| Author Smith of "Topper" fame | 39 |
| Actress Courtney -- -Smith | 26 |
| Composer Francis joins Lena | 27 |
| Spiny | 5 |
| ___ Hall ("Jane Eyre" setting) | 40 |
| More prickly | 12 |
| Less solvable | 13 |
| Prickliest | 10 |
| Most prickly | 12 |
| Most difficult, as a problem | 28 |
| "That awful florist is a..." | 38 |
| Annoying part of a stage digression? | 36 |
| Source of continual suffering | 29 |
| Perpetual pain | 14 |
| Continuous annoyance | 20 |
| Painful and long-lasting thing | 30 |
| Source of continual irritation | 30 |
| Rose stickers | 13 |
| Prickles | 8 |
| Material of an infamous crown | 29 |
| Biblical crown material | 23 |
| Sharp stickers | 14 |
| Roses' defenses | 19 |
| Rosebush stickers | 17 |
| Rosebush protectors | 19 |
| Rosebush hazards | 16 |
| Rose protectors | 15 |
| Rose guards | 11 |
| Prickly items | 13 |
| Prickles; spines | 16 |
| Mother Love Bone "Crown of ___" | 41 |
| Lifesavers for Androcles | 24 |
| Crown's makeup, in the Bible | 32 |
| Crown material, notably | 23 |
| Brambles' protection | 24 |
| Attachments to a rose | 21 |
| Writer Wilder | 13 |
| Wilder who won three Pulitzers | 30 |
| Playwright Wilder | 17 |
| "Our Town" writer Wilder | 34 |
| "Our Town" author Wilder | 34 |
| 'Sling Blade' actor | 27 |
| ''Our Town'' author Wilder | 42 |
| Full of complexities | 20 |
| Tough to navigate | 17 |
| Spinose | 7 |
| Like some plants or problems | 28 |
| Like complex questions | 22 |
| Fraught, as an issue | 20 |
| Complete, for short | 19 |
| Complete, informally | 20 |
| Utter, briefly | 14 |
| From top to bottom, informally | 30 |
| Top-to-bottom, informally | 25 |
| Lead-in to "fare" | 27 |
| Detailed, briefly | 17 |
| Complete, briefly | 17 |
| Painstaking, for short | 22 |
| Lead-in to fare | 15 |
| Lead-in to "fare" (Var.) | 34 |
| Extensive for short, | 20 |
| Exhaustive, informally | 22 |
| Exhaustive (var.) | 17 |
| Complete: Var. | 14 |
| Complete, quickly | 17 |
| Complete, in informal writing | 29 |
| A-to-Z, briefly | 15 |
| Radon isotope | 13 |
| Heavy gas | 9 |
| Leaving no stone unturned | 25 |
| Long, careful study | 19 |
| Very detailed scope? | 20 |
| Complete a toll road? | 21 |
| 146A + 9A | 9 |
| Hamlet of former times | 22 |
| Edward O. ___, card-counting author of "Beat the Dealer" | 66 |
| Football Hall of Famer Jim | 26 |
| Native American sports legend Jim | 33 |
| Legendary Native American athlete | 33 |
| Famous Olympian Jim | 19 |
| Athlete of the Century Jim | 26 |
| 1912 Olympic Games star | 23 |
| U.S. athlete: 1888-1953 | 23 |
| U.S. athlete Jim | 16 |
| Swimming gold medalist Ian | 26 |
| Pop Warner coached him | 22 |
| Pentathlon and decathlon champ of the 1912 Olympics | 51 |
| Olympics swimmer Ian | 20 |
| Olympic swimmer Ian | 19 |
| Olympian portrayed by Lancaster | 31 |
| Olympian Jim or Ian | 19 |
| Native American sports legend | 29 |
| Legendary Native American athlete Jim | 37 |
| Legendary athlete Jim | 21 |
| Grooming item for one on the go | 31 |
| Great 1912 Olympian | 19 |
| Five-time Olympic gold-medal swimmer | 36 |
| Early gridiron great | 20 |
| Carlisle's favorite son | 27 |
| Breaker of the 400-meter freestyle world record at the 2000 Olympics | 68 |