| Fade, maybe | 11 |
| Endure use | 10 |
| Endure under use | 16 |
| Deteriorate, or resist deterioration | 36 |
| Deteriorate gradually | 21 |
| Decay through use | 17 |
| Companion of tear | 17 |
| Common result of use | 20 |
| Bit of fraying | 14 |
| Become tedious | 14 |
| Become tattered | 15 |
| Be clothed in | 13 |
| "You ___ It Well" Rod the Bod | 39 |
| "What Not to ___" | 27 |
| ___ down (tire) | 15 |
| ___ away (erode) | 16 |
| ___ smile (grin) | 16 |
| " . . . and ___ golden sorrow" | 40 |
| Be ready to eat lobster | 23 |
| Not useless, as clothing | 24 |
| Like suits and boots | 20 |
| Emulate a trick-or-treater | 26 |
| Dress like Homer Simpson when he intentionally gained weight to get disability pay | 82 |
| Book about concerns of an army tank maintainer? | 47 |
| Depreciation | 12 |
| Tire-blowing duo | 16 |
| Result of day-to-day use | 24 |
| Ordinary damage | 15 |
| Normal depreciation | 19 |
| Normal damage | 13 |
| Damage from ordinary use | 24 |
| Put on hidden recording gear | 28 |
| Shun others' advice | 23 |
| Win over by persistence | 23 |
| Prevail by persistence | 22 |
| "--- the World" | 25 |
| "#1" follows it | 25 |
| "___ off to see the Wizard" | 37 |
| "___ not amused" | 26 |
| Start of a famous speech of defiance | 36 |
| Sister Sledge: "___ Family" | 37 |
| Queen's "___ the Champions" | 41 |
| Lifehouse album "Who ___" | 35 |
| “Here ___” (arrival words) | 34 |
| "The World" follows these words | 41 |
| "All that __ arises with our thoughts": Buddha | 56 |
| "All ___" Warlock | 27 |
| "___ the Champions" | 29 |
| "___ Marshall" (2006 Matthew McConaughey movie) | 57 |
| "___ all frail": Angelo in "Measure for Measure" | 68 |
| "__ not amused" | 25 |
| ''___ not amused'' | 34 |
| '-- the World' | 22 |
| Start of a quotation by President Bill Clinton | 46 |
| End of a 1978 new-wave album title | 34 |
| Sister Sledge hit | 17 |
| 1979 Sister Sledge hit | 22 |
| Queen's words | 17 |
| Clothes model | 13 |
| Tiring sort | 11 |
| Sporting person? | 16 |
| Sporting individual? | 20 |
| Person who has something going on? | 34 |
| Outfit sporter | 14 |
| One in an outfit | 16 |
| One doing modeling | 18 |
| Nudist's antithesis | 23 |
| He's no nudist | 18 |
| Eyeglass ___ (optometry patient) | 32 |
| Clothes user | 12 |
| Clothes sporter | 15 |
| Observation from Bill Cosby, part 1 | 35 |
| 4x platinum hit single co-written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie | 70 |
| Fun song | 8 |
| Lacking the usual oomph | 23 |
| Got bored stiff | 15 |
| Not as energetic | 16 |
| More toilworn | 13 |
| More frazzled | 13 |
| Grows tired | 11 |
| Becomes fatigued | 16 |
| Most spent | 10 |
| With lassitude | 14 |
| In a fatigued manner | 20 |
| "The ___ o' the Green" (old Irish ballad) | 55 |
| Part 4 of the cosmetic question | 31 |
| Donning | 7 |
| Winning over by persistence | 27 |
| In a shark costume? | 19 |
| Divots, for instance? | 21 |
| In charge, as in a family | 25 |
| In charge at home | 17 |
| Not putting clothes purchases in a bag? | 39 |
| Street ballad circa 1800 with The | 38 |
| Tiring | 6 |
| Moonlight, say | 14 |
| Become tiresome to | 18 |
| Start to bother | 15 |
| Seem grating to | 15 |
| Make one tired | 14 |