| Auto shop supplies | 18 |
| Some cigarettes have them | 25 |
| Features of many cigarettes | 27 |
| Coffee maker supplies | 21 |
| Smoker's mouthpiece | 23 |
| Tar catcher | 11 |
| "You'd think Band A would hold up, but it's flimsy. Band B wins." | 84 |
| Which of two pen points should be cleaned first? | 48 |
| Gun that really needs cleaning? | 31 |
| Wealthy and then some | 21 |
| Not just well-off | 17 |
| Mud-covered impersonator? | 25 |
| Guy who's covered in mud? | 29 |
| Sloven in the coven? | 20 |
| Threadlike structure | 20 |
| Anatomical fringe | 17 |
| Swimming's World Cup org. | 29 |
| Purveyor of luxury tableware Michael C. ___ | 43 |
| Org. that oversees international swimming competition | 53 |
| Michael C. ___ (flatware company that provides prizes for many game shows) | 74 |
| Schemed | 7 |
| Advanced via bamboozlement | 26 |
| Achieved through trickery | 25 |
| Achieves via trickery | 21 |
| Swindler's skill | 20 |
| Exam on board a stuck ship? | 27 |
| In the ___ (ultimately) | 23 |
| Regis Philbin asked for it | 26 |
| It's given to Regis Philbin | 31 |
| It was given to Regis Philbin | 29 |
| Famous game show query | 22 |
| End of a popular quiz show query | 32 |
| Certain game-show contestant's response | 43 |
| Win-or-lose auction offer | 25 |
| Demands of some directors | 25 |
| Step just before publishing an article | 38 |
| Last chance to strike out? | 26 |
| Course closer | 13 |
| Role-playing video game franchise since 1987 | 44 |
| Last cop to issue a parking ticket? | 35 |
| September outing, usually | 25 |
| NCAA tetrad | 11 |
| NCAA elite group | 16 |
| March Madness semis | 19 |
| Last weekend of March Madness | 29 |
| Last costume at a costume party | 31 |
| Playoff survivor | 16 |
| Participant in a deciding game | 30 |
| "The judges put the names of each ___ ___ for the M.C. to read" | 73 |
| Quality of being settled | 24 |
| Game show segment | 17 |
| Auto-race climax | 16 |
| At long last | 12 |
| At last | 7 |
| "Last . . ." | 22 |
| "Coda," said Tom ___ | 30 |
| "He who laughs last ..." | 34 |
| Part two of a budgeting quip | 28 |
| Relieved crossword solver's cry | 35 |
| The stressed-out photographer __ | 32 |
| Negotiation step | 16 |
| Project's conclusion | 24 |
| Project windup | 14 |
| Part of a project just before the end | 37 |
| Homestretch | 11 |
| Developmental windup | 20 |
| What an arcade-goer might want to make last? | 44 |
| Singers' last albums? | 25 |
| Very end of a conflict | 22 |
| Open ender | 10 |
| End of a prize fight | 20 |
| Tourney conclusions | 19 |
| Counterpart of midterms | 23 |
| Tourney end | 11 |
| Tournament enders | 17 |
| Playoffs | 8 |
| May day events, perhaps | 23 |
| End-of-term hurdles | 19 |
| End-of-term exams | 17 |
| End-of-semester events | 22 |
| Campus stress source | 20 |
| Big exams | 9 |
| Designer outlet disclaimer | 26 |
| Part of a sportscaster's game recap | 39 |
| 35-10, for Super Bowl I | 23 |
| Pair of ballpark figures | 24 |
| Where am I? | 11 |
| Icing, at times | 15 |
| Pay for, as a project | 21 |
| Supply backing for | 18 |
| What record company will do for recording sessions | 50 |
| Wall Street business | 20 |
| Supply capital for | 18 |
| Supply capital | 14 |
| Provide the money | 17 |
| Back, or front | 14 |
| Extra added detraction? | 23 |
| Credit extender (with an up-front charge) | 41 |
| Money matters | 13 |
| Borrows for an H3, say | 22 |