| Nabokov heroine who's a money manager? | 42 |
| Venture capitalist | 18 |
| Accounting period | 17 |
| Tycoon found in more lavish surroundings | 40 |
| Rothschild for one | 19 |
| Big-bucks specialist | 20 |
| Morgan and Rothschild, e.g. | 27 |
| Mexican's estate | 20 |
| Estate: Sp. | 11 |
| Lawyer Atticus avoids crazies? | 30 |
| Place for certain birds | 23 |
| Canaries, for example | 21 |
| Breakfast for the birds? | 24 |
| "___," said Tom flatly | 32 |
| Succeed somehow | 15 |
| Persevere and succeed | 21 |
| Be resourceful | 14 |
| ___ siècle (decadent) | 24 |
| ___ siècle | 13 |
| Verdict about a suspicious five-spot? | 37 |
| Detective, at times | 19 |
| Locator | 7 |
| One earning a fee, maybe | 24 |
| Mac hard drive searching tool | 29 |
| Detective, essentially | 22 |
| "___ keepers ..." | 27 |
| They may be 10 percent to seekers | 33 |
| Maritime law precept | 20 |
| Of the late 19th century | 24 |
| Circa 1895-1900 | 15 |
| Activity at a goose's nest? | 31 |
| On a quest for a modern musical style? | 38 |
| Adoptee's goal? | 19 |
| Recommendation for a chronically absent employee? | 49 |
| Second-highest-grossing film of 2003 | 36 |
| Movie about a lost clownfish | 28 |
| Animated film partly set in the office of a dentist | 51 |
| 2003 Pixar film | 15 |
| 2003 animated film shown on Discovery, appropriately? | 53 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2004 nominee | 12 |
| Investigation culmination | 25 |
| Make a personal discovery? | 26 |
| Achieve nirvana | 15 |
| ___ way (gets oriented) | 23 |
| A man goes for a walk and ... | 29 |
| F.B.I. | 6 |
| Is critical | 11 |
| Clock store's ad? | 21 |
| "Please visit our clock store" | 40 |
| ''Terrific!'' | 29 |
| Emulate a traffic court judge who sups at work? | 47 |
| Painting, music, etc. | 21 |
| Aesthetic pursuits | 18 |
| Painting, sculpture, et al. | 27 |
| Certain master's area | 25 |
| Bachelor's area, perhaps | 28 |
| Architecture, painting, etc. | 28 |
| Some studio-based educators | 27 |
| Answer to "How are you?", Southern-style | 50 |
| Comparatively luxurious | 23 |
| All right like a fabric? | 24 |
| OK with | 7 |
| Happy headline for surfers? | 27 |
| Sliced in thin strips | 21 |
| Penalized | 9 |
| Amerced | 7 |
| Monetarily punished | 19 |
| Punished for speeding, often | 28 |
| Penalized, as a speeder | 23 |
| Slapped in court? | 17 |
| Slapped by a judge? | 19 |
| Punished monetarily | 19 |
| Punished in addition to giving jail time | 40 |
| Punished financially | 20 |
| Penalized, monetarily | 21 |
| Penalized for speeding | 22 |
| Penalized for a driving violation, say | 38 |
| Made pay | 8 |
| Like some scofflaws | 19 |
| Like scofflaws | 14 |
| Like many traffic violators in court | 36 |
| Hit with a levy | 15 |
| Hit in the wallet | 17 |
| Getting just a slap on the wrist, say | 37 |
| Docked, in a way | 16 |
| Cited, in a way | 15 |
| Charged for an overdue book | 27 |
| Assessed a penalty | 18 |
| Excellent shrimp cleaning? | 26 |
| Error for which you pay? | 24 |
| Top-notch restaurant offering | 29 |
| Adequately suited to | 20 |
| Clear-cut, as a photo | 21 |
| Like some wood flooring | 23 |
| Punish Pisan hired man | 22 |
| Seafood dish that's rather a mess? | 38 |
| Penalize a Russian leader? | 26 |
| Calligraphy | 11 |
| Very attractive to the eye | 26 |