| Memorable ballad | 16 |
| 1961 Sinatra hit | 16 |
| Closing line of a celebrity stalker's fan letter? | 53 |
| Song that knocked "Cracklin' Rosie" out of the top spot | 69 |
| Flower's parting words | 26 |
| "No more guesses, just tell me" | 41 |
| "Could regret this, but tell me" | 42 |
| Taker's words | 17 |
| OK, tell me more' | 21 |
| "It's a trick, but tell me" | 41 |
| 'OK, tell me more' | 26 |
| Like bad coffee? | 16 |
| ''You've convinced me!'' | 44 |
| North: bids a minor suit | 24 |
| Parting promise | 15 |
| Risk-taker's declaration | 28 |
| E. St. Louis, e.g. | 18 |
| Mountaineer with the flu? | 25 |
| "___ are doubled . . . ": Shak. | 41 |
| "___ Anything" (1994 Nick Nolte/Albert Brooks film) | 61 |
| Procrastinator's claim | 26 |
| East: challenges North's bid | 32 |
| Artist's comment at the poker game | 38 |
| Toaster's phrase | 20 |
| "It seemed like everything Tom liked to do was ___." | 62 |
| Commonly controlled substance | 29 |
| Misdemeanor, for one | 20 |
| So as to break the rules | 24 |
| Under the table, maybe | 22 |
| How some get leaks | 18 |
| Rolling past a stop sign? | 25 |
| Improper trade of a St. Louis N.F.L. player? | 44 |
| Guy gets grabby on first date; ref penalizes him for ... | 56 |
| Not on the up-and-up | 20 |
| Dishonest, informally | 21 |
| In an unacceptable way | 22 |
| Like star-crossed lovers | 24 |
| Malnourished | 12 |
| Undernourished | 14 |
| Skinny or small, probably | 25 |
| Raised on fast food | 19 |
| Veterinarian's promise? | 27 |
| Last of the story | 17 |
| Misplaced loot? | 15 |
| Like some bad arguments | 23 |
| Words with ''by'' or ''back to you'' | 68 |
| "Okay, let me look into it" | 37 |
| Song for late Oct. 1929? | 24 |
| Procured unlawfully, old-style | 30 |
| "...things ___ had ever bad success?": Shak. | 54 |
| Acquired dishonestly | 20 |
| Like some gains | 15 |
| The wages of sin? | 17 |
| GETTING A SON | 13 |
| Regular's request | 21 |
| Reason to see a doctor | 22 |
| Bad spirits | 11 |
| Surly mood | 10 |
| "Let me go along with this just once"? | 48 |
| In a small-minded way | 21 |
| In an unlawful way | 18 |
| Bad, in rap slang | 17 |
| "You Be ___" (Run-D.M.C. hit) | 39 |
| Really awful, in rap slang | 26 |
| Hip-hop word that was a controversial New York Times crossword entry | 68 |
| Crazy, in rap slang | 19 |
| Bad, in rap music | 17 |
| "You Be __": 1986 Run-D.M.C. hit | 42 |
| "You Be ___" (Run D.M.C. hit) | 39 |
| "You Be ___" (1986 hip-hop hit) | 41 |
| Stately jazz artist? | 20 |
| Why students had a substitute? | 30 |
| Nonreaders | 10 |
| Group of clay minerals | 22 |
| Filled with pizza boxes and old mail, say | 41 |
| "No harm done..." | 27 |
| Unenthusiastic reply to "How are you?" | 48 |
| "It's just a flesh wound" | 39 |
| Sinister or ugly | 16 |
| Hastily assembled | 17 |
| Peace offering #2: "___" | 34 |
| Always sour | 11 |
| "Not if my life depended on it!" | 42 |
| "Me? Harrumph!" | 25 |
| Barack Obama's home | 23 |
| Incorrect reasoning | 19 |
| What Spock is not | 17 |
| What Mr. Spock is not | 21 |
| Not according to Mr. Spock | 26 |
| Black cats, supposedly | 22 |
| Paris' murderer, just before he himself dies? | 49 |
| Movie killer John Kramer's sadistic promise? | 48 |
| Hit tune of 1924? | 17 |
| Sick noncom? | 12 |
| Badly placed | 12 |
| "___ it!" ("You sold me!") | 46 |
| Call in draw poker | 18 |
| "Sure, let me try it" | 31 |
| Bob Hope movie of 1965 | 22 |
| "Guess not then..." | 29 |