| Rose's friend et al. | 24 |
| "--- Irish Rose" | 26 |
| '-- Irish Rose' | 23 |
| --- "Irish Rose" | 26 |
| "Not ___ deal" | 24 |
| ____ Hand for the Little Lady | 29 |
| Chisholm Trail terminus | 23 |
| Ike's boyhood home | 22 |
| Eisenhower library site | 23 |
| Eisenhower's boyhood home | 29 |
| City on the Smoky Hill River | 28 |
| Chisholm Trail cow town | 23 |
| Young Ike's residence | 25 |
| Where Eisenhower grew up | 24 |
| Site of the Eisenhower Center | 29 |
| Site of Hardin-Simmons Univ. | 28 |
| Seat of Taylor County, Texas | 28 |
| One of Ike's homes | 22 |
| McMurry University site | 23 |
| Home of DDE's library | 25 |
| Eisenhower Library setting | 26 |
| Eisenhower Center site | 22 |
| Eisenhower Center locale | 24 |
| Dyess Air Force Base site | 25 |
| City in Lone Star state | 23 |
| Wait-___ (thorny plant) | 23 |
| "___ of all right!" | 29 |
| To some degree, but not much | 28 |
| Grab ___ (eat on the run) | 25 |
| Snack, after "have" | 29 |
| Grab __: eat on the run | 23 |
| Adequate, and then some | 23 |
| Like trumpets in a fanfare | 26 |
| Like klaxons in action | 22 |
| Removed by melting, e.g. | 24 |
| In need of extinguishing | 24 |
| Fully engulfed, perhaps | 23 |
| Code word for "A" | 27 |
| Ready, willing and ___ | 22 |
| Ready and willing partner | 25 |
| Ready and willing partner? | 26 |
| Having the right stuff | 22 |
| Start of a famous palindrome | 28 |
| Having sufficient skill | 23 |
| Ready and willing companion | 27 |
| Having the necessary skill | 26 |
| Fit to perform the task | 23 |
| Baker's predecessor | 23 |
| Start of a popular palindrome | 29 |
| Start of a famed palindrome | 27 |
| Seaman's description | 24 |
| Ready, willing, and ___ | 23 |
| Possessing the know-how | 23 |
| Partner of ready and willing | 28 |
| Having the wherewithal | 22 |
| Having the necessary power | 26 |
| Strong of body and mind | 23 |
| Simian space traveler: 1959 | 27 |
| Fit to cut the mustard | 22 |
| This trails ready and willing | 29 |
| Suffix with pay or tax | 22 |
| Not just ready and willing | 26 |
| Napoleon, before seeing Elba? | 29 |
| Like Napoleon, before Elba? | 27 |
| How Napoleon was before Elba | 28 |
| Having the required skills | 26 |
| Having sufficient power | 23 |
| Having skill or strength | 24 |
| G.I.'s first letter | 23 |
| Functioning in all respects | 27 |
| Follower of ready and willing | 29 |
| Ending with wash or wear | 24 |
| Competent, like a seaman | 24 |
| Baker-Charlie precursor | 23 |
| Adjective for some seamen | 25 |
| Adjective for a seaman | 22 |
| "___ was I ere ..." | 29 |
| Comparatively competent | 23 |
| Less likely to make mistakes | 28 |
| More suitable for a job | 23 |
| More likely to get hired | 24 |
| Most likely to succeed | 22 |
| Like the best man for the job | 29 |
| Most likely to be hired | 23 |
| Most likely to accomplish | 25 |
| Like flowers in spring | 22 |
| In a proficient manner | 22 |
| Subj. of a 1972 treaty | 22 |
| Rocket interceptor, for short | 29 |
| Defensive weapon, for short | 27 |
| Weapon for U.S. forces | 22 |
| Modern weapon, for short | 24 |
| Israel's Arrow, for one | 27 |
| Gulf War Patriot, e.g. | 22 |
| Father of Isaac: Abbr. | 22 |
| Counter-missile: Abbr. | 22 |
| Controversial missile: Abbr. | 28 |
| A pinch of SALT, briefly? | 25 |
| Certain missiles, for short | 27 |
| Some launches from USN ships | 28 |