| Life force, to an acupuncturist | 31 |
| Life force, in Eastern philosophy | 33 |
| Life force, in acupuncture | 26 |
| Lake Mich. city | 15 |
| Japanese kana character | 23 |
| It's represented by X | 25 |
| It's part of Xmas | 21 |
| It's often squared, for a statistician | 42 |
| If doubled, it's ultrasmart | 31 |
| Home of two M.L.B. teams | 24 |
| Home of the Cubs and Bears: Abbr. | 33 |
| Home of the Bulls and the Bears: Abbr. | 38 |
| Home of the Bears and the Bulls: Abbr. | 38 |
| Home of Bulls and Bears (abbr.) | 31 |
| Home for Bulls and Bears, for short | 35 |
| Ho-Minh middle | 14 |
| Ho __ Minh | 10 |
| Half of a classic religious symbol | 34 |
| Greek cross? | 12 |
| Fraternity member? | 18 |
| Frat-sweater X | 14 |
| Figure on many a college shirt | 30 |
| Feng shui life force | 20 |
| Feng shui force | 15 |
| Feng shui "energy" | 28 |
| Existential life force | 22 |
| Det. football rival | 19 |
| Delta Tau ___ ("Animal House" house) | 46 |
| Daley's city: Abbr. | 23 |
| Curious George, for one | 23 |
| Cubs' home: Abbr. | 21 |
| Cubs' home, for short | 25 |
| Cub's home, for short | 25 |
| Corinth consonant | 17 |
| City with both A.L. and N.L. teams, informally | 46 |
| City that's home to the jocks of this puzzle's theme, for short | 71 |
| Christogram part | 16 |
| Certain Greek letter | 20 |
| Bears' home, briefly | 24 |
| Bears, on scoreboards | 21 |
| Angel Haze "___ (Need to Know)" | 41 |
| Ancient X | 9 |
| AL or NL team | 13 |
| AL or NL city | 13 |
| After phi | 9 |
| Acupuncturist's life force | 30 |
| Acupuncturist's force | 25 |
| Acupuncturist's energy | 26 |
| Acupuncturist's concern | 27 |
| Acupuncture life force | 22 |
| Acupuncture force | 17 |
| Actor McBride of "The Nine" | 37 |
| Actor McBride of "Pushing Daisies" | 44 |
| A.L. or N.L. city, in brief | 27 |
| A.L. or N.L. Central city | 25 |
| A.L. and N.L. city: Abbr. | 25 |
| A.L. and N.L. city | 18 |
| 70s "Toby" soul band ___-Lites | 40 |
| 22nd chapter of a fraternity | 28 |
| 2010-11 MVP Rose's city | 27 |
| "Windy City," for short | 33 |
| "___ Pipa," renowned Chinese play | 43 |
| " . . . sweetheart of Sigma ___" | 42 |
| '70s "Half a Love" soul band ___-Lites | 52 |
| '70s "A Lonely Man" soul band ___-Lites | 53 |
| '70s "A Letter to Myself" soul band ___-Lites | 59 |
| ''Tai'' follower | 32 |
| ___-Town (Cubbies' home) | 28 |
| ___-Town | 8 |
| ___-square test, in statistics | 30 |
| ___-square (statistics calculation) | 35 |
| ___-square (odds calculation) | 29 |
| ___-Rho (religious symbol) | 26 |
| Pet that grows on you? | 22 |
| ___ Pet (item advertised around Christmas) | 42 |
| Pet name? | 9 |
| "Pet" that's a plant | 34 |
| ___ Pet (cultivatable gift) | 27 |
| Plant of the mint family | 24 |
| ___ Pet | 7 |
| Pet with green "hair" | 31 |
| Green "pet" | 21 |
| Blue flowered plant | 19 |
| Type of "pet" that's really a plant | 49 |
| Sprouting "pet" | 25 |
| Pet with green fur? | 19 |
| Pet that's really a plant | 29 |
| Pet that never eats or has ''accidents'' | 56 |
| Pet that needs only water | 25 |
| Pet received on Christmas, for many | 35 |
| Pet plant | 9 |
| Novelty pet | 11 |
| Kind of pet | 11 |
| Hairy "pet" | 21 |
| Green-haired "pet" | 28 |
| "Pet" that's really a plant | 41 |
| "Pet" that sprouts | 28 |
| "Pet" that holds a plant | 34 |
| "Ch-ch-ch-___" (ad phrase) | 36 |
| 'Pet' plant | 19 |