| Where advancing is the only option | 34 |
| When did you start selling stocks, Mr. Marquand? | 48 |
| Decision-maker's critical moment | 36 |
| Decision maker's critical moment | 36 |
| 1993 Bridget Fonda film in our series | 37 |
| Statistic of concern to gamblers | 32 |
| User of "little gray cells" | 37 |
| Role played by both Ustinov and Finney | 38 |
| Christie's Belgian detective | 32 |
| "The Mystery of the Blue Train" solver | 48 |
| "The ABC Murders" sleuth | 34 |
| "Little grey cells" detective | 39 |
| "Evil Under the Sun" detective | 40 |
| Pageant contestant's attribute | 34 |
| Rating subject at a beauty pageant | 34 |
| Beauty pageant judging criterion | 32 |
| "Miss America" judging criterion | 42 |
| Self-confident, as a pageant contestant | 39 |
| Staple of Agatha Christie mysteries | 35 |
| "Be careful what you wish for" gift | 45 |
| Pry, with ''around'' | 36 |
| Pig's container, in a saying | 32 |
| One way to get attention on Facebook | 36 |
| Facebook user's "nudge" | 37 |
| Searched (with ''around'') | 42 |
| Japanese video game-based franchise | 35 |
| "Gotta catch 'em all!" sloganeer | 46 |
| Whence the phrase "pass the buck" | 43 |
| Pastime for Captain Picard's senior staff | 45 |
| Lady Gaga's "___ Face" | 36 |
| Game that might involve a show of hands | 39 |
| Game played with a straight...or a straight face | 48 |
| Game played with a straight face | 32 |
| Game played by dogs in kitschy paintings | 40 |
| Game involving drawing and folding | 34 |
| Game in ''The Sting'' | 37 |
| Game featured in "Maverick" | 37 |
| Cincinnati and lowball are versions of this | 43 |
| Card game with televised tournaments | 36 |
| Card game that's a hint to today's theme | 48 |
| Activity that involves seeing people? | 37 |
| "The Odd Couple" card game | 36 |
| Gives a "Yoo-hoo!" on Facebook | 40 |
| Components in relatively slow computers? | 40 |
| "Meet the Press" guest, for short | 43 |
| Typical" Face the Nation" guest | 41 |
| Senator or congressman, for short | 33 |
| Person with a base and a platform, for short | 44 |
| One who runs for office, briefly | 32 |
| David Axelrod or Karl Rove, for short | 37 |
| "Hannity & Colmes" guest | 38 |
| "Face the Nation" guest | 33 |
| Negri of ''Forbidden Paradise'' | 47 |
| Pope John Paul II's homeland | 32 |
| Composer Chopin's birthplace | 32 |
| She wrote "Memories of a Star" | 40 |
| Star of the silent film 'Madame Du Barry' | 49 |
| "Memoirs of a Star" autobiographer | 44 |
| 'Rosemary's Baby' director | 38 |
| Word with "ice cap" or "bear" | 49 |
| ''The ___ Express'' | 35 |
| Modest Mouse "___ Opposites" | 38 |
| From the extreme north and south of the earth | 45 |
| Describing a route from N.A. to London | 38 |
| Coming from either end, so to speak | 35 |
| ___ vortex (winter weather phenomenon) | 38 |
| Group that takes an annual 1/1 swim | 35 |
| Byrd's journey to Antarctica, e.g. | 38 |
| Diminishing environmental concern | 33 |
| Part of the Little Dipper's handle | 38 |
| Its declination is nearly 90° | 32 |
| Cherished position in auto racing | 33 |
| Where the Aurora Borealis may be visible | 40 |
| There's one up north and down south | 39 |
| Pesky's ___ (Fenway Park feature) | 37 |
| Foul line marker, in some stadiums | 34 |
| Explorer's quest, with "the" | 42 |
| Traveled down the Grand Canal, say | 34 |
| Contents of a political tract, maybe | 36 |
| Racer's advantageous starting point | 39 |
| They couldn't be further apart | 34 |
| Things way up north or way down south | 37 |
| The Frames "Telegraph ___" | 36 |
| Pink Floyd "___ Apart" | 32 |
| ___ sci (college major, informally) | 35 |
| Follower of foreign or insurance | 32 |
| March of Dimes' original crusade | 36 |
| Dr. Salk's target: 1952–55 | 37 |
| Arthur C. Clarke's affliction | 33 |
| Affliction FDR was diagnosed with | 33 |
| End for "Anna" or "Indiana" | 47 |
| Future lawyer's major, possibly | 35 |
| Future bureaucrat's major, briefly | 38 |
| Touch up, like a candidate for office? | 38 |
| Footwear that makes an impression | 33 |
| "Go easy, Mr. Roper," said Tom ___ | 44 |
| Science of "how who gets what" | 40 |
| President between Tyler and Taylor | 34 |
| Tyler and Taylor's go-between | 33 |
| President when Texas was annexed | 32 |