| Something a doctor should do | 28 |
| "Don't worry, I'm O.K." | 41 |
| Comment from someone who doesn't understand Japanese theater? | 65 |
| What the Tin Man had | 20 |
| A lack of compassion | 20 |
| "One brave deed makes ___": Whittier | 46 |
| Guy who avoids big roads? | 25 |
| Nary a trace | 12 |
| Pitching coup | 13 |
| Koufax quartet | 14 |
| Explosive bits of Japanese theater? | 35 |
| ___ barred | 10 |
| Poet unlikely to win a wrestling match? | 39 |
| Without constraint | 18 |
| Unregulated | 11 |
| Anything goes | 13 |
| Like golf courses that let you play the full 18? | 48 |
| " . . . there warn't ___ like a raft": Twain | 58 |
| Bad racetrack choice | 20 |
| They've got long shots | 26 |
| People who haven't a chance, in Britspeak | 45 |
| Ones without a chance in the world | 34 |
| Amnesiac's reply | 20 |
| "There Is ___ ..." (song by the Cure) | 47 |
| Bob and weave, e.g. | 19 |
| Policy of a strict naval blockade? | 34 |
| Without excuses | 15 |
| Unqualified (with a hint to this puzzle's theme) | 52 |
| Unequivocal statement re this puzzle | 36 |
| Statement defied by this puzzle | 31 |
| Positively no excuses | 21 |
| Positively as is | 16 |
| Kin of "That's final!" | 36 |
| "... period!" | 23 |
| It's a hoot when this produces a faux toot | 46 |
| Short fiber | 11 |
| Knot of wool | 12 |
| Wool knot | 9 |
| Short textile fibers | 20 |
| Waste fiber | 11 |
| Textile fibre | 13 |
| Shred of wool or silk | 21 |
| Short wool fiber | 16 |
| Short piece of wool | 19 |
| Short fiber of silk or wool | 27 |
| Short fiber for yarn making | 27 |
| Short cotton fiber | 18 |
| Knot or shred of wool | 21 |
| Knot of fiber | 13 |
| Fiber spun into yarn | 20 |
| Short fibers | 12 |
| Short fibers combed from long ones | 34 |
| Knotted fibers | 14 |
| Fibers combed from wool | 23 |
| Cotton fibers | 13 |
| Fuzzy, as wool | 14 |
| Weight? | 7 |
| Nine? | 5 |
| "There is ___" (Start of a Byron quotation) | 53 |
| Have ___ in (be bored) | 22 |
| “And I could barely keep my eyes open in Economics, where the topic of the day was ___” | 95 |
| P. M.'s address | 19 |
| The woman that seduces hard-boiled film detectives? | 51 |
| ADMINISTRATOR begins writing hard-boiled plays? | 47 |
| Bêtes ___ (bugbears) | 23 |
| Bêtes ___ | 12 |
| Wrinkle-free, say | 17 |
| Permanent-press | 15 |
| Unlawfully loud sound | 21 |
| Like some headphones (pop, jazz) | 32 |
| Like a steam hammer | 19 |
| Urban ordinance that might apply to a late-night party | 54 |
| Anti-honking ordinance, e.g. | 28 |
| Reveler's gadget | 20 |
| Rattle, e.g. | 12 |
| Party favor on December 31st | 28 |
| Partier's prop | 18 |
| One passed out on New Year's Eve | 36 |
| New Year's Eve handout | 26 |
| New Year's Eve gadget | 25 |
| Item for New Year's Eve | 27 |
| Grogger or vuvuzela | 19 |
| Dec. 31 need | 12 |
| They're popular on New Year's Eve | 41 |
| Timely tooters | 14 |
| New Year's Eve horns, rattles, etc. | 39 |
| Celebrants' devices | 23 |
| Harris work with sound effects? (with "The") | 55 |
| Sonic assault | 13 |
| 1982 Michael Frayn play | 23 |
| Morsel of meat | 14 |
| Beurre __: hazelnut butter | 26 |
| Fragrant climbing flower | 24 |
| More obstreperous | 17 |
| More vociferous | 15 |
| More uproarious | 15 |
| More likely to be ousted from the library | 41 |
| More like a charivari | 21 |
| More deafening | 14 |
| More clamant | 12 |