| Way down, perhaps | 17 |
| They'll get you to the next level | 37 |
| They tie stories together | 25 |
| They might take you down | 24 |
| They may be taken in an emergency | 33 |
| They may be back | 16 |
| They make many flights | 22 |
| They come in flights | 20 |
| The health-conscious often take them | 36 |
| The Empire State Building's 1,860 | 37 |
| Story spanners | 14 |
| Story connections | 17 |
| Stile, e.g. | 11 |
| Steps between two floors | 24 |
| Stalled escalator? | 18 |
| Some people find them hard to take | 34 |
| Setting of the annual Empire State Building Run-Up | 50 |
| Set of flights | 14 |
| Paths between floors | 20 |
| Parts of some flights | 21 |
| New Brunswick major leaguer Matt | 32 |
| Mezzanine adjunct | 17 |
| Link between stories? | 21 |
| Inside flight | 13 |
| Inge's "The Dark at the Top of the ---" | 53 |
| Indoor flights, often | 21 |
| Homophone for stares | 20 |
| Good source of exercise | 23 |
| Good exit in a hotel fire | 25 |
| Floor connectors | 16 |
| Flight to a height | 18 |
| Flight in a building | 20 |
| Fire escapes | 12 |
| Fire escape route | 17 |
| Feature of split-level houses | 29 |
| Energetic folks take them | 25 |
| Elevator's alternative | 26 |
| Duplex feature | 14 |
| Domestic flights | 16 |
| Connectors of stories | 21 |
| Connecting flights? | 19 |
| Connecting flight | 17 |
| Alternative to an elevator | 26 |
| Access to another story | 23 |
| " . . . staggered down the ___" | 41 |
| Bad things for acrophobic teetotalers? | 38 |
| Riser's place | 17 |
| Unit in a case | 14 |
| Access between floors | 21 |
| Steps to heaven? | 16 |
| Heavenly approach? | 18 |
| Fliers, collectively | 20 |
| Emergency route, maybe | 22 |
| Access to the next floor | 24 |
| "___ to the Stars" | 28 |
| Railing sites | 13 |
| Opposite of a Led Zeppelin number? | 34 |
| Musical space program | 21 |
| Emergency evacuation route, often | 33 |
| Shafts for flights | 18 |
| Certain compartments in buildings | 33 |
| Building features | 17 |
| Vampire vanquisher | 18 |
| Amount bet | 10 |
| Plant support | 13 |
| Anti-vampire tool | 17 |
| Tent securer | 12 |
| Garden support | 14 |
| Buffy's weapon | 18 |
| Vampire killer | 14 |
| Weapon for Buffy | 16 |
| Vampire slayer | 14 |
| Tent post | 9 |
| Gambler's fund | 18 |
| Dracula's undoing | 21 |
| Dracula's heartfelt dread | 29 |
| Amount wagered | 14 |
| What to do with a claim | 23 |
| Vampire's fear | 18 |
| Vampire hunter's weapon | 27 |
| Tent-pitching need | 18 |
| Tent need | 9 |
| Personal involvement | 20 |
| One way to kill a vampire | 25 |
| Money gambled | 13 |
| Monetary interest | 17 |
| Item in a camper's backpack | 31 |
| Interest, as in a venture | 25 |
| Gambler's wager | 19 |
| Gambler's money | 19 |
| Commercial interest | 19 |
| Vested interest | 15 |
| Vampire's concern | 21 |
| Vampire's bane | 18 |
| Vampire-slaying weapon | 22 |
| Vampire hunter's need | 25 |
| Vampire hunter's aid | 24 |
| Tool for Buffy | 14 |
| Tent pitcher's pole | 23 |
| Tent peg | 8 |