| Nut filler | 10 |
| Nut companion | 13 |
| Men's 100-meter sprint record holder | 40 |
| Make a quick getaway | 20 |
| Lightning zigzag | 16 |
| Lightning stroke | 16 |
| Lightning shaft | 15 |
| Length of material | 18 |
| Leave lightning-like | 20 |
| It usually comes with a nut | 27 |
| It secures a nut | 16 |
| It might be held by a nut | 25 |
| It may be put in a washer | 25 |
| Hightail it out | 15 |
| He wrote "A Man for All Seasons" | 42 |
| Flee suddenly | 13 |
| Fabric measurement | 18 |
| Electric weather phenomenon | 27 |
| Eat hurriedly | 13 |
| Eat and run? | 12 |
| Cloth unit | 10 |
| Change parties | 14 |
| Ben Lee song that hightails it? | 31 |
| Aptly named Olympics star | 25 |
| Alice-remembering Ben | 21 |
| 2008 Travolta/Cyrus flick | 25 |
| "A Man for All Seasons" playwright | 44 |
| _____ out of the blue | 21 |
| ___ of lightning | 16 |
| Fled | 4 |
| Flew the coop | 13 |
| Ran off | 7 |
| Downed quickly | 14 |
| Wolfed | 6 |
| Sprang away | 11 |
| Securely fastened, as a door | 28 |
| Quit, as one's party | 24 |
| Fled suddenly | 13 |
| Departed from the party | 23 |
| Flash of inspiration | 20 |
| Bombshell | 9 |
| Unexpected thing | 16 |
| Sudden unforeseen occurrence | 28 |
| Epiphany, e.g. | 14 |
| Epiphany | 8 |
| Big surprise | 12 |
| Unexpected event | 16 |
| Totally unforeseen event | 24 |
| Sudden, unexpected event | 24 |
| Stunning surprise | 17 |
| Completely unexpected happening | 31 |
| Complete surprise | 17 |
| Dressmakers' buy, perhaps | 29 |
| Hightails it | 12 |
| Fasteners | 9 |
| Runs away | 9 |
| Examines closely | 16 |
| Metal fasteners | 15 |
| Breaks away | 11 |
| Scoots | 6 |
| Hardware items | 14 |
| Gobbles down | 12 |
| Hardware purchases | 18 |
| Door fasteners | 14 |
| Nuts' partners | 18 |
| Fastens, in a way | 17 |
| Emblems on the Chargers' helmets | 36 |
| Some hardware purchases | 23 |
| Rifle parts | 11 |
| Nuts go-with | 12 |
| Lightning units | 15 |
| Leaves suddenly | 15 |
| Hardware purchase | 17 |
| Frankenstein monster features | 29 |
| Fastens securely | 16 |
| Fabric units | 12 |
| Fabric bundles | 14 |
| Cloth units | 11 |
| They have heads and threads | 27 |
| They go great with nuts | 23 |
| They get nuts | 13 |
| Sweet Alice's Ben et al. | 28 |
| Secures, as a door | 18 |
| Rolls of fabric | 15 |
| Partner of nuts | 15 |
| Nuts' companions | 20 |
| Nuts and -- | 11 |
| Metal pins | 10 |
| Makes a mad dash | 16 |
| Lightning flashes | 17 |
| Lightning bits | 14 |
| Lengths of cloth | 16 |
| Heavy door locks | 16 |
| Frankenstein's monster features | 35 |
| Fabric rolls | 12 |
| Elopes | 6 |
| Eats in a hurry | 15 |
| Eats and runs? | 14 |
| Door fixtures | 13 |
| Beats a retreat | 15 |