| Mel directed her in "Young Frankenstein" | 50 |
| Leachman who won an Oscar for "The Last Picture Show" | 63 |
| Leachman of films | 17 |
| Leachman of "Young Frankenstein" and "Beerfest" | 67 |
| Leachman of "Young Frankenstein" | 42 |
| Leachman of "The Last Picture Show" | 45 |
| Leachman of "Raising Hope" [Fox, 2010-] | 49 |
| Leachman of "Dancing with the Stars" | 46 |
| Laughable Leachman | 18 |
| Grandma Ida's portrayer on "Malcolm in the Middle" | 64 |
| "Dancing With the Stars" contestant Leachman | 54 |
| "Texasville" star who wraps about a vacation spot? | 60 |
| Laundry debut of 1913 | 21 |
| Arguably redundant name for a laundry product | 45 |
| Misuse of a whitening product? | 30 |
| Shut, in France | 15 |
| "Huit- ---" (no exit) | 31 |
| Circle of friends | 17 |
| Countries with strong economic ties, say | 40 |
| ___ hand (imminent) | 19 |
| Within one's grasp | 22 |
| Easily reached | 14 |
| In the immediate vicinity | 25 |
| ''Almost!'' | 27 |
| Words to a first runner-up | 26 |
| Title for Zeppo Marx's memoirs? | 35 |
| Phrase for a narrow miss | 24 |
| Pessimistic "almost" | 30 |
| Off-the-target phrase | 21 |
| Comment on a near-miss | 22 |
| Airline reports on seating in coach | 35 |
| A bit off, sadly | 16 |
| "You almost had it" | 29 |
| "That was a real good try" | 36 |
| "Sorry, you just missed" | 34 |
| "A winner ... almost" | 31 |
| ''You almost had it'' | 37 |
| Quite near | 10 |
| Very convenient | 15 |
| Near accidents | 14 |
| Boot camp practice | 18 |
| Very good friends | 17 |
| Shaved to the max | 17 |
| Like a buzz, say | 16 |
| Foxy Lettuce stock ___ | 22 |
| TV subtitle | 11 |
| Like broadcasts for certain viewers | 35 |
| With optional subtitles, as a TV show | 37 |
| Like broadcasts for the hearing-impaired | 40 |
| With press and public barred | 28 |
| Like most strategy meetings | 27 |
| Designating private or secret sessions | 38 |
| Its number of shares is fixed | 29 |
| Publicly traded investment company with a limited number of shares | 66 |
| Meeting of a select few | 23 |
| Narrowed the gap | 16 |
| Tightened the net | 17 |
| Prepared for a raid | 19 |
| Neared, with "on" | 27 |
| Neared (with "on") | 28 |
| Neared (with ''on'') | 36 |
| Got ready to pounce | 19 |
| Converged (on) | 14 |
| Claustrophobic | 14 |
| Got ready to trap | 17 |
| Got near to | 11 |
| Couldn't give up thinking about food? | 41 |
| Cease operations | 16 |
| They have party restrictions | 28 |
| Business that requires union membership before hiring | 53 |
| Taft-Hartley subject | 20 |
| Certain batting position | 24 |
| Locked | 6 |
| Cause of a notable 2000 Supreme Court case | 42 |
| Some sightings | 14 |
| Alien abductions, e.g. | 22 |
| Start of a story? (1977) | 24 |
| Start of a film title | 22 |
| Part of a sci-fi movie title | 28 |
| Alien sightings | 15 |
| Fanatic that's dear to you? | 31 |
| Nip and tuck contest | 20 |
| Actress overdoes it? | 20 |
| Prepare to trap | 15 |
| Get near to | 11 |
| Draw near to | 12 |
| More than a glance | 18 |
| __ held: in few hands, as stock | 31 |
| Like some corporate stock | 25 |
| 7:30 A.M. | 9 |
| ... M-U-T-E | 11 |
| Reduce a gap at the track | 25 |
| Finish the purchase of | 22 |
| Show disinterest | 16 |
| Pretend to ignore | 17 |
| Ignore deliberately | 19 |
| Deliberately ignore | 19 |
| Final sales | 11 |
| Redundant position? | 19 |
| Nearness, pleonastically | 24 |