| Does one better | 15 |
| At most | 7 |
| Aces' places | 16 |
| Word for Triple Crown winners | 29 |
| What hit does to the charts | 27 |
| Toys that spin | 14 |
| Toys for tots | 13 |
| The most | 8 |
| The highest quality | 19 |
| The best Stones song on "Tattoo You"? | 47 |
| The absolute best | 17 |
| Take these out for a spin | 25 |
| Stuff to talk about | 19 |
| Spin 'em, it's fun | 26 |
| Motown had four of them? | 24 |
| Motown had four of them | 23 |
| Hall of Fame pop group The Four __, and last of this puzzle theme's five anagrams | 85 |
| Grade A | 7 |
| Does one better than | 20 |
| Blouses and sweaters | 20 |
| Blouses and shirts | 18 |
| Best in the field | 17 |
| Beats or bests | 14 |
| Ship rig feature | 16 |
| It's on the mast | 20 |
| Mast flapper | 12 |
| Certain nautical canvas | 23 |
| Some types of schooners | 23 |
| Mast attachments | 16 |
| Part of a blouse that touches the waist? | 40 |
| Winner's pride | 18 |
| Video game accomplishment | 25 |
| It's first on the leaderboard | 33 |
| 2400, on the SAT | 16 |
| Video gamers' prides | 24 |
| Known to next to none | 21 |
| Very hush-hush | 14 |
| Popular official stamp | 22 |
| Like an eyes-only document, say | 31 |
| For certain eyes only | 21 |
| Clearance level | 15 |
| It's classified | 19 |
| NSA concern | 11 |
| Classified instrument? | 22 |
| They're kept under lock and key | 35 |
| Base leader | 11 |
| High-ranked tournament player | 29 |
| Open favorite | 13 |
| March Madness favorite | 22 |
| Favorite entrant in a tournament | 32 |
| Cursing Don's piercing blades (5, 5) | 40 |
| A wild card is unlikely to beat one | 35 |
| #1 in sports | 12 |
| Highest ranked, as a tourney entrant | 36 |
| Tourney favorites | 17 |
| Best players, usually | 21 |
| Linen part | 10 |
| Finest feed for horses? | 23 |
| Up on deck | 10 |
| On the main deck | 16 |
| Weather deck | 12 |
| Up on the deck | 14 |
| Opposite of below | 17 |
| On the open deck | 16 |
| On deck, on ships | 17 |
| Not belowdecks | 14 |
| Main deck | 9 |
| Sailor's sneaker | 20 |
| Popular deck shoes | 18 |
| Bo's'n's concern | 28 |
| Fills completely, as a gas tank | 31 |
| Fills to almost overflowing | 27 |
| Cultivated dirt | 15 |
| Plow's target | 17 |
| Plow's milieu | 17 |
| It's turned when plowing | 28 |
| Fertile ground (2 words) | 24 |
| Earth for farming | 17 |
| Bulb cover | 10 |
| Loams | 5 |
| Fertile surface layers | 22 |
| If you go at it, you'll get there as quickly as possible | 60 |
| Lob motion | 10 |
| Tennis technique | 16 |
| Table-tennis technique | 22 |
| Rotation on a fastball | 22 |
| Result of an upward stroke | 26 |
| King's English? | 19 |
| Feature of some returns | 23 |
| English, at Wimbledon | 21 |
| English on a tennis ball | 24 |
| Cause of a curved flight path | 29 |
| Ball bearing? | 13 |
| Arthur Ashe specialty | 21 |
| Arc producer | 12 |
| Ace feature, maybe | 18 |
| A winner might have it | 22 |
| Address for a netman? | 21 |
| Rafael Nadal specialty | 22 |
| Number one position | 19 |