| Calmed expanses | 15 |
| "Oft in the ___ Night": T. Moore | 42 |
| "Oft in the ___ night" | 32 |
| Wetlands birds | 14 |
| Clown elevator | 14 |
| Circus prop | 11 |
| Clown's height enhancer | 27 |
| Beach-house support | 19 |
| Avocet's cousin | 19 |
| Use it to stand tall | 20 |
| Pink-legged bird | 16 |
| Wooden leg? | 11 |
| Post for a harbor house | 23 |
| Pink-legged wading bird | 23 |
| Pink-legged wader | 17 |
| Circus supporter | 16 |
| Chamberlain epithet | 19 |
| Beach house support | 19 |
| Tall person's nickname | 26 |
| Relative of an avocet | 21 |
| One of an uplifting pair | 24 |
| One of a raising pair? | 22 |
| It gives a lift at the circus | 29 |
| Equipment for a circus clown | 28 |
| Elevated walking stick | 22 |
| Clown's height-enhancing prop | 33 |
| Clown prop | 10 |
| Clown heightener | 16 |
| Circus support | 14 |
| Chamberlain nickname | 20 |
| Avocet's kin | 16 |
| Artificial leg? | 15 |
| You'll stand tall with it | 29 |
| Word for Wilt | 13 |
| Wader | 5 |
| Tall marsh bird | 15 |
| Supporting post | 15 |
| Support for a clown | 19 |
| Stick under someone's foot | 30 |
| Prop for a clown | 16 |
| Pole or bird | 12 |
| Pole for a clown | 16 |
| One of a pair for a clown | 25 |
| Longlegged bird | 15 |
| Long leg? | 9 |
| Long leg | 8 |
| Limicoline bird | 15 |
| Leg extension? | 14 |
| Leg extension | 13 |
| Juggler's perch, perhaps | 28 |
| Item for a high-stepper | 23 |
| It's used to stand tall | 27 |
| It might put you head and shoulders above everyone else | 55 |
| It may make a clown taller | 26 |
| It may help you make big strides | 32 |
| It helps you stand tall | 23 |
| High-stepping aid | 17 |
| High step? | 10 |
| Half a pole pair | 16 |
| Half a clown's pair, maybe | 30 |
| Half a clown's pair | 23 |
| Half a circus clown's pair | 30 |
| Elevator of a sort | 18 |
| Elevating pole | 14 |
| Cousin of an avocet | 19 |
| Clown's walking stick | 25 |
| Clown's prop, at times | 26 |
| Clown's pole | 16 |
| Clown's perch, maybe | 24 |
| Clown's height-enhancer | 27 |
| Clown's height extender | 27 |
| Clown's accessory | 21 |
| Cliffside dwelling supporter | 28 |
| Circus walker | 13 |
| Circus tent raiser? | 19 |
| Circus tent pole | 16 |
| Circus stick | 12 |
| Circus performer's prop | 27 |
| Circus elevator | 15 |
| Circus clown's lifter-upper | 31 |
| Circus clown's lifter | 25 |
| Circus clown prop | 17 |
| Certain support | 15 |
| Bit of equipment for a circus clown | 35 |
| Basketball's "Wilt the ___" | 41 |
| Basketball legend Wilt the ___ | 30 |
| Avocet | 6 |
| Aid for an overhead view | 24 |
| A person can take big strides with this | 39 |
| "Wilt the ___" (Chamberlain's nickname) | 53 |
| Artificially formal | 19 |
| Unnatural-sounding | 18 |
| Wooden in manner | 16 |
| Stiffly phrased | 15 |
| Stiff and pompous | 17 |
| Overly formal, as writing | 25 |
| Like awkwardly formal speech | 28 |
| Awkwardly formal | 16 |
| Blue-veined cheese | 18 |
| English blue cheese | 19 |