| M.I.T. bestowal | 15 |
| Biologist's degree, in Europe | 33 |
| Advanced sci. degree | 20 |
| Advanced math deg., in Canada | 29 |
| Woman behind the throne | 23 |
| U.N. translator | 15 |
| "People of the Lie" author | 36 |
| Script girl | 11 |
| Engineer's deg. | 19 |
| Degree from M.I.T. | 18 |
| Sixty-thousandths of a min. | 27 |
| Teacher's grad deg. | 23 |
| Grad deg. for teachers | 22 |
| Advanced teaching deg. | 22 |
| An elec. engineer's degree | 30 |
| Mech.-eng. degree | 17 |
| Combined, as two existing songs | 31 |
| Most populous county in New England | 35 |
| Forest ranger's degree | 26 |
| Ecological degree | 17 |
| Doctors Without Borders, abroad: Abbr. | 38 |
| Women's libber | 18 |
| Certain NCO's | 17 |
| Some Army NCOs | 14 |
| USMC ranks | 10 |
| Ones graded E-8 in the Army | 27 |
| Highly-ranked noncoms | 21 |
| High noncoms | 12 |
| Pound, as potatoes | 18 |
| Sacks with an open texture | 26 |
| Dish served with hoisin sauce | 29 |
| Discrimination against a majority | 33 |
| 2001 OutKast chart-topper whose title refers to Erykah Badu's mother | 72 |
| Ocean-height standard: Abbr. | 28 |
| Big newspapers and magazines, etc. | 34 |
| Gloria Estefan band, briefly | 28 |
| CNN, the NYT, et al., in a somewhat pejorative internet acronym | 63 |
| The goddess Kali appeared on its first cover | 44 |
| Riggs victim | 12 |
| Gallery with paintings, sculptures, handicrafts, etc. | 53 |
| Woman who flexes her muscles | 28 |
| Winner of an annual "posedown" | 40 |
| Trowel user | 11 |
| Lewis and Clark and the Gateway Arch | 36 |
| Twin Cities airport, on luggage tags | 36 |
| Popular social networking site, and this puzzle's theme | 59 |
| Erroneous understanding | 23 |
| Errata list | 11 |
| NBC game show lasting about 11.5 days, for short | 48 |
| Anchor woman | 12 |
| Contestant from the 50th state in a certain beauty pageant | 58 |
| Problem with this clue's answer | 35 |
| Postmistress | 12 |
| River into Lake Ilmen | 21 |
| Feeder of Lake Ilmen | 20 |
| Red astronomical body | 21 |
| Red celestial body | 18 |
| Many a red dwarf | 16 |
| Antares or Proxima Centauri | 27 |
| Red dwarfs | 10 |
| Antares and Betelgeuse, e.g. | 28 |
| Radium isotope: Abbr. | 21 |
| Old Connecticut whaling town | 28 |
| Skilled craftsman: Abbr. | 24 |
| Part of M.A.: Abbr. | 19 |
| Great artist: Abbr. | 19 |
| Chess champ. | 12 |
| Coiffeuse | 9 |
| Navy transport initials | 23 |
| Dimensions: Abbr. | 17 |
| Caseworker's deg. | 21 |
| Guidance counselor's deg. | 29 |
| Metric ton, abbr. | 17 |
| Presidential Range peak: Abbr. | 30 |
| NH peak | 7 |
| Blue Ridge resort | 17 |
| Prepare for an abbreviated attack? | 34 |
| Weapons vessel: Abbr. | 21 |
| Naval boat: Abbr. | 17 |
| Volcano in the N. Cascades | 26 |
| Where Elijah defeated the prophets of Baal | 42 |
| New Zealand's highest peak | 30 |
| New Zealand peak whose native name is Aoraki | 44 |
| N. Zealand's highest peak | 29 |
| Highest peak in N.Z. | 20 |
| Like some Canadian police: Abbr. | 32 |
| Like Canadian police: Abbr. | 27 |
| Yosemite's second-highest peak | 34 |
| Peak on the eastern edge of Yosemite Natl. Park | 47 |
| Place for a Christmas card | 26 |
| Trophy sites | 12 |
| Peak of southeast Nev. | 22 |
| 7,300-ft. Nev. peak | 19 |
| Classic part of a cartoon eskimo's outfit | 45 |
| The world's southernmost active volcano | 43 |
| The "it" in "Because it's there" | 56 |
| Subject of the 1997 best seller "Into Thin Air" | 57 |
| Spot for Hillary | 16 |
| Locale that made Hillary famous | 31 |
| Its Nepalese name is Sagarmatha | 31 |