| Newest fashion | 14 |
| Franco-American's final offense? | 36 |
| Laura on her horn? (1991) | 25 |
| Neck's throat: Comb. form | 29 |
| Neck: Comb. form | 16 |
| Detract | 7 |
| Minimized | 9 |
| Disparaging Argentine leader badly injured? | 43 |
| Three-time N.B.A. All-Star Williams | 35 |
| "Deep Purple" composer | 32 |
| It's hardly a big shot | 26 |
| Oil field sight | 15 |
| Texas tea tower | 15 |
| 1991 N.B.A. Rookie of the Year | 30 |
| Many moons? | 11 |
| Buns or bums | 12 |
| Heroic action | 13 |
| Knight's forte | 18 |
| Kinghtly courage | 16 |
| Bold bravery | 12 |
| Dauntless ones | 14 |
| Pocket pistols | 14 |
| Heroics | 7 |
| Plant poisonous to fish | 23 |
| Old ballads | 11 |
| Mann's "___ in Venedig" | 37 |
| "Talk Dirty" pop singer Jason | 39 |
| Scrape off metal | 16 |
| Removes iron oxide | 18 |
| Whirling one | 12 |
| Word with howling or whirling | 29 |
| Whirling Muslim maybe, | 22 |
| Sufi Muslim ascetic | 19 |
| Moslem whirlers | 15 |
| Javanese village community | 26 |
| Cul-___ | 7 |
| Cul-__ | 6 |
| Cul-__: dead-end street | 23 |
| Cul- -- | 7 |
| Cul ___ | 7 |
| Cul-___ (blind alleys) | 22 |
| Former P.M. of India | 20 |
| University in Center Valley, Pa. | 32 |
| St. Francis ___ (French prelate) | 32 |
| Removes salt from | 17 |
| Make potable, as seawater | 25 |
| Make potable, in a way | 22 |
| Make potable | 12 |
| Make ocean water drinkable | 26 |
| Treat, as seawater | 18 |
| Treat sea water | 15 |
| Make sea water drinkable | 24 |
| Make potable, perhaps | 21 |
| Make potable, as sea water | 26 |
| Treat seawater, in a way | 24 |
| Remove the NaCl | 15 |
| Remove sodium chloride from | 27 |
| Process seawater | 16 |
| Process sea water | 17 |
| Make drinkable, in a way | 24 |
| Make drinkable, as water | 24 |
| Make drinkable, as ocean water | 30 |
| Make drinkable | 14 |
| Freshen seawater, in a way | 26 |
| Convert certain water | 21 |
| Treats sea water | 16 |
| Makes potable, in a way | 23 |
| Treats seawater, perhaps | 24 |
| Makes seawater potable | 22 |
| Makes safe for drinking, as water | 33 |
| Makes potable, perhaps | 22 |
| Makes drinkable, in a way | 25 |
| Makes drinkable, as seawater | 28 |
| Rid of grit | 11 |
| Remove beach particles | 22 |
| Removed grit | 12 |
| Discusses at length | 19 |
| Discourses at length | 20 |
| Features of lowercase p's and q's | 41 |
| Next-generation member | 22 |
| Great-grandson, for one | 23 |
| People in a line | 16 |
| Orpheus, in search of Eurydice | 30 |
| They've been up | 19 |
| Punctuation mark that dips below the line? | 42 |
| Inmate heading downstairs? | 26 |
| Arrive unexpectedly en masse | 28 |
| Heads down | 10 |
| Leaves a peak | 13 |
| Heads for a landing | 19 |
| Approaches the runway | 21 |
| Thrills for sky divers | 22 |
| Thrill-givers on roller coasters | 32 |
| They lead to landings | 21 |
| Submarine actions | 17 |
| Starts of many spelunking explorations | 38 |
| Parts of mountaineering trips | 29 |
| Flight finishes | 15 |
| Assaults; forays | 16 |
| Act as a witness | 16 |