| Beady-eyed and sneaky | 21 |
| Small, tarred rope | 18 |
| Rope-ladder step | 16 |
| Rope for steps | 14 |
| Nautical rope: Var. | 19 |
| Ship's rigging ladders | 26 |
| Ship ropes that serve as steps | 30 |
| Ropes for ship ladders | 22 |
| Rope ladder's rungs | 23 |
| Cross-ropes on vessels' shrouds | 35 |
| Small ropes on ships | 20 |
| Exchange of letters by stool pigeons? | 37 |
| Short time: Sp. | 15 |
| Plane-booster initials | 22 |
| Flight acronym | 14 |
| [Insert your least favorite politician's name here]? | 56 |
| Sprout from the root of a plant [1966] | 38 |
| Shoots from plant roots | 23 |
| Some NASA takeoffs | 18 |
| Sinatra's group et al. | 26 |
| With "The," 1960s series set in the North African desert during WWII | 78 |
| 1960s WWII TV drama, with "The" | 41 |
| 1960's TV war drama, with "The" [2008] | 52 |
| Thallium sulfate, e.g. | 22 |
| Skull-and-crossbones site | 25 |
| Mystery offer? | 14 |
| Daily commute, working 9 to 5, etc.? | 36 |
| Exhausting, hectic routines | 27 |
| Working people's routines | 29 |
| Wearisome competitions | 22 |
| Treadmills of a sort | 20 |
| Stressful lifestyles | 20 |
| Stressful existences | 20 |
| Routines bad to be on | 21 |
| Miserable cycles | 16 |
| Mad scrambles: Slang | 20 |
| Hectic, frustrating routines | 28 |
| Hectic existences | 17 |
| Frenzied routines | 17 |
| Exhausting routines | 19 |
| Exhausting existences | 21 |
| Rodent-killing poison, old-style | 32 |
| Rodent pesticide | 16 |
| Reptile used for pest control | 29 |
| 1996, 2001 and 2002, in China | 29 |
| Rodent-eating reptiles | 22 |
| Messy places | 12 |
| Disorderly places | 17 |
| Scenes of disarray | 18 |
| 1980s hairstyle with a long strand in the back | 46 |
| Journey from the nest to the kitchen, say? | 42 |
| Vermin's verve? | 19 |
| Mid-'80s "Out of the Cellar" rockers | 50 |
| Band with the 2010 album "Infestation" | 48 |
| "Round and Round" hair metal band | 43 |
| "Round and Round" band | 32 |
| "Rodent" band since the 1980s | 39 |
| Warren DeMartini's band | 27 |
| Stephen Pearcy band | 19 |
| Heavy metal band with the triple-platinum album "Out of the Cellar" | 77 |
| Heavy metal band whose first album was "Out of the Cellar" | 68 |
| Heavy metal band named for a rodent | 35 |
| Glam band with "Round and Round" | 42 |
| Former "Headbangers Ball" regulars with "Round and Round" | 77 |
| California glam band with "Round and Round" | 53 |
| Band whose biggest hit's video featured Milton Berle in drag | 64 |
| #79 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" | 62 |
| "Round and Round" rock band | 37 |
| "Round and Round" glam rockers | 40 |
| "Round and Round" glam metal rockers | 46 |
| "Round and Round" glam act | 36 |
| "Out of the Cellar" band | 34 |
| "Lay It Down" '80s rockers | 40 |
| "Invasion of Your Privacy" glam-rock band | 51 |
| Type of comb | 12 |
| Type of cactus | 14 |
| Mule, fish or cactus | 20 |
| Long thing on a sewer rodent | 28 |
| Kind of cactus or comb | 22 |
| Hairstyle with an appendage of sorts | 36 |
| 1980s hair fad | 14 |
| '80s hair style | 19 |
| ___ serpent (fer-de-lance) | 26 |
| Strands in the back | 19 |
| Some rodent appendages | 22 |
| Hair extensions? | 16 |
| Motion that might occur during headbanging? | 43 |
| Caned | 5 |
| Hamelin pest: Ger. | 18 |
| Talked to the cops about | 24 |
| Turned in, in a way | 19 |
| Sold out, in a way | 18 |
| Sold out, as an accomplice | 26 |
| Squealed on | 11 |
| Told on, as an accomplice | 25 |
| Blabbed during a dryer maintenance chore? | 41 |
| Coarse woolen fabric | 20 |
| Some terriers | 13 |
| Some house cats | 15 |
| Certain exterminators | 21 |