| Text | Length |
| Handwriting on the wall, maybe | 30 |
| Archaeology discovery | 21 |
| "As is," e.g. | 23 |
| ___ emptor | 10 |
| Sales warning | 13 |
| Latin word of warning | 21 |
| Buyer's "beware" | 30 |
| "___ emptor" | 22 |
| ____ emptor | 11 |
| ___ lector | 10 |
| Surrendered | 11 |
| Submitted | 9 |
| Knuckled under | 14 |
| Hollowed out | 12 |
| Yielded to pressure | 19 |
| Collapsed, with "in" | 30 |
| Buckled | 7 |
| Hollowed | 8 |
| ___ in (collapsed) | 18 |
| Yielded, with ''in'' | 36 |
| Yielded (with "in") | 29 |
| Yielded with in | 16 |
| Went spelunking | 15 |
| Surrendered, with "in" | 32 |
| Surrendered (with "in") | 33 |
| Hollowed; undermined | 20 |
| Gave up, slangily | 17 |
| -- in (collapsed) | 17 |
| _____ in (yielded) | 18 |
| Bit of ancient art | 18 |
| Simple buffalo, maybe | 21 |
| "B.C." character | 26 |
| Alley Oop, for one | 18 |
| Early hunter | 12 |
| Sourpuss in Geico ads | 21 |
| Sci-fi stock character | 22 |
| Flintstone, e.g. | 16 |
| Bedrock citizen | 15 |
| B.C., e.g. | 10 |
| Tropical fruit that grows underground? | 38 |
| Neanderthals | 12 |
| Troglodytes | 11 |
| Primitive guys | 14 |
| Primitive artists | 17 |
| Geico spokespeople with a short-lived sitcom | 44 |
| Crude dudes | 11 |
| Fred Flintstone and others | 26 |
| Crude dudes, in slang | 21 |
| Club-wielding wooers | 20 |
| Alley Oop and Fred Flintstone | 29 |
| Spelunker | 9 |
| Speleologist | 12 |
| Underground explorer | 20 |
| Explorer of sorts | 17 |
| Subterranean hobbyist | 21 |
| Stalactite spotter | 18 |
| Spelunking aficionado | 21 |
| Potholer, this side of the pond | 31 |
| Head-light wearer | 17 |
| Cave | 4 |
| Echo chamber? | 13 |
| Carlsbad attraction | 19 |
| Carlsbad sight | 14 |
| Carlsbad feature | 16 |
| Where to find stalactites and stalagmites | 41 |
| Underground hollow | 18 |
| Troglodyte's pad | 20 |
| Subterranean spot | 17 |
| Stalagmites site | 16 |
| Stalactite locale | 17 |
| Spot for spelunkers | 19 |
| Spelunking spot | 15 |
| Spelunking area | 15 |
| Site of some paintings | 22 |
| Place to go with a flashlight | 29 |
| Place for a stalagmite | 22 |
| Luray feature | 13 |
| Collapses | 9 |
| Spelunking sites | 16 |
| Grottoes | 8 |
| Cries uncle | 11 |
| Bats' hangouts | 18 |
| Bat hideouts | 12 |
| Spelunkers' milieu | 22 |
| Spelunkers' haunts | 22 |
| Very dark Jack's Mannequin song? | 36 |
| Underground chambers | 20 |
| Troglodytes' homes | 22 |
| Troglodytes' hangouts | 25 |
| Troglodyte homes | 16 |
| Tourist attractions near Carlsbad | 33 |
| Studios, at times | 17 |
| Stone-Age homes | 15 |
| Spelunking spots | 16 |
| Spelunkers' milieus | 23 |
| Spelunkers' hangouts | 24 |
| Speleologists' interests | 28 |
| Primeval abodes | 15 |
| Mammoth et al. | 14 |
| Locales for some paintings | 26 |
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