| Black Bess | 10 |
| Eponymous star of a 1960s sitcom, the only American TV star with his three initials | 83 |
| Caractacus Potts portrayer on film | 34 |
| "The ___ Show," best TV comedy series: 1962-65 | 56 |
| "Eight is Enough" star | 32 |
| Protest activity for Cheney opponents as he left the White House in January? | 76 |
| Medieval lord mayor of London | 29 |
| Pride of the PGA tour | 21 |
| Faux shirt | 10 |
| "Bewitched" star | 26 |
| 'Bewitched' co-star | 27 |
| Plant with two seed leaves | 26 |
| Plant type with a pair of seed leaves | 37 |
| Flowering plant with two seed leaves | 36 |
| Flowering plant type | 20 |
| Plants with two seed leaves, for short | 38 |
| Daisies and the like, botanically | 33 |
| All plants with two seed leaves | 31 |
| Secretary's instrument | 26 |
| Urgings, as of one's conscience | 35 |
| Ruling principles | 17 |
| Issues orders | 13 |
| Oppressive ruler | 16 |
| The boss, to a steno | 20 |
| His word is law | 15 |
| Clash song about authority figure? | 34 |
| Chaplin's "The Great ___" | 39 |
| Boss at times | 14 |
| "The Great ___," Chaplin film | 39 |
| Their word is law | 17 |
| Third Reich et al. | 18 |
| Reference works on wars? | 24 |
| Lexicons | 8 |
| Definitive book? | 16 |
| Samuel Johnson tome | 19 |
| Book that's full of meaning? | 32 |
| Library shelfful: Abbr. | 23 |
| Mirabile ___ (wonderful to say) | 31 |
| Mirabile ___ (wonderful to relate) | 34 |
| Mirabile ___ | 12 |
| Authoritative assertion | 23 |
| Judicial declaration | 20 |
| Non-binding portion of a judicial opinion | 41 |
| Judicial assertion | 18 |
| "I ___ bad, bad thing ..." | 36 |
| "Baby --- Bad, Bad Thing" | 35 |
| -- number on (treated badly) | 28 |
| ___ number on (psyched out) | 27 |
| Preachy | 7 |
| Pompously dull and erudite | 26 |
| Instructive | 11 |
| Fable or parable | 16 |
| Irrepressible lecturers | 23 |
| Jigged | 6 |
| Worked out something | 20 |
| Acted the Boy Scout | 19 |
| Lah followers | 13 |
| "Well, lah-___!" | 26 |
| Reversed one's attitude suddenly | 36 |
| Dyed brown? | 11 |
| Small grebe | 11 |
| Played some songs, say | 22 |
| Played some songs | 17 |
| Played some jazz numbers, say | 29 |
| Played awhile onstage | 21 |
| Performed awhile onstage | 24 |
| Flimflammed with flattery | 25 |
| Cleaned up Walden well? | 23 |
| Abolished | 9 |
| Crossed swords | 14 |
| Entered into conflict | 21 |
| Earned allowance, perhaps | 25 |
| Guitanst Bo ___ | 15 |
| Bo with guitar | 14 |
| Exercise developed by bluesman Bo? | 34 |
| Nothing, so to speak | 20 |
| Conducted careful predeal research | 34 |
| Noted French encyclopedist | 26 |
| French philosopher-encyclopedist | 32 |
| French philosopher Denis | 24 |
| French encyclopedist-philosopher | 32 |
| French encyclopedist | 20 |
| Enlightenment-era encyclopedist | 31 |
| Encyclopedist Denis | 19 |
| Encyclopedist and leading figure of the French Enlightenment | 60 |
| Contemporary of Voltaire | 24 |
| Wind instrument Down Under | 26 |
| Two forms of ID for an outback musician? | 40 |
| Musical instrument from Down Under | 34 |
| Native Australian winds | 23 |
| Was successful, slangily | 24 |
| Succeeded, informally | 21 |
| Carroll's toves ___ | 23 |
| Was a scourge | 13 |
| Steve Urkel catchphrase | 23 |
| Baby's cloth, in baby talk | 30 |
| Baby talk for a baby's garment | 34 |
| "That reminds me ..." | 31 |
| Rude response to "Excuse me?" | 39 |
| Expected nothing but cereal as payment? | 39 |