| A ___ of woodpeckers | 20 |
| Catch sight of | 14 |
| Catch a glimpse of | 18 |
| Perceive | 8 |
| Discover | 8 |
| Behold | 6 |
| Detect | 6 |
| Espy | 4 |
| Discern | 7 |
| Come to see | 11 |
| Catch sight of from afar | 24 |
| Profane | 7 |
| Defile, as something sacred | 27 |
| Uncheck, say | 12 |
| Click again, maybe | 18 |
| Change one's mind about, as a computer option | 49 |
| Cancel, as a choice | 19 |
| Cancel a choice | 15 |
| Tinactin alternative | 20 |
| Tinactin competitor | 19 |
| Lotrimin rival | 14 |
| Mormon state | 12 |
| Utah, once | 10 |
| Utah's early name | 21 |
| Mormon state: 1849 | 18 |
| Utahan | 6 |
| Utah's name, once | 21 |
| State from which the Utah Territory was formed | 46 |
| Provisional Mormon state | 24 |
| Mormon region | 13 |
| Utah's former name | 22 |
| State proposed by the Mormons: 1849 | 35 |
| Proposed state of 1849 that was not granted admission to the Union | 66 |
| Mormon word | 11 |
| Informal name of the 45th state | 31 |
| Brigham Young's settlement | 30 |
| Brigham Young's jurisdiction | 32 |
| ''__ Morning News'' (Utah newspaper) | 52 |
| ___ News (daily paper with a weekly Mormon Times insert) | 56 |
| Hot spot | 8 |
| Abandon | 7 |
| Maroon | 6 |
| Leave alone | 11 |
| Wasteland | 9 |
| Much of Mongolia | 16 |
| Leave stranded | 14 |
| Sahara, for one | 15 |
| Dry land | 8 |
| Gobi or Mojave | 14 |
| Go AWOL | 7 |
| "The English Patient" setting | 39 |
| Most of Mauritania | 18 |
| Gila monster's home | 23 |
| Arid expanse | 12 |
| Sahara, e.g. | 12 |
| Painted, for one | 16 |
| Barren area | 11 |
| Act the rat | 11 |
| ___ Tages (someday, in German) | 30 |
| Xerophyte's home | 20 |
| Topographical adjective | 23 |
| Throw over | 10 |
| Syrian or Nubian | 16 |
| Storm in Kuwait? | 16 |
| Saguaro locale | 14 |
| Rub' al Khali, for one | 26 |
| Rommel's milieu | 19 |
| Rainless expanse | 16 |
| Oasis setting | 13 |
| Low-rain region | 15 |
| Leave without leave | 19 |
| Joshua tree habitat | 19 |
| Inhospitable place | 18 |
| Gobi or Sahara | 14 |
| Apostatize | 10 |
| "Somewhere on a ___ highway, she rides a Harley Davidson" | 67 |
| What Antarctica is, technically | 31 |
| Valentino's milieu | 22 |
| Tucson's environs | 21 |
| The Road Runner's home | 26 |
| The Kalahari, for one | 21 |
| Taklamakan, e.g. | 16 |
| Shirk one's duty, in a big way | 34 |
| Rub' al Khali, e.g. | 23 |
| Roughly a third of the earth's land surface | 47 |
| Romberg's "___ Song" | 34 |
| Prickly pear's place | 24 |
| Play turncoat | 13 |
| Place for mirages | 17 |
| Parched place | 13 |
| Painted ___, Ariz. | 18 |
| Ocotillo's milieu | 21 |
| Oasis environment | 17 |
| Nubian or Sonoran | 17 |
| Negev, e.g. | 11 |
| Negev or Nefud | 14 |
| Nefud, e.g. | 11 |
| Much of Arabia | 14 |
| Most of the United Arab Emirates | 32 |
| Mojave or Gobi | 14 |