| BLT base | 8 |
| A goner | 7 |
| Brown bread | 11 |
| Best man's offering | 23 |
| Wedding-reception ritual | 24 |
| Raise one's glass to | 24 |
| Glass raiser | 12 |
| Wedding reception ritual | 24 |
| Raise one's martini, perhaps | 32 |
| It usually pops up | 18 |
| Idol of a sort | 14 |
| Emcee's proposal | 20 |
| Breakfast bread that's browned | 34 |
| "Here's mud in your eye!" e.g. | 44 |
| Words to a bride and groom | 26 |
| Wedding reception tradition | 27 |
| Wedding reception highlight | 27 |
| Warm thoroughly | 15 |
| Warm comparative | 16 |
| Skoal, for one | 14 |
| Raise a glass | 13 |
| Pub proposal | 12 |
| Prosit, e.g. | 12 |
| Melba's breakfast? | 22 |
| Make croutons | 13 |
| Lift a glass to | 15 |
| Hot slice | 9 |
| Drinker's proposal | 22 |
| Diner "raft" | 22 |
| Completely shot | 15 |
| Clink preceder | 14 |
| Butter melter | 13 |
| Bread that's browned | 24 |
| Bread from the oven | 19 |
| Bread for breakfast | 19 |
| Banquet feature | 15 |
| A goner, in slang | 17 |
| "To your health," for one | 35 |
| "Here's mud in your eye!" is one | 46 |
| ''Skoal'' or ''prosit'' | 55 |
| ''Skoal,'' e.g. | 31 |
| ''Here's to you'' is one | 44 |
| Words from the Best Man | 23 |
| Words from a glass elevator? | 28 |
| Words before a drink | 20 |
| Wedding-party ritual | 20 |
| Wedding reception speech | 24 |
| Wedding reception event | 23 |
| Wedding party ritual | 20 |
| Wedding offering to the bride and groom | 39 |
| Utterly screwed | 15 |
| Tribute to raise your spirits? | 30 |
| Tori Amos breakfast song? | 25 |
| Tavern tribute | 14 |
| Table delivery | 14 |
| Speech sometimes read from a crumpled sheet of paper | 52 |
| Speech for a glass elevator? | 28 |
| Something you make standing up | 30 |
| Someone celebrated | 18 |
| Skoal e.g. | 11 |
| Skoal | 5 |
| Salute with spirits | 19 |
| Salute with a raised glass | 26 |
| Reason to raise a hand | 22 |
| Reason for raised glasses | 25 |
| Raise glasses | 13 |
| Prosit or skoal | 15 |
| Prosit | 6 |
| Proposal with a raised hand | 27 |
| Proposal rarely made on one knee | 32 |
| Part of a wedding reception | 27 |
| One who's doomed, in slang | 30 |
| One who's a goner | 21 |
| Oft-burned item | 15 |
| Offer a paean at a party | 24 |
| Occasion to stand up | 20 |
| Melba or French | 15 |
| Melba -- | 8 |
| Melba ___ | 9 |
| M.C.'s proposal | 19 |
| Liquid salute | 13 |
| L'chaim, e.g. | 17 |
| It's often proposed after the wedding | 41 |
| It gets burnt a lot | 19 |
| Hot bread | 9 |
| Hold over the fire, say | 23 |
| Guest-of-honor's due | 24 |
| Glass-raiser | 12 |
| Glass-raised salute | 19 |
| Glass elevator? | 15 |
| French or milk | 14 |
| French or Melba follower | 24 |
| Feature of breakfast ... or dinner? | 35 |
| Eggs go-with | 12 |
| Drinker's salute | 20 |
| Drink at the dais | 17 |
| Done for, slangily | 18 |
| Done for, in slang | 18 |
| Diner "raft," and theme of this puzzle | 48 |
| Dedication with glasses | 23 |