| Leaves helpless | 15 |
| Leaves ashore | 13 |
| Hair samples | 12 |
| Deserts ... or beaches | 22 |
| What the highlighted squares in this puzzle represent | 53 |
| "Equus" character Alan transforms to become useful to a lumberjack? | 77 |
| Like some bedfellows | 20 |
| U.S. Open golf champ: 1988-89 | 29 |
| Curtis of the P.G.A. | 20 |
| Word in a Heinlein title | 24 |
| Unaccountable | 13 |
| Quite curious | 13 |
| O'Neill's "___ Interlude" | 43 |
| Not the norm | 12 |
| Not easily explained | 20 |
| Like cases on "The X-Files" | 37 |
| L. Smith's "___ Fruit" | 36 |
| Houston Open winner in 1980 | 27 |
| Golfer Curtis | 13 |
| Doctor of Marvel Comics | 23 |
| Adjective for Ripley | 20 |
| Odd one | 7 |
| Movie that was shot in "3-B" -- "three beers and it looks good" | 83 |
| 1940 Joan Crawford film | 23 |
| Unexplained phenomena | 21 |
| Things that go bump in the night, e.g. | 38 |
| ''The Twilight Zone'' fare | 42 |
| Cause of the creeps | 19 |
| Comparable to an unexpected amount of money in an account? | 58 |
| Sellers role: 1963 | 18 |
| Contrary to expectations | 24 |
| 1975 science fiction adventure film | 35 |
| "Pay in cash and your second surgery is half-price"? | 62 |
| New face | 8 |
| Camus title character | 21 |
| "___ in Paradise" | 27 |
| Unacquaintance? | 15 |
| Person feared by a xenophobe | 28 |
| One feared by xenophobes | 24 |
| Nobody you know | 15 |
| New arrival in town | 19 |
| Albert Camus work, with "The" | 39 |
| 1942 Albert Camus novel, with "The" | 45 |
| "Naked Came a ___": 1969 | 34 |
| Eerie group of peaks? | 21 |
| Air from Borodin's "Polovtsian Dance No. 2" | 57 |
| Very weird Moranis, compared to slightly odd Springfield? | 57 |
| Unknown people | 14 |
| Tramontanes | 11 |
| They don't know each other | 30 |
| Subjects of a parental caution | 30 |
| Sandburg's "Always the Young ___" | 47 |
| Start of a Mitch Albom quote | 28 |
| 8 A.M. | 6 |
| Pulp comic that transformed Nick Fury into a super-spy | 54 |
| Hinder growth | 13 |
| Suffocate, in a way | 19 |
| Suppress the growth of | 22 |
| Hulk Hogan hold | 15 |
| Garrote | 7 |
| Bowstring | 9 |
| What Othello did to Desdemona | 29 |
| They'll take your breath away | 33 |
| Tree or fig | 11 |
| Infamous Boston fiend | 21 |
| Garrotes | 8 |
| Does in with a rope | 19 |
| Dos Passos's Annabelle et al. | 33 |
| Backpack part | 13 |
| Knapsack part | 13 |
| Sandal part | 11 |
| Watchband | 9 |
| Handbag part | 12 |
| Purse handle | 12 |
| Over-the-shoulder item | 22 |
| Subway handhold | 15 |
| Rein, e.g. | 10 |
| Part of a camisole | 18 |
| Football helmet attachment | 26 |
| Fanny pack feature | 18 |
| Subway train convenience | 24 |
| Subway standee's aid | 24 |
| Subway rider's aid | 22 |
| Standing subway passenger's aid | 35 |
| Standee's support | 21 |
| Seatbelt | 8 |
| Leather band | 12 |
| Latigo | 6 |
| Handbag holder | 14 |
| Camcorder attachment | 20 |
| Wristlet | 8 |
| Word with "spaghetti" or "shoulder" | 55 |
| Word with ''shoulder'' or ''spaghetti'' | 71 |
| Watch securer | 13 |
| Subway item | 11 |
| Subway hanger | 13 |
| Subway handful | 14 |
| Spaghetti ___ | 13 |
| Shoulder bag part | 17 |
| Shoulder bag feature | 20 |