| Straying from the subject | 25 |
| Beachgoer wearing bug spray? | 28 |
| "Ship ___": Porter | 28 |
| Time of few users | 17 |
| Not the busiest | 15 |
| Like late-night commuter trains | 31 |
| Tainted tapioca? | 16 |
| Dessert gone bad? | 17 |
| Act of delaying, old-style | 26 |
| Many an exit | 12 |
| Freeway exit structure | 22 |
| Some exits | 10 |
| La joie d'___ (the joy of giving) | 37 |
| Where the adventurous drive | 27 |
| SUV's milieu, maybe | 23 |
| Like dune buggies | 17 |
| Designed for rough terrain | 26 |
| ATV's place | 15 |
| ATV's destination | 21 |
| ATV adjective | 13 |
| 4WD option | 10 |
| Four SQUAREs | 12 |
| Counterbalances | 15 |
| Compensates for | 15 |
| Serves as a counterbalance for | 30 |
| Compensating for | 16 |
| Collateral branch | 17 |
| Location of some banks | 22 |
| Like some oil rigs | 18 |
| Like some drilling | 18 |
| Where some oil rigs are | 23 |
| Not on land, as an oil rig | 26 |
| Kind of breeze at Nantucket | 27 |
| Prohibition of Gulf of Mexico drilling? | 39 |
| Focus of "drill, baby, drill" | 39 |
| Energy source in the news | 25 |
| Gulf of Mexico sights | 21 |
| Gulf of Mexico oil rig, e.g. | 28 |
| Flag on the play? | 17 |
| Falcons' fouls | 18 |
| Illegal football plays | 22 |
| Football infractions | 20 |
| Bronco infractions | 18 |
| Away from the workplace | 23 |
| Like some computer backups | 26 |
| Being done elsewhere | 20 |
| Away from the main place of business | 36 |
| Hurler's ploy | 17 |
| Surprises for some swingers | 27 |
| Vacation from the kids? | 23 |
| Words before cuff or record | 27 |
| Incompetent? | 12 |
| Not reported | 12 |
| Like Ben-Hur and company when not racing? | 41 |
| Not paid for, as factory work | 29 |
| Extemporaneously | 16 |
| Ad-libbed | 9 |
| Where the irrational go | 23 |
| Where the rash often go | 23 |
| Independent way to live | 23 |
| In uncharted territory, so to speak | 35 |
| Relapsing? | 10 |
| Back to being friends again? | 28 |
| Not to be published | 19 |
| No longer drinking | 18 |
| Readily available, as parts | 27 |
| Leaving for | 11 |
| "We're ___ See the Wizard" | 40 |
| "We're ___ see the wizard . . ." | 46 |
| "___ the races!" | 26 |
| ___ the races | 13 |
| ___ a slow start | 16 |
| "We're ___ see the wizard ..." | 44 |
| "We're ___ See the . . . " | 40 |
| "We're __ see ..." | 32 |
| "'I'm ___ the store, can I get you anything?" | 63 |
| "___ see the Wizard . . . " | 37 |
| ''We're ___ see the Wizard'' | 48 |
| -- a bad start | 14 |
| __ a good start | 15 |
| Like the first sprinter to leave the blocks | 43 |
| First to leave the blocks | 25 |
| Strong out of the gate | 22 |
| Leading early in the race | 25 |
| Beginning well | 14 |
| Beginning auspiciously | 22 |
| Embarking on something exciting, and a hint regarding what this puzzle's starred answers' endings have in common | 120 |
| Where soldiers go | 17 |
| Part of the seven dwarfs' refrain | 37 |
| Kind of betting | 15 |
| Tout's illegal shenanigans? | 31 |
| Wager that's not made at the site of the race | 49 |
| New York pastime | 16 |
| Alternate for railbirds | 23 |
| "The Mask ___ Manchu," Karloff film | 45 |
| Factor a bettor weighs (Part 3) | 31 |
| Underdog's motivation (Part 3) | 34 |
| End of a historic quip | 22 |
| "___ go into the wild blue yonder..." | 47 |
| "_____ go, into the..." | 33 |