| Equally yucky | 13 |
| Comparably poor | 15 |
| "That's just ___!" | 32 |
| " . . . ___ as a fire": Franklin | 42 |
| 'There's no such thing -- publicity' | 48 |
| Abysmal | 7 |
| Absolutely awful | 16 |
| With no way to go but up | 24 |
| Just the pits | 13 |
| Dreadful to the max | 19 |
| Insulation material | 19 |
| Old fireproofing material | 25 |
| Fiberglass predecessor | 22 |
| Mined in Quebec | 15 |
| Danger in old homes | 19 |
| Construction material no-no | 27 |
| Workplace watchdog's concern | 32 |
| Word on a theater curtain | 25 |
| Siding hazard | 13 |
| Old furnace tape material | 25 |
| Old construction danger | 23 |
| Old building substance | 22 |
| Mineral involved in much litigation | 35 |
| Litigation-prompting mineral | 28 |
| Litigation-prompting insulation | 31 |
| Insulator | 9 |
| Frowned-on fire-resistant material | 34 |
| Fireproofing material | 21 |
| Firemen's glove material | 28 |
| Fire-resistant material | 23 |
| Carcinogenic fireproofing | 25 |
| Cherished mineral of my youth? | 30 |
| Comparable in size | 18 |
| Of equal size | 13 |
| Comparable to a house | 21 |
| Comparable in extent | 20 |
| The same size | 13 |
| Like a house? | 13 |
| Comparatively large | 19 |
| Comparably sized | 16 |
| Comparably large | 16 |
| Comparable to a barn | 20 |
| ___ as life | 11 |
| ___ as a house | 14 |
| Songwriters' org. | 21 |
| Tin Pan Alley org. | 18 |
| Music-licensing org. | 20 |
| Composers' org. | 19 |
| Musicians' org. | 19 |
| BMI rival | 9 |
| B.M.I. rival | 12 |
| Tin Pan Alley grp. | 18 |
| Tin Pan Alley gp. | 17 |
| Record label abbr. | 18 |
| Music rights org. | 17 |
| Songwriters' grp. | 21 |
| Performing rights org. | 22 |
| Music org. | 10 |
| Tin Pan Alley acronym | 21 |
| Royalties org. | 14 |
| Performance rights org. | 23 |
| Musician's org. | 19 |
| Music rights gp. | 16 |
| BMI competitor | 14 |
| Writers' org. | 17 |
| Tunesmiths' org. | 20 |
| Tunesmith's org. | 20 |
| Songwriters' acronym | 24 |
| Royalty grp. | 12 |
| Org. with the slogan "We create music" | 48 |
| Org. for Cahn, Kahn, et al. | 27 |
| Org. for Cahn, Kahn et al. | 26 |
| Org. co-founded by Victor Herbert | 33 |
| Musician's rights gp. | 25 |
| Musical org. | 12 |
| Music industry assoc. | 21 |
| B.M.I. alternative | 18 |
| Abbr. on a record label | 23 |
| Writers' gp. | 16 |
| Tunesmiths' grp. | 20 |
| Tin Pan Alley initials | 22 |
| Songwriters' gp. | 20 |
| Songwriter's gp. | 20 |
| Song creators' group est. Feb. 13, 1914 | 43 |
| Soc. of musicians | 17 |
| Show biz org. | 13 |
| SESAC rival | 11 |
| Royalty-collection org. | 23 |
| Royalties-collecting org. | 25 |
| Rival of B.M.I. | 15 |
| Relative of B.M.I. | 18 |
| Record label acronym | 20 |
| Record acronym | 14 |
| Record abbr. | 12 |
| Professional org. with the magazine Playback | 44 |
| Organization of Cahn, Styne et al. | 34 |
| Org. with the magazine Playback | 31 |
| Org. with a Jazz Wall of Fame | 29 |
| Org. that's into royalty? | 29 |
| Org. that tracks numbers | 24 |