| Made close | 10 |
| Inspired affection | 18 |
| Evoked affection | 16 |
| Caused to be highly regarded | 28 |
| Shirley MacLaine film title word | 32 |
| Affectionate utterance | 22 |
| "Terms of ___" | 24 |
| "Terms of ___," 1983 film | 35 |
| Tender names? (Anagram) | 23 |
| Makes beloved | 13 |
| Makes lovable | 13 |
| Brings close | 12 |
| Makes well-liked | 16 |
| Makes precious | 14 |
| Wins affection | 14 |
| Sparks affection | 16 |
| Renders irresistible | 20 |
| Renders esteemed | 16 |
| Renders beloved | 15 |
| Makes fond | 10 |
| Makes (oneself) well-liked | 26 |
| Imbues with lovability | 22 |
| Evokes fondness | 15 |
| Brings close, in a way | 22 |
| Arouses admiration in | 21 |
| Undertook | 9 |
| #6 | 2 |
| Undertaking, in Britain | 23 |
| Dropped "The Simpsons" from the TV schedule? | 54 |
| Ultimately became | 17 |
| Eventually became | 17 |
| Eventually occupied | 19 |
| Okanagan Valley town | 20 |
| Kind of skin ointment | 21 |
| Acting through the skin | 23 |
| 1985 Orson Scott Card novel | 27 |
| Science fiction classic to which the Harry Potter series bears more than a passing resemblance | 94 |
| "Here ___ the lesson" | 31 |
| 'The noise of them that rejoice --': Isaiah 24:8 | 56 |
| In reverse position | 19 |
| Chess climaxes | 14 |
| Board finishes | 14 |
| Chess finales | 13 |
| Chess conclusions | 17 |
| Where mates are commonly found | 30 |
| They may produce checks | 23 |
| Stages of a chess match | 23 |
| Gambits might happen en route to these | 38 |
| Finishing stratagems | 20 |
| Finales for Fischer | 19 |
| Final stages in chess play | 26 |
| Final showdowns | 15 |
| Climaxes of chess duels | 23 |
| Chess stages | 12 |
| Christie's "Peril at _____" | 41 |
| Upstate New York town where I.B.M. was founded | 46 |
| College in Beverly, Mass. | 25 |
| With no ___ sight | 17 |
| No ___ sight | 12 |
| No ___ in sight | 15 |
| No __ sight | 11 |
| Culminate with | 14 |
| "There's no ___ sight!" | 37 |
| "Life is an ___ itself": O. W. Holmes Jr. | 51 |
| "Life is an ___ itself . . . ": O. W. Holmes Jr. | 58 |
| 'There's no -- sight' | 33 |
| 'There's no -- sight!' | 34 |
| ___ a tie (require overtime) | 28 |
| ___ a tie | 9 |
| Guillotine? | 11 |
| Coda-composing robot? | 21 |
| Finish up with Tom's wife? | 30 |
| Conclude with an emotional demonstration, perhaps | 49 |
| Conclude emotionally | 20 |
| Throw the switch, turn off the lights, and pull the plug | 56 |
| Crop duster, at times? | 22 |
| Produce-department sign that may need toning down a bit? | 56 |
| Order at a French bistro | 24 |
| Fancy greens dish | 17 |
| Run longer than expected | 24 |
| Take longer than expected | 25 |
| Take too long | 13 |
| Run until midnight, say | 23 |
| Run beyond schedule | 19 |
| Eternal voyage | 14 |
| Eternal trip | 12 |
| Programmer's goof | 21 |
| Programmer's bane | 21 |
| Lionel Richie song | 18 |
| 1981 Ross/Richie duet | 21 |
| 1981 Ross/Richie #1 hit | 23 |
| 1981 Brooke Shields film with a hit song | 40 |
| Like Whitman's cradle | 25 |
| Infinite quality | 16 |
| 1967 Agatha Christie thriller | 29 |
| What a hamster wheel requires? | 30 |
| Oversized sailing vessel? | 25 |
| Battle of good versus evil, e.g. | 32 |
| Enough to last a lifetime | 25 |
| Critic's complaint about the new restaurant "Godot"? | 66 |