| Separated, as with a knife | 26 |
| Made the cut | 12 |
| Iris Murdoch's "A ___ Head" | 41 |
| Limeys' hangovers? | 22 |
| Morningbell "Sincerely, ____" | 39 |
| In a stringent way | 18 |
| More harsh | 10 |
| More strict | 11 |
| One who cuts | 12 |
| Not so clement | 14 |
| More rigorous | 13 |
| More inflexible | 15 |
| More draconian | 14 |
| Effect of downgraded credit on a potential home buyer? | 54 |
| Most rigid | 10 |
| Strict to the extreme | 21 |
| Most stiff | 10 |
| Gravest | 7 |
| Meteorologist's urgent warning | 34 |
| Breaking off | 12 |
| Discontinuing relations of any kind | 35 |
| Noted bandleader | 16 |
| U.K.'s longest river | 24 |
| River into Bristol Channel | 26 |
| England's second-longest river | 34 |
| Shropshire's river | 22 |
| River through Wales and England | 31 |
| River in Maryland or Shropshire | 31 |
| Great Britain's longest river | 33 |
| Annapolis's river | 21 |
| Disaffiliates | 13 |
| Cuts through | 12 |
| Split (with) | 12 |
| End a relationship | 18 |
| End a relationship with | 23 |
| Roman emperor: A.D. 193-211 | 27 |
| Mysterious schoolteacher created by J.K. Rowling | 48 |
| Snow boarders? | 14 |
| Sort of seafood salad | 21 |
| Tennessee's first governor, John ___ | 40 |
| County, lake or river in Utah | 29 |
| Rossini setting, in España | 29 |
| City of España | 17 |
| Figaro's home | 17 |
| Site of the Alcazar | 19 |
| Site of Spain's Alamillo Bridge | 35 |
| Rossini opera setting | 21 |
| Home of Mozart's barber | 27 |
| Home of a baritone barber | 25 |
| Figaro's place | 18 |
| City on the Guadalquivir | 24 |
| Capital of Andalusia | 20 |
| Birthplace of Murillo | 21 |
| Barber's town | 17 |
| Barber's setting | 20 |
| Alcázar site | 15 |
| 1992 World's Fair site | 26 |
| "Carmen" setting | 26 |
| Spanish moray still exists | 26 |
| Spanish functionary? | 20 |
| Spanish computer technician? | 28 |
| French porcelain | 16 |
| City noted for its porcelain | 28 |
| Buttonhole, e.g. | 16 |
| One way to follow a pattern | 27 |
| Be in a bee | 11 |
| Wield a needle | 14 |
| Wrap (up) | 9 |
| Use a needle | 12 |
| Work with needle and thread | 27 |
| Do some quilting | 16 |
| Stitch together | 15 |
| Participate in a bee | 20 |
| Follow a pattern? | 17 |
| Conclude, with "up" | 29 |
| Clinch, with "up" | 27 |
| Make darts, say | 15 |
| Emulate Dorcas | 14 |
| Emulate Betsy Ross | 18 |
| Pull some strings? | 18 |
| Fix seams | 9 |
| Ply a needle | 12 |
| Monopolize, with "up" | 31 |
| Make clothes | 12 |
| Follow a pattern, perhaps | 25 |
| Darn things | 11 |
| Work on seams | 13 |
| Work on a seam | 14 |
| Suture | 6 |
| So homophone | 12 |
| Produce duds | 12 |
| Follow a pattern, in a way | 26 |
| Follow a pattern | 16 |
| Wield needle and thread | 23 |
| Singers do it | 13 |
| Ply needle and thread | 21 |
| Mend a uniform | 14 |
| Make hems | 9 |
| Make a seam | 11 |
| Finalize, with "up" | 29 |