| "Dire" situations | 27 |
| NFL Hall of Fame coach Hank | 27 |
| NFL Hall-of-Famer Hank | 22 |
| Hank of gridiron fame | 22 |
| Former Chiefs' coach Hank | 29 |
| Football coach-commentator | 26 |
| Tread heavily, in Scotland | 26 |
| Famous theater in London | 24 |
| Coming-of-age film about DNA? | 29 |
| Left to fend for oneself | 24 |
| Fail to hit in the clutch | 25 |
| Deserts ... or beaches | 22 |
| U.S. Open golf champ: 1988-89 | 29 |
| Word in a Heinlein title | 24 |
| Houston Open winner in 1980 | 27 |
| Doctor of Marvel Comics | 23 |
| 1940 Joan Crawford film | 23 |
| Contrary to expectations | 24 |
| "___ in Paradise" | 27 |
| Person feared by a xenophobe | 28 |
| One feared by xenophobes | 24 |
| Start of a Mitch Albom quote | 28 |
| Suppress the growth of | 22 |
| What Othello did to Desdemona | 29 |
| Over-the-shoulder item | 22 |
| Football helmet attachment | 26 |
| Subway train convenience | 24 |
| Subway standee's aid | 24 |
| Subway rider's aid | 22 |
| Secure, with "in" | 27 |
| Helmet attachment, perhaps | 26 |
| Word with boot or black | 23 |
| Word with black and boot | 24 |
| Under-the-chin helmet securer | 29 |
| Subway-train convenience | 24 |
| Seat belt, essentially | 22 |
| Leave in a bad place, say | 25 |
| Leather fastener, perhaps | 25 |
| Item wielded in a woodshed | 26 |
| It might hold you back | 22 |
| It can keep a watch on you | 26 |
| Guitarist needs one to stand | 28 |
| Football-helmet attachment | 26 |
| Fanny pack's attachment | 27 |
| Certain commuter's aid | 26 |
| Cause to suffer from scarcity | 29 |
| Amusement park ride feature | 27 |
| Commute, stereotypically | 24 |
| Rider on a crowded subway car | 29 |
| Subway rider without a seat | 27 |
| Secure, as with a seat belt | 27 |
| Secure, as with a car seat | 26 |
| Secure, as a passenger | 22 |
| Secure before traveling | 23 |
| Secure against jostling | 23 |
| Prepare for a wild ride | 23 |
| Prepare for a bumpy trip | 24 |
| Fasten one's seat belt | 26 |
| Man with no fastening band? | 27 |
| Attach, as a tool belt | 22 |
| Like scuba tanks, typically | 27 |
| Short of cash, informally | 25 |
| Down to one's last nickel | 29 |
| Ready for the ride to begin | 27 |
| Got ready for a showdown | 24 |
| Powerfully built athletes | 25 |
| Some go under the chin | 22 |
| Materials for securing | 22 |
| Child's car-seat features | 29 |
| Prepares for a rough ride | 25 |
| Secures with seat belts | 23 |
| Council of Europe site | 22 |
| Thuringian thoroughfare | 23 |
| Thüringen thoroughfare | 25 |
| Rue across the border? | 22 |
| German for 'street' | 27 |
| Famous Fender model (Abbr.) | 27 |
| Fender guitar, familiarly | 25 |
| Popular axe, for short | 22 |
| Fender guitar, popularly | 24 |
| Fender guitar model, briefly | 28 |
| Favorite Clapton model (abbr) | 29 |
| Famous Fender design (Abbr.) | 28 |
| Sedimentary rock layers | 23 |
| Layers, as in geology class | 27 |
| Geologist's layers | 22 |
| The "S" in SALT | 25 |
| Reagan initiative topic | 23 |
| Flag-capturing board game | 25 |
| Board-game debut of 1961 | 24 |
| Game with scouts and miners | 27 |
| Game with 40 pieces per side | 28 |
| Skillful use of a ruse | 22 |
| Risk player's asset | 23 |
| English literary shrine | 23 |
| Low-altitude cloud layers | 25 |
| Clouds that are not very high | 29 |
| Certain cloud formations | 24 |
| Pertaining to rock layers | 25 |
| Prefix with cruiser or sphere | 29 |