| Burly guy | 9 |
| Burly fellow | 12 |
| Big, strong sap | 15 |
| "To Kill a Mockingbird" clown? | 40 |
| Oafs | 4 |
| Numbskulls | 10 |
| Dunderheads | 11 |
| Doofuses | 8 |
| Ding-a-lings | 12 |
| Class clowns? | 13 |
| Big jerks | 9 |
| Incompetents | 12 |
| Stupid louts | 12 |
| Sapheads | 8 |
| Incompetent sorts | 17 |
| Good grade | 10 |
| Solid grade | 11 |
| 89%, e.g. | 9 |
| Straight-A student's bane | 29 |
| Nearly excellent | 16 |
| Nearly "A" material | 29 |
| Just below 90 | 13 |
| It's well above average | 27 |
| It's usually in the upper 80s | 33 |
| It's close to 90 | 20 |
| In the high 80s | 15 |
| Highish grade | 13 |
| High 80s, roughly | 17 |
| Grade just short of an A | 24 |
| Good average | 12 |
| College-transcript entry | 24 |
| Almost excellent grade | 22 |
| Almost an A | 11 |
| Above average grade | 19 |
| Fraternal org. | 14 |
| Lodge letters | 13 |
| Service org. | 12 |
| Fraternal grp. | 14 |
| Gp. led by a Grand Exalted Ruler | 32 |
| Fraternal org. letters | 22 |
| Fraternal letters | 17 |
| Men's org. founded in 1868 | 30 |
| Lodge gp. | 9 |
| Letters often seen under antlers | 32 |
| Fraternal gp. since 1868 | 24 |
| Fraternal gp. | 13 |
| U. S. men's org. | 20 |
| Tooth-fancying gp. | 18 |
| Org. with fraternal lodges | 26 |
| Org. with an Esteemed Lecturing Knight | 38 |
| Org. led by a Grand Exalted Ruler | 33 |
| Lodge sign | 10 |
| Lodge org. | 10 |
| Initials since 1868 | 19 |
| Grp. with lodges | 16 |
| Fraternal soc. | 14 |
| Fraternal org. with over a million members | 42 |
| Fraternal org. founded in 1868 | 30 |
| Fraternal lodge org. | 20 |
| Fraternal inits. | 16 |
| Fraternal gp. with an antlered animal in its logo | 49 |
| Elks' initials | 18 |
| Charitable org. whose top leader is the Exalted Ruler | 53 |
| Acronym for Elks | 16 |
| Chess pieces: abbr. | 19 |
| Some gas stations | 17 |
| Church V.I.P.'s | 19 |
| Modem rate, briefly | 19 |
| Data-transfer meas. | 19 |
| Modem speed: Abbr. | 18 |
| Modem speed | 11 |
| High-tech speed, briefly | 24 |
| High-tech speed (abbr.) | 23 |
| ER vitals | 9 |
| Churchmen: Abbr. | 16 |
| Church dignitaries: abbr. | 25 |
| 120/70, 130/80, etc.: Abbr. | 27 |
| Lingerie item | 13 |
| Bikini part | 11 |
| What a feminist might burn | 26 |
| Bikini top | 10 |
| Part of many a foundation | 25 |
| Support system? | 15 |
| Lingerie top | 12 |
| Victoria's Secret purchase | 30 |
| Lifting device | 14 |
| Undergarment | 12 |
| Foundation garment | 18 |
| Underwear with underwire | 24 |
| Source of support? | 18 |
| Lingerie buy | 12 |
| Bikini half | 11 |
| Cup holder | 10 |
| Certain undergarment | 20 |
| Garment with breast pockets | 27 |
| Swimsuit part | 13 |
| Victoria's Secret offering | 30 |
| Victoria's Secret buy | 25 |
| Two-piece piece | 15 |
| Monokini's lack | 19 |