| Conversation subject | 20 |
| Cause for discussion | 20 |
| Anything to talk about | 22 |
| "Resolved: that ...," for debaters | 44 |
| ___ sentence (essay opener) | 27 |
| Of interest | 11 |
| Type of postage stamp | 21 |
| Pertaining to a place | 21 |
| Like some ointments | 19 |
| Like some anesthetics | 21 |
| Like Leno's monologues | 26 |
| In the news | 11 |
| Currently of interest | 21 |
| Auction nod du jour? | 20 |
| Sea creature in the news? | 25 |
| How medicinal creams are applied | 32 |
| Source of current buzz | 22 |
| Straying from the original subject | 34 |
| End of the law | 14 |
| Something talked about on "Today"? | 44 |
| International affair? | 21 |
| They're open to discussion | 30 |
| Theme ideas | 11 |
| Debate club fodder | 18 |
| Subjects for debaters | 21 |
| Rock mag talking points | 23 |
| Outline parts | 13 |
| Items of discussion | 19 |
| Debaters' needs | 19 |
| Debate points | 13 |
| Debate choices | 14 |
| Bits of conversation fodder | 27 |
| Areas of discussion | 19 |
| "Pardon the Interruption" sidebar fodder | 50 |
| "Anyone's Daughter" author ___ Alexander | 54 |
| Part of an essay paragraph | 26 |
| Tippler's problem | 21 |
| On a bender | 11 |
| Drunk's activity | 20 |
| "Hit Parade" group | 28 |
| Sun helmets (Var.) | 18 |
| "As if there weren't enough," after "to" | 64 |
| Request to a gas pumper | 23 |
| Presidency, e.g. | 16 |
| Head post | 9 |
| Fantastik competitor | 20 |
| Executive position | 18 |
| Palatial Istanbul attraction | 28 |
| Palatial home of Ottoman sultans | 32 |
| Palace of the Ottoman sultans | 29 |
| 1964 movie about a heist in an Istanbul museum | 46 |
| 1964 heist film set in Istanbul | 31 |
| Major Istanbul attraction | 25 |
| Sarge in military slang | 23 |
| First sergeant, informally | 26 |
| First sergeant, in military slang | 33 |
| First sergeant | 14 |
| First sergeants, to G.I.'s | 30 |
| Technique used to stop the Gulf of Mexico oil spill ... or an alternate name for this puzzle | 92 |
| Tuft of hair on the head | 24 |
| Kewpie doll feature | 19 |
| Hair ribbon | 11 |
| Hair ball | 9 |
| Crest of feathers | 17 |
| Coiffure tuft | 13 |
| Bun worn on the head | 20 |
| Kewpie doll features | 20 |
| Kewpie-doll features | 20 |
| Kewpie features | 15 |
| Hair balls? | 11 |
| Features of jays and cardinals | 30 |
| Upper strata | 12 |
| Outermost strata | 16 |
| "We aim ___" | 22 |
| North African kingdom | 21 |
| Escape key's position | 25 |
| Like open convertibles | 22 |
| Without a shirt | 15 |
| Like some waitresses | 20 |
| Like some bars and beaches | 26 |
| Like a beach that doesn't get much coverage | 47 |
| Extremely high | 14 |
| Dressed down? | 13 |
| Beheaded | 8 |
| "Headless Body in ___ Bar" (sensational New York Post headline) | 73 |
| " . . . ___ towers of Ilium": Marlowe | 47 |
| Where spinning toys are forbidden on the farm? | 46 |
| Monokini settings | 17 |
| Stairway to heaven? | 19 |
| Strip joint instruction? | 24 |
| Involving important people, as a meeting | 40 |
| Involving higher-ups, as a meeting | 34 |
| Involving folk with the highest security clearance, say | 55 |
| Reason for penthouse owners to assemble? | 40 |
| Summit for the bigwigs | 22 |
| Mountaineer's curious deduction? | 36 |
| Function for the boardroom | 26 |
| Where to write your name on an I.R.S. form | 42 |
| Like atriums | 12 |
| Illuminated from above | 22 |