| Delmarva's bay | 18 |
| City near Virginia Beach | 24 |
| Baltimore's bay | 19 |
| Wonderland cat | 14 |
| Lewis Carroll's birthplace | 30 |
| County near Liverpool | 21 |
| Cat seen by Alice | 17 |
| Cat or cheese | 13 |
| Breed of white swine | 20 |
| Aerosmith "Rock And A Hard Place (___ Cat)" | 53 |
| English marsh plant? | 20 |
| Grinning fly? | 13 |
| Wonderland cat et al. | 21 |
| Admiral longing for a pet sea bird? | 35 |
| British explorer | 16 |
| "___ zeffiretto" ("The Marriage of Figaro" duet) | 68 |
| Atlantic bay | 12 |
| It supports 32 "men" | 30 |
| Game surface for Kasparov | 25 |
| Hybrid sport with seemingly incompatible components | 51 |
| Hybrid sport that alternatingly takes place in a ring and on a board | 68 |
| Middle of a quip from a frustrated user? | 40 |
| One with all the right moves? | 29 |
| Its two halves can't run simultaneously | 43 |
| Where you might get a promotion | 31 |
| Plot element of "Casablanca" | 38 |
| Metaphor for diplomacy | 22 |
| Kings' milieu | 17 |
| Competition with kings and queens | 33 |
| A RR's feline mascot | 24 |
| Deep Blue vs. Kasparov, e.g. | 28 |
| Competition with kings and rooks | 32 |
| Bishops | 7 |
| Kings, queens, knights, e.g. | 28 |
| Hidden items in this puzzle | 27 |
| Certain board pieces | 20 |
| Fischer and Spassky | 19 |
| Diversion involving board decisions | 35 |
| Classic blues label of the '50s and '60s | 48 |
| Knights' group | 18 |
| It features kings and queens | 28 |
| 32 pieces + board | 17 |
| You need this to get a mate? | 28 |
| Where to find four knights | 26 |
| Place for bishops and pawns | 27 |
| One place to find kings and queens | 34 |
| Knights' spot? | 18 |
| It has two queens | 17 |
| It has four knights | 19 |
| It has 32 men | 13 |
| Holder of a pair of queens | 26 |
| Board game purchase | 19 |
| Board and 32 pieces | 19 |
| 32 pieces and a board | 21 |
| They have bishops | 17 |
| Queens' locales | 19 |
| Gear for Bobby Fischer | 22 |
| Board games with kings and pawns | 32 |
| School board users | 18 |
| Site of many checks | 19 |
| Setting for many clocks | 23 |
| Quest for the most mates | 24 |
| Mating ritual? | 14 |
| Board meeting? | 14 |
| Spassky's loss to Fischer? | 30 |
| Source of many coughs | 21 |
| Causes of rough coughing | 24 |
| Like some floodwaters | 21 |
| Result of the old sawing a lady in half routine? | 48 |
| The 21st president's pet dog? | 33 |
| President out of Pa.? | 21 |
| His nickname was "Dude President" | 43 |
| First Family: 1881–85 | 28 |
| Union of 1859 | 13 |
| Civil War veteran who served as a U.S. president | 48 |
| ___ Burnett, bluesman better known as Howlin' Wolf | 54 |
| Pertaining to P. D. Stanhope | 28 |
| Lester bats while ... | 21 |
| Bowles and Arthur | 17 |
| Chief of U.S. Naval Operations: 1945–47 | 46 |
| Old joke | 8 |
| Roasted item | 12 |
| Wheezy story | 12 |
| Joke you've heard many times before | 39 |
| Joke that everyone's heard | 30 |
| Color akin to mahogany | 22 |
| ''__ roasting on an open fire'' | 47 |
| Golden-brown or reddish-brown horses | 36 |
| "___ roasting on an open fire" | 40 |
| Three "water" enders | 30 |
| Cashbox guardian | 16 |
| Item examined by a cardiologist | 31 |
| Medical diagnostic tool | 23 |
| Well-endowed, so to speak | 25 |
| Well-developed, in a way | 24 |
| Opposite of flat | 16 |
| Arrogant; conceited | 19 |
| Lake in Me. | 11 |
| Calm, in Calabria | 17 |
| Huntley and others | 18 |