| Letter of regret to a G.I. | 26 |
| Letter bomb? | 12 |
| Foreboding salutation | 21 |
| Certain kind of letter | 22 |
| Beginning of the end of a relationship? | 39 |
| Letter announcing a switch to Toro? | 35 |
| They're used in dumping | 27 |
| Kiss-offs | 9 |
| Jilting notes | 13 |
| Goodbyes to G.I.'s | 22 |
| Harry E. Fosdick's "___ Brown" | 44 |
| Lovable quality | 15 |
| Deep affection | 14 |
| Salutation to a first-time father? | 34 |
| "___ Pal of Mine" | 27 |
| Confidant, e.g. | 15 |
| Close friend, e.g. | 18 |
| Start of a columnist's reply | 32 |
| Lead-in to some written advice | 30 |
| Column reply opener | 19 |
| Column greeting | 15 |
| Author's address? | 21 |
| Opening of a letter to a Baltic capital | 39 |
| Wish list opener | 16 |
| Yuletide salutation | 19 |
| Words on a note with cookies left by the chimney, perhaps | 57 |
| Words followed by a wish list | 29 |
| Wish-list opener | 16 |
| Start of an annual request | 26 |
| Start of a seasonal letter | 26 |
| Start of a letter of request | 28 |
| Start of a Christmas letter | 27 |
| Seasonal wish list salutation | 29 |
| Seasonal salutation | 19 |
| Polar heading? | 14 |
| Opening in the North Pole? | 26 |
| Line that goes to the North Pole? | 33 |
| Letter greeting never read by its intended recipient | 52 |
| Hopeful letter opener | 21 |
| December letter starter | 23 |
| Business-letter start | 21 |
| Precious so far? | 16 |
| What loving couples exchange? | 29 |
| Beloved hairpiece? | 18 |
| Honeymooner's word | 22 |
| Honey substitute | 16 |
| Grandma's sweetie or honeybunch | 35 |
| "My pet" | 18 |
| Sweetie-pie! | 12 |
| Sweetie or honey | 16 |
| Relative of darling | 19 |
| Hon or sweetheart | 17 |
| Hon kin | 7 |
| Affectionate term of address | 28 |
| Multiple Emmy winner Justin | 27 |
| Lynn ___, top bridge player | 27 |
| Clockwise | 9 |
| Give cards to | 13 |
| Sure things? | 12 |
| "___ not proud . . . ": Donne | 39 |
| Goldie Hawn film | 16 |
| Meryl Streep film of 1992 | 25 |
| Type of religious conversion | 28 |
| Words before "though some have called thee / Mighty and dreadful" | 75 |
| Final shot | 10 |
| Fatal hit | 9 |
| Music releases like "We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes," and "Narrow Stairs," to fans | 114 |
| "___ End": Christie | 29 |
| Poisonous mushrooms | 19 |
| "Till ___" (a long time) | 34 |
| Presidential concern about the wizard lobby influencing health care legislation? | 80 |
| Voldemort's followers | 25 |
| Tight holds | 11 |
| Thomas Mann work | 16 |
| Thomas Mann classic | 19 |
| Thomas Mann novella | 19 |
| Literary classic featuring the teen Tadzio | 42 |
| Britten opera | 13 |
| 1912 novella "Morte" | 30 |
| Meaty Thomas Mann novel? | 24 |
| HESS/DELTA merger that will last forever | 40 |
| Sermon subject, literally? | 26 |
| "Pale" descriptor | 27 |
| Music genre of Possessed and Deicide | 36 |
| Genre for Carcass or Entombed | 29 |
| Willie Loman | 12 |
| Classic Poirot case | 19 |
| 1978 Peter Ustinov film | 23 |
| Punishment used most often, worldwide, by China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the U.S. | 81 |
| 2008 Jason Statham thriller | 27 |
| Alien arm | 9 |
| Worker on a Slayer tour? | 24 |
| Home to many an appellant | 25 |
| Sci-fi battle site | 18 |
| Darth Vader locale | 18 |
| Eulogy, e.g.? | 13 |
| Metered hearse? | 15 |
| Robin Williams flick that was Roger Ebert's pick for worst movie of 2002 | 76 |
| 2002 Robin Williams film | 24 |
| They might go up in flames | 26 |