| Mention in passing | 18 |
| Quick to take offense | 21 |
| Sensitive tsetse? | 17 |
| Overly sensitive buzzer? | 24 |
| Surly sort? | 11 |
| Write or call | 13 |
| "Deal with it!" | 25 |
| Like some luck | 14 |
| Barely chewable, as steak | 25 |
| Rowdyish | 8 |
| Like overcooked steak | 21 |
| Like nails | 10 |
| Kind of love | 12 |
| Hard to swallow, perhaps | 24 |
| Hard to chew, as steak | 22 |
| Gristly | 7 |
| Far from fragile | 16 |
| Barely chewable | 15 |
| "Too bad, so sad!" | 28 |
| "Too bad for you" | 27 |
| "Sucks to be you!" | 28 |
| "Not my problem" | 26 |
| 'Too bad for you!' | 26 |
| Really strong | 13 |
| Reporter's challenge | 24 |
| Unlucky consequence | 19 |
| Hardy amoeba? | 13 |
| Not the easiest person to deal with | 35 |
| No pushover | 11 |
| Unyielding person | 17 |
| Tenacious one | 13 |
| Sweet unyielding person? | 24 |
| Difficult one to deal with | 26 |
| Source of batches that are very chewy? | 38 |
| Ones who can handle adversity | 29 |
| Gangster's cold symptom? | 28 |
| Golfer's comment after whiffing several times | 49 |
| Bomber's remark? | 20 |
| Challenge for a comedian | 24 |
| Difficult individual | 20 |
| Made to have a thicker skin | 27 |
| Help "Rabbit, Run" author John get stronger? | 54 |
| More difficult to chew | 22 |
| Harder to solve | 15 |
| Harder to crack | 15 |
| Saturday crossword, to some | 27 |
| Cause for some chin stroking | 28 |
| No pieces of cake | 17 |
| Bafflers | 8 |
| Last through hardships | 22 |
| Strict parents' disciplinary measures | 41 |
| Refusing to bail out one's kid, say | 39 |
| Harsh treatment that helps in the long run | 42 |
| Grounding, maybe | 16 |
| Controversial teen treatment | 28 |
| Caring but strict approach | 26 |
| Consoling words to a loser | 26 |
| 'That's a shame' | 28 |
| Facing difficulties with strength and determination | 51 |
| Unsentimental practicality | 26 |
| Challenging puzzles | 19 |
| Squirrel's headache? | 24 |
| One who's not easily convinced | 34 |
| It's pretty challenging | 27 |
| Heck of a puzzle | 16 |
| Hard problem | 12 |
| Like broken or worn-out tools | 29 |
| Bravely endure | 14 |
| Song sung by Mehitabel in Broadway's "Shinbone Alley" | 67 |
| Bride in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" | 45 |
| French painter-lithographer | 27 |
| French port near Marseille | 26 |
| Chief French naval base | 23 |
| ___-Lautrec | 11 |
| French city that was the birthplace of the Concorde | 51 |
| Fifth-century capital of the Visigoths | 38 |
| Cook one's ___ (dash another's hopes) | 45 |
| Artist, with Lautrec | 20 |
| Artist Henri de ___-Lautrec | 27 |
| Moulin Rouge artist | 19 |
| French-born painter | 19 |
| Capturer of fin-de-siècle Paris | 34 |
| "Le Promenoir" painter | 32 |
| "Jane Avril dansant" artist | 37 |
| Part 4 of sign | 14 |
| Top secret? | 11 |
| Rug, so to speak | 16 |
| Removable locks | 15 |
| Pate cover | 10 |
| Store-bought hair | 17 |
| Rug with nothing swept under it? | 32 |
| Midlife crisis cover-up? | 24 |
| Locks you pick? | 15 |
| Implants alternative | 20 |
| Cheap alternative to Rogaine | 28 |
| "Rug" | 15 |
| Something put on the spot? | 26 |
| Rug? | 4 |
| Rug with a part | 15 |
| Rug often groomed | 17 |