| Bandleader's command | 24 |
| "Start playing!" | 26 |
| "Let's play!" | 27 |
| Number-starting prompt | 22 |
| Jazzman's directive | 23 |
| Jazz cat's command | 22 |
| Cry to strike up the band | 25 |
| Bandleader's words | 22 |
| Bandleader's signal | 23 |
| Bandleader's shout | 22 |
| Bandleader's direction | 26 |
| Bandleader's beginning | 26 |
| "Start the music!" | 28 |
| "Start playing" | 25 |
| "O.K., play!" | 23 |
| 'Start the tune!' | 25 |
| ___ off (get along well) | 24 |
| ___ off (be compatible) | 23 |
| Become cordial quickly | 22 |
| Unsuccessful, as batters | 24 |
| Punch a legendary pianist? | 26 |
| One with a take-out order? | 26 |
| One paid to take people out? | 28 |
| Field with frequent firings? | 28 |
| Words to a blackjack dealer | 27 |
| Under-21 request, sometimes | 27 |
| Twenty-one player's cry | 27 |
| Comment to a blackjack dealer | 29 |
| Cardplayer's command | 24 |
| Blackjack-table request | 23 |
| Blackjack table request | 23 |
| Blackjack player's words | 28 |
| Blackjack player's phrase | 29 |
| Blackjack player's demand | 29 |
| Blackjack player's cry | 26 |
| "One more, please" | 28 |
| They're in the mob | 22 |
| They're paid to waste? | 26 |
| Ones given money to waste? | 26 |
| Come up with, as an idea | 24 |
| Think of, as a solution | 23 |
| Discover, as a solution | 23 |
| Arrive at, as a solution | 24 |
| Woo in an unwelcome way | 23 |
| Try to pick up, as at a bar | 27 |
| Try to pick up at a bar | 23 |
| Think of, to some surprise | 26 |
| Find in a serendipitous way | 27 |
| Belly up to, at the bar | 23 |
| Attempt to score with, maybe | 28 |
| Words before "miss" | 29 |
| ___-miss (haphazardly) | 22 |
| ___ miss (haphazardly) | 22 |
| Listings of popular songs | 25 |
| Single and double, e.g. | 23 |
| Unaccounted for, briefly | 24 |
| Top 40 station's playlist | 29 |
| They're taken from a bong | 29 |
| There are none in a no-no | 25 |
| Sold-out Broadway shows | 23 |
| Sluggers' life blood | 24 |
| Singles or doubles at Fenway | 28 |
| Shows that have no lows | 23 |
| Most of Mercer's songs | 26 |
| Modern measures of popularity | 29 |
| Frequently downloaded songs | 27 |
| Concert crowd-pleasers | 22 |
| Broadway angels' delights | 29 |
| Billboard list entries | 22 |
| Batting average boosters | 24 |
| Batters' objectives | 23 |
| Makes an unwanted pass at | 25 |
| Discovers unexpectedly | 22 |
| Comes into money, in a way | 26 |
| Cleans up at Las Vegas | 22 |
| He may swing from the heels | 27 |
| One trying to run from home | 27 |
| Win big on a slot machine | 25 |
| The civil engineer ... | 22 |
| The elevator operator __ | 24 |
| What an angry Santa might do? | 29 |
| Fulfill an urgent desire | 24 |
| ... archery because it __ | 25 |
| Enjoying an outing, of sorts | 28 |
| Girl usin' her fists? | 25 |
| Early Syrian conqueror | 22 |
| Babylonian's rival | 22 |
| Ancient Asia Minor empire | 25 |
| Asked boldly, as for money | 26 |
| Ask for donations from | 22 |
| Try to borrow money from | 24 |
| Ask to borrow money from | 24 |
| Approach, as for a loan | 23 |
| It might be out on a limb | 25 |
| One place to find your honey | 28 |
| Place abuzz with activity | 25 |
| It's abuzz with activity | 28 |
| Honeybee's hangout | 22 |
| Where a small queen resides | 27 |
| Spot for a certain queen | 24 |