| Verb form used as an adjective | 30 |
| Potentially dangling verb forms | 31 |
| Dust bit | 8 |
| Proton or electron | 18 |
| Word with board or physics | 26 |
| Small bit of matter | 19 |
| Proton or electron, take your pick | 34 |
| Piece of dust | 13 |
| Minute fragment | 15 |
| Fermion or boson | 16 |
| Atom or molecule | 16 |
| Physicist's report | 22 |
| High-energy emanation studied by physicists | 43 |
| Ennui among quantum physicists? | 31 |
| Almost false | 12 |
| Bits of dust | 12 |
| Pernickety | 10 |
| Part three of the quip | 22 |
| (In)temperate advice, part 3 | 28 |
| Smoke, essentially | 18 |
| Groups, in Granada | 18 |
| Diversion division? | 19 |
| 20-hour-week worker, e.g. | 25 |
| Comb business? | 14 |
| Game show freebie | 17 |
| Game-show loser's prize | 27 |
| Game show freebie (with back tax) | 33 |
| " . . . ___ such sweet sorrow" | 40 |
| Disagreement of biblical proportions? | 37 |
| Gold watches for departing war-horses | 37 |
| "You've been a great audience" e.g. | 49 |
| Zinger ... or this puzzle's theme | 37 |
| Snotty over-the-shoulder remark | 31 |
| Final zinger | 12 |
| Final insult | 12 |
| The last "Amen!"? | 27 |
| Boozehound leaving the pub? | 27 |
| Moundsman who begins a game? | 28 |
| End-of-week farewell? | 21 |
| "Here's a good way to use your comb"? | 51 |
| Zealous advocate | 16 |
| Type of politics | 16 |
| Like much politics | 18 |
| Kind of politics | 16 |
| Party supporter | 15 |
| Like politics, by nature | 24 |
| Firm adherent to a cause | 24 |
| Emotional adherent | 18 |
| Disciple becomes master | 23 |
| Campaign activities | 19 |
| Bach wrote three for violin | 27 |
| In sections | 11 |
| Divider | 7 |
| Office divider | 14 |
| Puts barricades around | 22 |
| Tetralogy ender | 15 |
| Last of a tetralogy | 19 |
| Weather prognostication | 23 |
| Business tie? | 13 |
| Yacht in a time-share? | 22 |
| Niña, to Santa Maria? | 24 |
| Limited group? | 14 |
| Cahoots | 7 |
| Some businesses | 15 |
| Pair of sneakers? | 17 |
| Jesse and Frank James | 21 |
| Cohorts | 7 |
| Bonnie and Clyde | 16 |
| Soil and soot? | 14 |
| Inventory codes | 15 |
| Maltese weight | 14 |
| On the ___ (in behalf) | 22 |
| DASHER | 6 |
| LIEUT: "He says you're ___." DESIGNER: "That's not true!" | 85 |
| Have no ___ (shun) | 18 |
| Tip (Part 4) | 12 |
| Bit of advice concluded | 23 |
| One at an early bash in Eden | 28 |
| Dolly from Tenn. | 16 |
| 'Nine to Five' singer | 29 |
| Performer after whom a clone was named | 38 |
| Dollywood Dolly | 15 |
| Dolly who sang "Here You Come Again" | 46 |
| Dolly who sang "9 to 5" | 33 |
| Dolly of Dollywood | 18 |
| Dolly from Tennessee | 20 |
| Country singer with a theme park | 32 |
| Country singer Dolly | 20 |
| "Travelin' Thru" singer | 37 |
| "Steel Magnolias" co-star | 35 |
| "Steel Magnolias" actress | 35 |
| "Here You Come Again" singer | 38 |
| '9 to 5' singer | 23 |
| Either way, country star shunned hip-hop | 40 |
| Succession starter | 18 |
| Start of a saga, maybe | 22 |
| Series start | 12 |
| Serial start, e.g. | 18 |
| Saga start | 10 |
| Opening book division | 21 |