| Like litigation lacking legal merit | 35 |
| Fringe of curly hair | 20 |
| Humid day hair problem | 22 |
| Form into tight curls | 21 |
| Common result of high humidity | 30 |
| Bad hair day feature | 20 |
| Poultry with a bad hair day? | 28 |
| Form into small, crisp curls | 28 |
| Curl tightly | 12 |
| Hairdresser? | 12 |
| Tightly curled, as hair | 23 |
| Afro, notably | 13 |
| German equiv. of "miss" | 33 |
| Models in many a sexy calendar | 30 |
| Over-the-top pulpit deliveries | 30 |
| Commitment-free relationship arrangement | 40 |
| Forest specimens | 16 |
| Goldfinger portrayer | 20 |
| He played Goldfinger | 20 |
| Gert who played Goldfinger | 26 |
| Monk's robe | 15 |
| Monk's mantle | 17 |
| Boutique item | 13 |
| Monk's outfit | 17 |
| Monastic attire | 15 |
| Peasant's hem? | 18 |
| Feathers? | 9 |
| Some Easter outfits | 19 |
| Monks' habits | 17 |
| Samwise served him | 18 |
| Class in which students report on the doings of Hobbits? | 56 |
| "Assemble the Fellowship," "Destroy the ring," etc.? | 72 |
| Splitting tool | 14 |
| Wood-cleaving tool | 18 |
| Shake splitting tool | 20 |
| Logger's steel wedge | 24 |
| Log-splitting wedge | 19 |
| Log splitter's wedge | 24 |
| Farrier's implement | 23 |
| Farrier 's tool | 19 |
| Adz relative | 12 |
| Cleaving tools | 14 |
| Log splitters' wedges | 25 |
| Sports team management group | 28 |
| Management group for a pro team | 31 |
| "Ribbit" | 18 |
| Game that's the theme of this puzzle | 40 |
| Arcade contemporary of Qbert | 28 |
| Cause of hoarseness | 19 |
| Cause for ahem? | 15 |
| Speaker's bane | 18 |
| Orator's annoyance | 22 |
| Calaveras County contest, in literature | 39 |
| Gangster's specialty dish? | 30 |
| Polliwog | 8 |
| Underwater worker | 17 |
| Diver | 5 |
| Underwater swimmer | 18 |
| Underwater salvager, e.g. | 25 |
| Underwater military guy | 23 |
| Force to walk with the arms pinned behind | 41 |
| Photos of Kermit? | 17 |
| Aristophanes comedy, with "The" | 41 |
| Some tadpoles, eventually | 25 |
| Exodus plague | 13 |
| Adult tadpoles | 14 |
| The second plague, in Exodus | 28 |
| Some fly catchers | 17 |
| Leaping amphibians | 18 |
| Insect eaters | 13 |
| Throat troubles | 15 |
| Throat problems | 15 |
| They'll croak before long | 29 |
| They go "ribbit" | 26 |
| They croak until they croak | 27 |
| Second of the plagues of Egypt | 30 |
| Ranarium denizens | 17 |
| Potential princes in fairy lore | 32 |
| Peepers, e.g. | 13 |
| Pad sitters | 11 |
| Jumping contest entrants | 24 |
| High school cut-ups? | 20 |
| Hardly princes | 14 |
| Critters that croak | 19 |
| Amphibians in an Aristophanes comedy | 36 |
| A plague, in Exodus | 19 |
| 2004 Sondheim musical, with "The" | 43 |
| Tenor role in "Das Rheingold" | 39 |
| Cold, in Calais | 15 |
| Word with sang | 14 |
| Romps playfully | 15 |
| Scampers about | 14 |
| Plays friskily | 14 |
| ___ to Z | 8 |
| Soul Asylum "Candy ___ Stranger" | 42 |
| Seal "Kiss ___ Rose" | 30 |
| Bette Midler's "___ Distance" | 43 |
| "She doesn't know me ___" | 39 |
| How a rocket launch is usually viewed | 37 |
| Roquefort, e.g. | 15 |