| Word with water or standard | 27 |
| Weight-carrier | 14 |
| Standard-___ (leader of a movement) | 35 |
| Sedan supporter | 15 |
| Safari schlepper | 16 |
| Ring or standard follower | 25 |
| Payee, sometimes | 16 |
| Payee, perhaps | 14 |
| Payee on some checks | 20 |
| One presenting a check | 22 |
| Member of a safari | 18 |
| Man with a sedan | 16 |
| Kid with rings, e.g. | 20 |
| Incumbent | 9 |
| He's paid to carry, on a safari | 35 |
| Freely negotiable by the holder | 31 |
| Ending with flag or pall | 24 |
| Check payee, sometimes | 22 |
| Check holder | 12 |
| Bwana's helper | 18 |
| Bond word | 9 |
| "Pay to ___" (check words) | 36 |
| -- of bad news | 14 |
| Wrestling hold | 14 |
| Show of affection | 17 |
| Tight embrace | 13 |
| Affectionate greeting | 21 |
| Hearty greeting | 15 |
| Wraparound greeting | 19 |
| Tight squeeze? | 14 |
| Tight squeeze | 13 |
| Wrestler's maneuver | 23 |
| Not so subtle sign of affection | 31 |
| It's soft, strong, and demonstrated by this puzzle's four theme answers | 79 |
| Chicago embrace? | 16 |
| Comportment | 11 |
| Having relevance to | 19 |
| Grin and ___ | 12 |
| Grin's partner | 18 |
| "Grin and ___" | 24 |
| Grin and ____ | 13 |
| Wall Street down time? | 22 |
| Store where Yogi shops? | 23 |
| Slump of sorts | 14 |
| Shop specializing in Winnie the Pooh merchandise? | 49 |
| Pessimistic situation | 21 |
| Downbeat of sorts | 17 |
| Business that sells teddies? | 28 |
| Sort of sauce | 13 |
| Steak sauce | 11 |
| Sauce made with Asian beer? | 27 |
| Sauce for meat or fish | 22 |
| Fancy steak sauce | 17 |
| Some circus performers | 22 |
| Chicago team | 12 |
| Market pessimists | 17 |
| Super Bowl XX champs | 20 |
| Nursery rhyme trio | 18 |
| Chicago eleven | 14 |
| The Refrigerator's team | 27 |
| Storied porridge makers | 23 |
| Storied porridge eaters | 23 |
| N.F.C. team | 11 |
| Is worthy of, as repeating | 26 |
| Fairy-tale trio | 15 |
| Fairy tale family | 17 |
| Den group | 9 |
| Chicago squad | 13 |
| A sloth of _____ | 16 |
| Yogi and Boo-Boo, for two | 25 |
| Yellowstone Park denizens | 25 |
| XX winners | 10 |
| Windy City gridders | 19 |
| Windy City 11 | 13 |
| Western park sights | 19 |
| Walter Payton's teammates | 29 |
| Trio of children's story | 28 |
| The Refrigerator'steam | 26 |
| The Refrigerator's team | 28 |
| Teddy and honey | 15 |
| Team that Morris Buttermaker coaches | 36 |
| Team #8 | 7 |
| Surprisers of Goldilocks | 24 |
| Super Bowl winners: 1986 | 24 |
| Stock-market figures | 20 |
| Sense of where one is | 21 |
| Really tough tasks | 18 |
| Pooh's cousins | 18 |
| Polar and teddy | 15 |
| Pessimists on Wall Street | 25 |
| Nursery threesome | 17 |
| Kodiak and bug | 14 |
| Kiddie-lit trio | 15 |
| Grizzly and polar | 17 |
| Grizzlies, e.g. | 15 |
| Grizzlies | 9 |
| Golden and teddy | 16 |
| Fairy-tale characters | 21 |
| Chicago's NFL team | 22 |
| Chicago N.F.L. team | 19 |