| Doctor's implement | 22 |
| Phone-call cutoff, to a gabber | 30 |
| Doctor's tool | 17 |
| With whimsical irony | 20 |
| Like a whimsical remark | 23 |
| Part of a dressing-down | 23 |
| Verbal whipping | 15 |
| Languages | 9 |
| They wag at parties | 19 |
| They're depressed during exams | 34 |
| French and English, e.g. | 24 |
| Unable to speak | 15 |
| At a loss for words | 19 |
| Opposite of loose-lipped | 24 |
| Hardly loose-lipped | 19 |
| Fumbling for words | 18 |
| Speechless from amazement | 25 |
| Reluctant to speak | 18 |
| "___" | 15 |
| Four-in-hands for a polyglot? | 29 |
| It's hard to say | 20 |
| "She sells seashells," for example | 44 |
| Speaker's challenge scrambled three times in this puzzle | 60 |
| Party game for linguists? | 25 |
| Just about the hardest (and least sanitary) game ever, unless you're an anteater? | 85 |
| Enunciation challenge | 21 |
| "She sells seashells . . . , " e.g. | 45 |
| "Peter Piper . . . ," e.g. | 36 |
| 'Peter Piper picked a peck...' for one | 46 |
| "Unique New York" and "Cinnamon aluminum linoleum" | 70 |
| Difficult articulations | 23 |
| Workout for public speakers? | 28 |
| "Beloved" author Morrison | 35 |
| Author Morrison | 15 |
| Singer Tennille | 15 |
| Singer Braxton | 14 |
| Writer Morrison | 15 |
| Novelist Morrison | 17 |
| "Beloved" novelist Morrison | 37 |
| Nobelist Morrison | 17 |
| Morrison or Braxton | 19 |
| "Jazz" author Morrison | 32 |
| R&B singer Braxton | 22 |
| Actress Collette | 16 |
| Grammy winner Braxton | 21 |
| Braxton or Tennille | 19 |
| "Jazz" novelist Morrison | 34 |
| Collette of "The Sixth Sense" | 39 |
| "Mickey" singer Basil | 31 |
| Morrison or Tennille | 20 |
| Literature Nobelist Morrison | 28 |
| Grammy-winner Braxton | 21 |
| Cager Kukoc | 11 |
| Braxton or Morrison | 19 |
| Braxton of R&B | 18 |
| 1993 Nobelist Morrison | 22 |
| "The Bluest Eye" author Morrison | 42 |
| "Sula" novelist Morrison | 34 |
| "Jazz" writer Morrison | 32 |
| ''The Bluest Eye'' author Morrison | 50 |
| Tennille or Morrison | 20 |
| Tennille of Captain and Tennille | 32 |
| Singer Basil who had the hit "Mickey" | 47 |
| Singer Basil or Braxton | 23 |
| Singer Basil | 12 |
| N.B.A.'s Kukoc | 18 |
| Little Antoinette | 17 |
| Creator of Sula and Sethe | 25 |
| Collette or Morrison | 20 |
| Collette or Braxton | 19 |
| Collette of "United States of Tara" | 45 |
| Collette of "Little Miss Sunshine" | 44 |
| Collette of "In Her Shoes" | 36 |
| Collette of ''In Her Shoes'' | 44 |
| "Love" author Morrison | 32 |
| "Beloved" writer Morrison | 35 |
| "Beloved" author's first name | 43 |
| ''Beloved'' writer Morrison | 43 |
| ''Beloved'' novelist Morrison | 45 |
| Writer Bambara | 14 |
| Tony! ___! Tone! | 16 |
| Three-time skiing gold medalist Sailer | 38 |
| Three-time skiing gold medalist ___ Sailer | 42 |
| Tennille or Kukoc | 17 |
| Tennille or Braxton | 19 |
| Tennille of tunes | 17 |
| Tennille of the Captain and Tennille | 36 |
| Tennille of song | 16 |
| Tennille of pop's Captain & Tennille | 44 |
| Tennille of Captain & Tennille | 34 |
| Tennille from Montgomery, Ala. | 30 |
| Tennille | 8 |
| Singer Childs | 13 |
| Singer Breton | 13 |
| Singer Braxton or Tennille | 26 |
| Singer Basil with the #1 hit "Mickey" | 47 |
| Singer Basil who had a #1 hit with "Mickey" | 53 |
| R&Bers Tony! ___! Tone! | 27 |
| R&B-er Braxton | 18 |
| Pulitzer author Morrison | 24 |