| Depressing experiences | 22 |
| Depressants | 11 |
| Bad scenes | 10 |
| Depressing doings | 17 |
| Music critic Olin | 17 |
| Modern Holmes portrayer | 23 |
| 'Iron Man' star | 23 |
| Singer Morton ___ | 17 |
| "The Soloist" co-star | 31 |
| "Iron Man" actor Robert __ Jr. | 40 |
| Tragic flaw byproduct | 21 |
| Fatal flaw | 10 |
| Ruinous failures | 16 |
| How L.L.Bean prioritizes its winter jacket ads, maybe? | 54 |
| On the canvas | 13 |
| Quilt filler, to Dracula? | 25 |
| Knocked out, really | 19 |
| Floored, in boxing | 18 |
| What is put on Basie's bed? | 31 |
| What boxer #2 was | 17 |
| Stretched out on the mat | 24 |
| Pugilistic loss position | 24 |
| Out, so to speak | 16 |
| Out of it, as a boxer | 21 |
| Knocked out, in the ring | 24 |
| Knocked loopy | 13 |
| Comforter in Dracula's coffin? | 34 |
| "Goose Feathers of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas | 61 |
| Pacific Coast Feather Company stock was ___ | 43 |
| Repeated cry in a 1973 fight | 28 |
| Reduce in importance | 20 |
| Feather quality? | 16 |
| Demoted | 7 |
| Puts less value on | 18 |
| How a Southerner might begin a sentence about how they do things in these parts | 79 |
| Call from the cellar | 20 |
| Tale told by a skier? | 21 |
| Some winter Olympic athletes | 28 |
| Aspen activity | 14 |
| Act of minimizing, as of expenses | 33 |
| Uncovering sofas? | 17 |
| Unpretentious, in the South | 27 |
| Quaint and unpretentious | 24 |
| Bridge setback | 14 |
| British Columbia's______ Creek | 34 |
| Softer, as pillows | 18 |
| More like a cygnet | 18 |
| "___ the Valley" | 26 |
| Tossing back | 12 |
| Prime Minister's street | 27 |
| British prime minister's address | 36 |
| Scuba-diver's milieu | 24 |
| Sort of sad | 11 |
| Like dentists? | 14 |
| Bucolic folk song | 17 |
| Traditional folk song | 21 |
| Lesley-Anne's favorite folk song? | 37 |
| 2005 Edward Norton film | 23 |
| Transfers on a PC | 17 |
| Secrecy, with "the" | 29 |
| On the -- (discreetly) | 22 |
| Bear's prediction | 21 |
| Where bears fare well | 21 |
| Fine feather repairer? | 22 |
| Holding in disfavor | 19 |
| Disliking | 9 |
| Having a grudge | 15 |
| Averse to | 9 |
| Like PETA members? | 18 |
| At a disadvantage heading into the second game of a series | 58 |
| Suited to a person's taste | 30 |
| On the outs with a relative? | 28 |
| Feeling less resolute lately? | 29 |
| Song of 1904 | 12 |
| Where it's hard to keep 'em after they see Paree | 56 |
| Thoroughly memorized | 20 |
| Thoroughly mastered | 19 |
| Rehearsed perfectly | 19 |
| Memorized, perhaps | 18 |
| Memorized perfectly | 19 |
| Mastered to perfection | 22 |
| Fully learned | 13 |
| Best way to get things | 22 |
| Partial outlay | 14 |
| Up-front money, as for a car | 28 |
| Make this at The Bank of Jackets and Comforters? | 48 |
| Installment forerunner | 22 |
| Stuffed headrests | 17 |
| De-emphasize | 12 |
| Underemphasize | 14 |
| Softpedaled; de-emphasized | 26 |
| Diminishes in importance | 24 |
| Understates | 11 |
| Makes seem less important | 25 |
| Heavy rain | 10 |
| Steady rain | 11 |
| Comfy handmade comforter | 24 |
| Merchant taking back a damaged pillow? | 38 |
| Unequivocal | 11 |
| Sudden descent of water | 23 |