| Brooklyn pitching legend | 24 |
| Spreads the word | 16 |
| Pulpit product | 14 |
| Tiresome sermons | 16 |
| Tediously didactic | 18 |
| Sermonizing | 11 |
| Do advance work at a hospital | 29 |
| Cut down the wait at a hospital, perhaps | 40 |
| Classic race for 3-year-olds | 28 |
| One of racing's "Big Three" | 41 |
| Dracula's least favorite sporting event? | 44 |
| Big Baltimore event | 19 |
| Annual event held in Baltimore | 30 |
| Filmed scenes from a Triple Crown event? | 40 |
| It mentions the words "more perfect" | 46 |
| Introduction to the Constitution | 32 |
| Constitution opener | 19 |
| "We the people" source | 32 |
| "We the people" site | 30 |
| "A more perfect Union" source | 39 |
| Openers for documents | 21 |
| Roadie training institute? | 26 |
| Raid the arsenal early | 22 |
| Get ready for possible conflict | 31 |
| Readies just in case a war breaks out | 37 |
| Hand out in advance | 19 |
| Cook first, as pie crust | 24 |
| Stipend paid by a cathedral to a clergyman | 42 |
| Cleric's stipend | 20 |
| Before the auction starts | 25 |
| ___ conference (orientation for prospective contractors) | 56 |
| Get on in advance, as an airplane | 33 |
| Cook, as pasta for lasagna | 26 |
| Heat to 212 degrees in advance | 30 |
| Like packaged kielbasa | 22 |
| In utero | 8 |
| Going before: Abbr. | 19 |
| Occurring before: Abbr. | 23 |
| Foregoing: abbr. | 16 |
| Coming before: Abbr. | 20 |
| Coming before (abbr.) | 21 |
| Subject in which sin is a topic? | 32 |
| Advanced algebra class, informally | 34 |
| Molds beforehand | 16 |
| Forms building blocks for shipment | 34 |
| Sensible step | 13 |
| Priority | 8 |
| Pecking-order right | 19 |
| Legal decision serving as an example | 36 |
| Something to be set | 19 |
| One might be cited | 18 |
| Earlier case | 12 |
| Relevant earlier cases, in law | 30 |
| Earlier cases | 13 |
| Celebration of landmark court decisions? | 40 |
| One that goes before | 20 |
| Comes before | 12 |
| Choir leader | 12 |
| Choir leaders | 13 |
| Rules of personal conduct | 25 |
| Commandments, e.g. | 18 |
| Commandments | 12 |
| Verify before proceeding | 24 |
| Voting district | 15 |
| Election district | 17 |
| Police district | 15 |
| Police area | 11 |
| Election Day division | 21 |
| District police station | 23 |
| Cops' district | 18 |
| Barney Miller's domain | 26 |
| "N.Y.P.D. Blue" setting | 33 |
| "Barney Miller" set | 29 |
| Busy person early in November | 29 |
| 2010 Oscar-winning film | 23 |
| Numismatist's collectibles | 30 |
| Things found in this puzzle's eight longest answers | 55 |
| Diamond, for one | 16 |
| Valuable victuals? | 18 |
| Dinners too valuable to consume? | 32 |
| Gold or platinum | 16 |
| Compilation album of sweet monster ballads? | 43 |
| Giftware distributor | 20 |
| Items in settings | 17 |
| Singer's cherished asset? | 29 |
| Opinion to cherish? | 19 |
| Rain or snow | 12 |
| Peripatetic? | 12 |
| No bar to the postman | 21 |
| It aptly contains the letters R-A-I-N ... | 41 |
| Acrophobiac's dread | 23 |
| Defined exactly | 15 |
| Top watch's quality | 23 |
| Niceties | 8 |
| Rule out in advance | 19 |
| Like a smart child | 18 |
| Exceptionally early | 19 |
| Mick and Keith, rocking when still tots? | 40 |
| Give shades to in advance | 25 |
| Put into the required shape beforehand | 38 |