| Resort to violence | 18 |
| What the police might do to stop a crime | 40 |
| Send in troops, e.g. | 20 |
| Respond to one who won't go quietly | 39 |
| Pursue violent options | 22 |
| Hardly treat with kid gloves | 28 |
| Get tough, in a way | 19 |
| Get physical, perhaps | 21 |
| Of value | 8 |
| Good for something | 18 |
| Worth holding on to | 19 |
| Of help | 7 |
| Employable | 10 |
| Earning one's keep, say | 27 |
| So as to have a purpose | 23 |
| In an advantageous way | 22 |
| In a beneficial manner | 22 |
| Beneficially | 12 |
| Valuable hint | 13 |
| FAQ reader's desire, perhaps | 32 |
| For ___ an emergency | 20 |
| "What's the ___ trying?" | 38 |
| "___ case of emergency" | 33 |
| First line of verse to a solver | 31 |
| "___ or lose ..." | 27 |
| Start of a fitness motto | 24 |
| First words of a fitness phrase | 31 |
| "___ wisely" | 22 |
| "___ in a sentence" | 29 |
| ''___ or lose . . .'' | 37 |
| The Tragically Hip "___ all up, don't save a thing for later" | 75 |
| Start of an exercise buff's motto | 37 |
| Start of a personal trainer's motto | 39 |
| Start of a brain health adage | 29 |
| Molotov "___ or Lose It" | 34 |
| Fitness-motto starter | 21 |
| Beginning of a fitness motto | 28 |
| Asset-exploitation alternative | 30 |
| 2005 New Pornographers single | 29 |
| "___ up, wear it out" (New England maxim) | 51 |
| "___ sparingly ..." | 29 |
| "___ or lose..." | 26 |
| "___ or lose it" | 26 |
| "___ or lose ..." (part of a fitness motto) | 53 |
| "__ or lose ..." | 26 |
| " _____ or lose it!" | 30 |
| Spelling bee contestant request #4 | 34 |
| Kind of advice from a physician | 31 |
| Exerciser's motto | 21 |
| Common policy on vacation time | 30 |
| Choice of one with an offer that's about to expire | 54 |
| Sisyphean | 9 |
| Not worth a dime | 16 |
| Of no help whatsoever | 21 |
| Of no help | 10 |
| Not worth keeping | 17 |
| No good at all | 14 |
| Like a vestigial organ | 22 |
| Inutile | 7 |
| Environmental slogan, or a hint to this puzzle's theme answers | 66 |
| Democrats' adjective for Grant | 34 |
| The quality of having no practical function | 43 |
| Obsolescence, in a way | 22 |
| Site of some overseas security | 30 |
| American H.Q. abroad | 20 |
| Bill Withers hit of 1972 | 24 |
| "I'm here to help" | 32 |
| "I'm at your disposal" | 36 |
| 1972 hit for Bill Withers | 25 |
| "Ooh! Ooh!" | 21 |
| "I'll do whatever you need" | 41 |
| Submissive's demand | 23 |
| Song that starts “My friends feel it’s their appointed duty” | 72 |
| Hootie & the Blowfish's Bill Withers cover | 50 |
| Bill Withers-inspired Hinder song? | 34 |
| Bill Withers song whose title follows "all you want to do is" in the lyrics | 85 |
| Bill Withers song about being taken advantage of (in a good way) | 64 |
| Bill Withers song about a manipulative partner | 46 |
| Bill Withers #2 hit of 1972 | 27 |
| 1972 hit from the soul album "Still Bill" | 51 |
| 1972 Bill Withers single | 24 |
| 1972 #2 hit for Bill Withers | 28 |
| #2 Bill Withers hit of 1972 | 27 |
| "Till you ___ up" (Bill Withers) | 42 |
| "I'm yours to command" | 36 |
| "I'm available" | 29 |
| "I'll do whatever you ask" | 40 |
| "I'd love to help" | 32 |
| "I don't care if you __ again": The Cars lyric | 60 |
| "I can assist" | 24 |
| Online newsgroup system | 23 |
| Electronic newsgroup system | 27 |
| Early online forum | 18 |
| Newsgroup system since 1980 | 27 |
| Electronic bulletin board system | 32 |
| Venue for newsgroups | 20 |
| Online discussion venue | 23 |
| Online discussion group | 23 |
| Home to online newsgroups | 25 |
| Home to newsgroups | 18 |