Woodstock | 36 |
| '60s blues-rock band | 24 |
| It may be heard in a waiting room | 33 |
| Dessert course at the prison? | 29 |
| Predetermined reply to a common question | 40 |
| ...so the chef got a job as an orator, but he... | 48 |
| Solid white, e.g. | 17 |
| Bituminous coal | 15 |
| Manicotti's cousin | 22 |
| ''Little tubes'' | 32 |
| Cajun cooking staple | 20 |
| Sardine-packing plants, e.g. | 28 |
| Sardine-packing plants | 22 |
| Plants in a Row | 18 |
| Tuna factory | 12 |
| Packer's employer | 21 |
| Food-packaging factory | 22 |
| Del Monte facility | 18 |
| John Steinbeck novel | 20 |
| Steinbeck work: 1945 | 20 |
| Novel set on the Monterey coast | 31 |
| Novel featuring the madam Dora Flood | 36 |
| "Sweet Thursday" is its sequel | 40 |
| Creative type from the French Riviera? | 38 |
| Film-festival dance? | 20 |
| French Riviera choice | 21 |
| Temporary structure seen at a French film festival? | 51 |
| French translation of a Joan Rivers catchphrase? | 48 |
| Man-eating man | 14 |
| He'd love to have you over for dinner | 41 |
| Threat to Crusoe | 16 |
| Relative of a headhunter | 24 |
| One who has a guest for dinner? | 31 |
| Missionary's greeter | 24 |
| Maneater? | 9 |
| Man-eater? | 10 |
| Anthropophagite | 15 |
| '07 Static X album | 22 |
| Specialized diners | 18 |
| Ones who may get you into hot water? | 36 |
| Female black widow spiders, at times | 36 |
| "Robinson Crusoe" extras | 34 |
| Most ingenious | 14 |
| Most careful and shrewd | 23 |
| Most shrewd | 11 |
| Most sharp-witted | 17 |
| Shrewd quality | 14 |
| Preserver's activity | 24 |
| Mason jar use | 13 |
| Pink-slipping pelicans, e.g.? | 29 |
| Container for homemade pickles | 30 |
| Morton on the firing range | 27 |
| Splashing source in pools | 25 |
| 1981 Burt Reynolds movie, with "The" | 46 |
| Some dives | 10 |
| Splashy dives | 13 |
| Fetlock support | 15 |
| Attacked with certain artillery | 31 |
| Food launched at a Gallagher concert? | 37 |
| One with big arms | 17 |
| Battle assignment, once | 23 |
| Barrage from big guns | 21 |
| Loud part of the "1812 Overture" | 42 |
| Feature of Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" | 54 |
| At-risk front-line troops | 25 |
| Front-line soldiers, perhaps | 28 |
| Producers of major reports | 26 |
| Artillery pieces | 16 |
| Armada's firepower | 22 |
| The fuse? | 9 |
| Part four of the brainteaser | 28 |
| Small tubes | 11 |
| Normal ability | 14 |
| Shrewd warm-up routine that captivates the crowd? | 49 |
| Clever warm-up acts? | 20 |
| Paddling advocate | 17 |
| Paddle pusher | 13 |
| One who's up a creek? | 25 |
| One in a dugout | 15 |