| Parsley pieces | 14 |
| Bits of mistletoe | 17 |
| Bits of holly | 13 |
| Small shoots | 12 |
| Parsley parts | 13 |
| Parsley garnishes | 17 |
| Parsley bits | 12 |
| Dinner garnishes | 16 |
| Chef's ornamentation | 24 |
| Bits of garnish | 15 |
| Perfect moment to put parsley on the plate? | 43 |
| Time for a break | 16 |
| Winter follower | 15 |
| Welcome season | 14 |
| Stravinsky's "The Rite of ___" | 44 |
| Seminal 1962 book on the environment | 36 |
| SchumannÂ’s 1st Symphony | 27 |
| Rite time? | 10 |
| R. Carson's "Silent ___" | 38 |
| Pogo-stick part | 15 |
| Oasis, often | 12 |
| Leaving time? | 13 |
| Cleaning time? | 14 |
| Carson's "Silent ___" | 35 |
| Byington of filmdom | 19 |
| Beethoven's ___ Sonata | 26 |
| Arrival celebrated in this puzzle | 33 |
| Apple-blossom time | 18 |
| "___ ahead; fall back" | 32 |
| "___ ahead, fall back" | 32 |
| ______hill (Nova Scotia mine site) | 34 |
| Cause one to sink or swim? | 26 |
| What boaters hate to do | 23 |
| Start seeping | 13 |
| Start dripping, as a water pipe | 31 |
| Do it and you'll sink or swim | 33 |
| Final part of a twisted nursery rhyme | 37 |
| Attack as a cat might | 21 |
| Jumping-off place? | 18 |
| Jumping-off point, for some | 27 |
| Impetus supplier | 16 |
| If you're here, you'll take a dive | 42 |
| From whence to take a dive | 26 |
| Gymnast's platforms | 23 |
| Graceful gazelles | 17 |
| Heading for April | 17 |
| When collegians descend on Florida | 34 |
| Academic interlude | 18 |
| When collegians descend on Cancún | 36 |
| When college kids go to Florida | 31 |
| Collegian's vacation | 24 |
| Cause of a mattress collapse? | 29 |
| College students and mattress testers? | 38 |
| Get an "Early Show" anchor out of jail? | 49 |
| Young person | 12 |
| Youthful ideal | 14 |
| Youngster metaphor | 18 |
| Young, inexperienced person: Slang | 34 |
| Dish shared by Byington, Young and Kesey | 40 |
| Youngish ones | 13 |
| Do a vernal equinox chore | 25 |
| Annual project | 14 |
| Post-winter tidying up | 22 |
| Three breaks | 12 |
| Vernal time | 11 |
| Snare for small game | 20 |
| TV Guide's "Worst TV Show Ever," familiarly | 57 |
| Type of spaniel | 15 |
| TV host Jerry | 13 |
| Spaniel type | 12 |
| Millie or Spotty, e.g. | 22 |
| English or Welsh purebred | 25 |
| Slinky going down the stairs? | 29 |
| Post-thaw restlessness | 22 |
| Certain restlessness | 20 |
| Desire for warm weather | 23 |
| Warm-weather affliction | 23 |
| Seasonal listlessness | 21 |
| Restlessness of a sort | 22 |
| Mattress salesman's affliction? | 35 |
| Shelbyville's rival | 23 |
| Place where "Doh!" is often uttered | 45 |
| Kwik-E-Mart town | 16 |
| Ill. city where Lincoln is buried | 33 |
| Homer's city | 16 |
| "Father Knows Best" setting | 37 |
| 'The Simpsons' setting | 30 |
| Basketball Hall of Fame site | 28 |
| Method for mixing cards, Illinois-style? | 40 |
| Digit that pops up? | 19 |
| Reaction from someone who's afraid of Slinkys? | 50 |
| Hurl of a Slinky? | 17 |
| Buy as a treat | 14 |
| Place to wade after a thaw? | 27 |
| April 2004 Taurus? | 18 |
| Take care of the takeout | 24 |
| Take care of the dishes? | 24 |
| Cover the night's check | 27 |
| Prequel to "The Endless Summer"? | 42 |
| What clocks do once a year | 26 |