| Raises, as spirits | 18 |
| Lifts, as spirits | 17 |
| Keeps afloat | 12 |
| Harbor floaters | 15 |
| Warning floats | 14 |
| They're often paired with gulls in maritime jokes | 53 |
| They may have bells or whistles | 31 |
| They bob in the sea | 19 |
| They barely keep their heads above water | 40 |
| Some meteorological data collectors | 35 |
| Some have bells | 15 |
| Partners of "gulls" in maritime jokes? | 48 |
| Ocean channel markers | 21 |
| Marine markers | 14 |
| Keeps afloat, with "up" | 33 |
| Floats in the harbor | 20 |
| Encourages, with "up" | 31 |
| Channel markers in harbors | 26 |
| Channel chimers | 15 |
| Prickle | 7 |
| Chestnut case | 13 |
| Nut case | 8 |
| Dentist's tool | 18 |
| Prickly seedcase | 16 |
| Plant prickle | 13 |
| Prickly husk | 12 |
| Hitchhiking seed | 16 |
| Prickly seed vessel (Var.) | 26 |
| Prickly seed case | 17 |
| Forest sticker | 14 |
| Chestnut husk | 13 |
| Prickly seed casing | 19 |
| Prickly casing | 14 |
| Plant sticker | 13 |
| Hiker's sock clinger | 24 |
| Chestnut coating | 16 |
| ___ oak | 7 |
| Sticky seedcase | 15 |
| Seed vessel having hooks | 24 |
| Prickly seed cover | 18 |
| Prickly chestnut case | 21 |
| Prickly case | 12 |
| Hiker's sock-clinger | 24 |
| Thing that may stick in a fur coat | 34 |
| Seedcase that inspired Velcro | 29 |
| Seed that sticks | 16 |
| Saddle sticker | 14 |
| Rough case? | 11 |
| Prickly sticker | 15 |
| Prickly sock clinger | 20 |
| Prickly seed casing (Var.) | 26 |
| Prickly seed case (Var.) | 24 |
| Prickly plant sticker | 21 |
| Prickly chestnut case (Var.) | 28 |
| Persistent clinger | 18 |
| Dentist's rotary tool | 25 |
| Clingy seedpod | 14 |
| Clinging weed | 13 |
| Clinger to a hiker's sock | 29 |
| Clinger on a hiker's sock | 29 |
| Circular saw | 12 |
| Botanical sticker | 17 |
| Botanical prickle | 17 |
| Agency: Abbr. | 13 |
| ___ marigold (sticktight) | 25 |
| Bedroom community, briefly | 26 |
| Bedroom community, for short | 28 |
| Outlying district, briefly | 26 |
| Suburb, slangily | 16 |
| Subdivision, slangily | 21 |
| Outlying district, for short | 28 |
| Outlying community, slangily | 28 |
| Outlying area, slangily | 23 |
| Outlying area, briefly | 22 |
| Many a commuter's home, for short | 37 |
| Lomita, to L.A. | 15 |
| Bellflower or Bell Gardens, vis-Ã -vis L.A. | 45 |
| Area outside the city, briefly | 30 |
| Horticulturist Luther | 21 |
| City joshed by Johnny Carson | 28 |
| Well-known grafter | 18 |
| City north of Los Angeles | 25 |
| Bob Hope Airport city | 21 |
| Fountain sound | 14 |
| Jabber; prattle | 15 |
| Urban surroundings | 18 |
| Home turf for many commuters, with "the" | 50 |
| Home to many commuters, slangily | 32 |
| Eccentric Tom Hanks comedy, with "The" | 48 |
| Commuters' home, perhaps | 28 |
| Commuters' home, for short | 30 |
| City surroundings | 17 |
| 1989 Tom Hanks film, with "The" | 41 |
| 1989 Tom Hanks film with The | 32 |
| 1989 Tom Hanks comedy, with "The" | 43 |
| Chest of drawers | 16 |
| Agency | 6 |
| Part of FBI | 11 |
| Dresser | 7 |
| News office | 11 |