| Siddhartha Gautama | 18 |
| Shrine figure | 13 |
| Noted scholar of nothing | 24 |
| Member of Nirvana? | 18 |
| Laughing statue | 15 |
| Indian philosopher, the "enlightened one" | 51 |
| Gautama | 7 |
| Four Noble Truths formulator | 28 |
| Asian religious figure | 22 |
| "That'll Be the Day" singer | 41 |
| Singer born in Lubbock, Texas in 1935 | 37 |
| Rock-music pioneer | 18 |
| Memorable hiccuping rock-and-roller | 35 |
| Honoree in Don McLean's song "American Pie" | 57 |
| ''That'll Be the Day'' singer | 49 |
| Ebsen ushers at the theater? | 28 |
| Scuba diving safety measure | 27 |
| Swimmers' safety precaution | 31 |
| Practice of pairing swimmers | 28 |
| Pairing up for safety [the Clintons] | 36 |
| Method of pairing off for safety | 32 |
| Moves just a bit | 16 |
| Moves a little | 14 |
| Spending plan | 13 |
| Financial report column | 23 |
| Stock or supply | 15 |
| Plan expenditures | 17 |
| It's tight lately | 21 |
| Government concern | 18 |
| Expense account concern | 23 |
| Actual comparison? | 18 |
| Financial deadlock | 18 |
| Future flowers | 14 |
| Signs of spring | 15 |
| Bros | 4 |
| Signs of winter's end | 25 |
| Good friends | 12 |
| Flowers-to-be | 13 |
| Blossoms-to-be | 14 |
| Future roses | 12 |
| BFFs | 4 |
| Unopened roses | 14 |
| Unopened flowers | 16 |
| Starts to blossom | 17 |
| Some brewskis | 13 |
| Signs of efflorescence | 22 |
| Ones to hang with | 17 |
| Future blooms | 13 |
| Begins to blossom | 17 |
| Begins to bloom | 15 |
| They'll be flowers soon | 27 |
| Tater eyes | 10 |
| Taste makers? | 13 |
| Starts to grow | 14 |
| Spring forms | 12 |
| Potential blooms | 16 |
| Potato eyes | 11 |
| May's "darling" ones | 34 |
| Incipient twigs | 15 |
| Incipient flowers | 17 |
| Grafters' needs | 19 |
| Future blossoms | 15 |
| Drinks once pitched by frogs | 28 |
| Blooms-to-be | 12 |
| " . . . the darling ___ of May": Shak. | 48 |
| ___ Park, Calif. | 16 |
| Good, in Guadalajara | 20 |
| Vista or Park | 13 |
| Yerba ___, original name of San Francisco | 41 |
| Lake __ Vista | 13 |
| "The ___ Vista Social Club" | 37 |
| --- Vista | 9 |
| __ Park, Calif. | 15 |
| Vista opener? | 13 |
| Vista head | 10 |
| San Francisco's ___ Vista Park | 34 |
| Park of California | 18 |
| Lake -- Vista, Florida | 22 |
| Lake ___ Vista, Fla. | 20 |
| Lake ___ Vista (Disney World setting) | 37 |
| Disney's ___ Vista Studios | 30 |
| "Adjetivo" before "fortuna" | 47 |
| "___ Vista Social Club" | 33 |
| -- Vista, Mexico | 16 |
| ___ Vista, Mexican War battle site | 34 |
| ___ Vista, Mex. (battle site in 1847) | 37 |
| “___ Vista Social Club” (1999 music documentary) | 56 |
| ___ Vista Lake, Calif. | 22 |
| ___ Vista (part of Disney) | 26 |
| ___ Vista (Iowa county) | 23 |
| ___ Vista (Disney video distributor) | 36 |
| Spanish word said before ''noches'' | 51 |
| Aguas ___, Puerto Rico | 22 |
| "___ noches" | 22 |
| Good, in Granada | 16 |
| Good, to Guillermo | 18 |
| Word of praise for el niño | 29 |
| Three-time Wimbledon winner Maria | 33 |
| Three-time Wimbledon singles champ Maria | 40 |
| Spanish for 'good' | 26 |