| ___ squeaky wheel (appease) | 27 |
| Industry known for its drilling | 31 |
| Salad dressing at a power lunch? | 32 |
| Salad dressing combo | 20 |
| Simple salad dressing | 21 |
| Simple dressing | 15 |
| Quick salad dressing | 20 |
| Dining room "couple" | 30 |
| Some Texas millionaires | 23 |
| John D. Rockefeller and others | 30 |
| Primer type | 11 |
| It's exploited for its crude content | 40 |
| It has energy in reserve | 24 |
| Cottonseed residue | 18 |
| Pitcher from Mississippi | 24 |
| A Red Sox pitcher in 1990 | 25 |
| Mighty Mouse's archenemy | 28 |
| He harassed Pearl Pureheart | 27 |
| "Mighty Mouse" villain | 32 |
| Part of a train headed to a refinery | 36 |
| Part of a train from a refinery | 31 |
| OPEC | 4 |
| Well-funded syndicates? | 23 |
| Simple garage job | 17 |
| Basic car care | 14 |
| Quaker State's early headquarters | 37 |
| Waterproof cover | 16 |
| Durable table covering | 22 |
| Shelf coverings | 15 |
| Cupboard shelf liners | 21 |
| Bob Ross's art medium | 25 |
| Rembrandt choice | 16 |
| Prussian blue or burnt sienna | 29 |
| Art shop buy | 12 |
| Problem that might arise from a lack of energy | 46 |
| Emergency of 1973 or 1979 | 25 |
| Engine receptacle | 17 |
| Lubricating vessel | 18 |
| Lubricant devices | 17 |
| Underground petroleum source | 28 |
| Framework located around Texas wells | 36 |
| Strike (one) | 12 |
| OPEC lands | 10 |
| Containers for lubricants | 25 |
| Noble in a he-man contest? | 26 |
| Like some bodybuilders while on stage | 37 |
| Greasy, perhaps | 15 |
| Mixed drinks for petroleum tanker builders? | 43 |
| Shell game, so to speak | 23 |
| Where derricks rise | 19 |
| Well-covered ground? | 20 |
| Well site | 9 |
| Site of valuable deposits | 25 |
| Setting for big rigs | 20 |
| Gasoline source | 15 |
| Thing that helps your motor cycle | 33 |
| "___ the Lamps of China" | 34 |
| Alice T. Hobart's fuel of 1930's | 40 |
| Like non-greasy makeup | 22 |
| Gadget for a grease monkey | 26 |
| Opening for lubrication | 23 |
| Aperture for a lubricant | 24 |
| Machine aperture | 16 |
| Lubrication spot | 16 |
| Lubrication point | 17 |
| Lubrication aperture | 20 |
| Engine feature | 14 |
| Aperture in some drills | 23 |
| Unctuous quality | 16 |
| Unctuosity | 10 |
| Too smooth characteristic | 25 |
| Smarmy ways | 11 |
| Excessive suavity | 17 |
| Astringent's target | 23 |
| Mechanic's job | 18 |
| Seeking to squelch a squeak | 27 |
| Conditioning, as leather | 24 |
| Seeking to quiet a squeak | 25 |
| Mechanic's job, at times | 28 |
| Lubrication | 11 |
| Lubricating | 11 |
| Lube job | 8 |
| Inuncting | 9 |
| Doing a lube job | 16 |
| Conditioning, as a baseball mitt | 32 |
| Bodybuilder's preshow activity | 34 |
| Bit of machine maintenance | 26 |
| Squeaky wheel, maybe? | 21 |
| Putting things into motion | 26 |
| "Dallas" premise? | 27 |
| Relatives' assets | 21 |
| "If the wheel squeaks, ___" | 37 |
| Lights with wicks | 17 |
| Old-time illuminants | 20 |
| Antique sources of light | 24 |
| Gulf disaster | 13 |
| Teapot Dome scandal subject | 27 |
| Subject of the Teapot Dome scandal | 34 |
| Squeaky | 7 |
| Vital engine conduit | 20 |