| Like the ring in an eclipse | 27 |
| Diadem or wreath | 16 |
| Type of artery | 14 |
| Of heart arteries | 17 |
| Like some arteries | 18 |
| Like places of the heart? | 25 |
| Occasion fit for a king | 23 |
| Elgar's "___ Ode" | 31 |
| They're fit for a king | 26 |
| Ornamental headpiece | 20 |
| Freelance autopsist? | 20 |
| Quincy et al. | 14 |
| Ones examining bodies of evidence? | 34 |
| Homicide officers | 17 |
| Lots at intersections declared on an M.E.'s return? | 55 |
| Wearing a small crown | 21 |
| Tiaras | 6 |
| Small crowns | 12 |
| Royal headpieces | 16 |
| Companions for kind hearts | 26 |
| "Kind Hearts and ___" | 31 |
| Certain works in the Louvre | 27 |
| "Orphée" and "Le Repos" | 46 |
| Computer program segment | 24 |
| Type of punishment | 18 |
| Two-striper | 11 |
| Sergeant's right-hand man | 29 |
| Sergeant's inferior | 23 |
| Sarge's subordinate | 23 |
| Radar's rank | 16 |
| Klinger of 'M*A*S*H,' e.g. | 34 |
| Communion cloth | 15 |
| Army fourth-grader | 18 |
| Side door, perhaps? | 19 |
| Military person who makes a solemn promise? | 43 |
| Spanking, e.g. | 14 |
| Application of the hickory stick | 32 |
| Bare midriffs, in a way | 23 |
| Job perk for few | 16 |
| Fortune 500 castoffs? | 21 |
| Yuppie's way up | 19 |
| What some climb | 15 |
| What is an alternative to a golden parachute? | 45 |
| What executives climb | 21 |
| Order of business? | 18 |
| One way to the top, in business | 31 |
| Dilbert is stuck on it | 22 |
| Company's pecking order | 27 |
| Packard of Hewlett-Packard, say? | 32 |
| Trademark, perhaps | 18 |
| Wheeler-dealer type | 19 |
| Carl Icahn or T. Boone Pickens | 30 |
| Quality something has if you can put your arms around it (and a group hug involving tributes #4, #10, and #12) | 110 |
| Dancers from an exotic island | 29 |
| Coterie in tutus | 16 |
| Army group does away with their famous song? (careful!) | 55 |
| Stiffs | 6 |
| Whodunit discoveries | 20 |
| Nonspeaking "CSI" roles | 33 |
| Four sights as "Hamlet" ends | 38 |
| 'CSI' extras | 20 |
| First-aid giver | 15 |
| Army medics | 11 |
| Country's military organization? | 36 |
| Military group's nasty habits | 33 |
| Obesity | 7 |
| Portliness | 10 |
| Petroleum center on the Gulf of Mexico | 38 |
| C in geography | 14 |
| White or Red | 12 |
| Blood cell | 10 |
| Erythrocytes | 12 |
| Proof of a crime | 16 |
| Ltr. writer | 11 |
| Irish pop group family name | 27 |
| Fixed by an ed. | 15 |
| Remedied: Abbr. | 15 |
| Pen pal: Abbr. | 14 |
| Overseas reporter: Abbr. | 24 |
| Not wrong: Abbr. | 16 |
| Not wrong (Abbr.) | 17 |
| Letter writing: Abbr. | 21 |
| Field reporter: Abbr. | 21 |
| Exchanges of letters: Abbr. | 27 |
| Certain newsman: Abbr. | 22 |
| Accurate: Abbr. | 15 |
| Wear away by abrasion | 21 |
| Where to hold your horses | 25 |
| Ranch pen | 9 |
| Ranch feature | 13 |
| Bull pen | 8 |
| Roundup terminus | 16 |
| Round up and pen | 16 |
| Rodeo locale | 12 |
| Place to break a bronco | 23 |
| Place for empty saddles | 23 |
| Pen in | 6 |
| OK for one | 11 |
| O.K. thing? | 11 |
| O.K. place? | 11 |