| "Poultry in motion" specialists? | 42 |
| One of the simple machines | 26 |
| Block and tackle part | 21 |
| Kind of simple machine | 22 |
| Dumbwaiter part | 15 |
| Block-and-tackle part | 21 |
| One eschewing the opposite field | 32 |
| Grab a parking spot | 19 |
| Take a parking space | 20 |
| Enter a parking space | 21 |
| Arrive, as by car | 17 |
| In a tug of war | 15 |
| Shark's activity | 20 |
| Shortening the play? | 20 |
| Kidding | 7 |
| Giving in to the sirens? | 24 |
| Exerting influence, as a puppeteer | 34 |
| Withdrawing one's support | 29 |
| Joining the group | 17 |
| Hoisting beef? | 14 |
| Request to a cabby | 18 |
| Sleeping cars | 13 |
| Sleeper cars | 12 |
| Luxurious passenger cars | 24 |
| His sleepers are vanishing | 26 |
| ___ punches (be blunt) | 22 |
| Succeed at | 10 |
| Achieve against expectations | 28 |
| Win in an upset | 15 |
| Deliberately soften criticism | 29 |
| Exercise restraint | 18 |
| Need no assistance | 18 |
| Go whole hog | 12 |
| R. R. car | 9 |
| Lifted-out, boldfaced article excerpt | 37 |
| Article highlight | 17 |
| Exert one's superiority | 27 |
| Exert one's authority over | 30 |
| Drapery fixture | 15 |
| Fills in for an actor? | 22 |
| Does something sneaky | 21 |
| Gets noticed, as an acrobat? | 28 |
| Tries to loosen | 15 |
| Dismantles | 10 |
| TTT | 3 |
| Be a prankster | 14 |
| Use one's influence | 23 |
| Exert influence | 15 |
| Wield one's influence in a puppet show? | 43 |
| Wield one's influence | 25 |
| Gain an unfair advantage in a puppet show? | 42 |
| Exercise influence | 18 |
| Display extreme grief, in a way | 31 |
| Lugs two giant neighboring letters without any help (if X=8)? | 61 |
| Tugs the pounds? | 16 |
| Does the expected amount of work | 32 |
| Stops, as a speeder | 19 |
| Exerts influence | 16 |
| Controls from behind the scenes | 31 |
| Cancels without warning | 23 |
| Exerts control | 14 |
| Use one's influence secretly | 32 |
| Exert one's influence | 25 |
| Emulate a puppeteer? | 20 |
| Arrives by car | 14 |
| Gets ready to sit | 17 |
| Soda-can attachments | 20 |
| Do a tough job | 14 |
| Slots instruction | 17 |
| Slots maneuver | 14 |
| One way to turn off an alarm | 28 |
| One way to kill an alarm | 24 |
| "I can't seem to turn off my alarm, any suggestions?" | 67 |
| Take charge, like a director of a puppet show? | 46 |
| ___ someone's eyes (deceive) | 32 |
| Send forth sprouts | 18 |
| Approach the curb | 17 |
| Palindromic exercise | 20 |
| Do some tweezing? | 17 |
| Start making an effort | 22 |
| Knuckle down to a task | 22 |
| Exercises at a bar | 18 |
| Move to a new locale | 20 |
| Park your car, perhaps | 22 |
| Park | 4 |
| Lung-heart connector | 20 |
| Mashed, as oranges | 18 |
| Mashed | 6 |
| Wood mill apparatus | 19 |
| 1994 John Travolta film | 23 |
| Travolta/Thurman Best Picture nominee of 1994 | 45 |
| Film with the classic line "Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead." | 76 |
| 1994 Best Original Screenplay winner | 36 |
| How tabloids report | 19 |
| Platform that faces the pews | 28 |
| Sermon site | 11 |
| Preacher's podium | 21 |
| Minister's platform | 23 |
| Stand in church | 15 |
| Sermons originate from them | 27 |