| Expert in the molecular structure of twine? | 43 |
| Expert on students' rash behavior? | 38 |
| Expert performer, usually (Abbr.) | 33 |
| Expert swimmer of the weasel family | 35 |
| Expert who really knows his dog food? | 37 |
| Expert with schedules, for short | 32 |
| Expert witness in a sanity trial | 32 |
| Expert witnesses' unproven theories, say | 44 |
| Expert, maybe, on the I.R.S. code | 33 |
| Expiate (with ''for'') | 38 |
| Explain away, with ''over'' | 43 |
| Explain away, with "over" | 35 |
| Explain, with ''out'' | 37 |
| Explanation at a Hawaiian gift shop? | 36 |
| Explanation for an interception? | 32 |
| Explanation for what happened at Chappaquiddick? | 48 |
| Explanation for why some pillows do weird things? | 49 |
| Explanation of golf's popularity (Part 1) | 45 |
| Explanation of this puzzle's theme ... | 42 |
| Explanations to get you off the hook | 36 |
| Expletive exhibiting exasperation | 33 |
| Expletive from Cathy or Bill the Cat | 36 |
| Exploration competition started by Sputnik | 42 |
| Exploratory excursion that happens after dark | 45 |
| Explore among stalagmites and stalactites | 41 |
| Explorer Abel who discovered New Zealand | 40 |
| Explorer and theologian put squeeze on composer | 47 |
| Explorer called ''the Red'' | 43 |
| Explorer called "the Red" | 35 |
| Explorer Dias's Cabo Tormentoso | 35 |
| Explorer dubbed "The Pathfinder" | 42 |
| Explorer for whom a Canadian strait is named | 44 |
| Explorer for whom a Colorado peak is named | 42 |
| Explorer for whom a sea was named | 33 |
| Explorer for whom America is named | 34 |
| Explorer Hedin, first to accurately map Tibet | 45 |
| Explorer John and actress Charlotte | 35 |
| Explorer John and comical Charlotte | 35 |
| Explorer John and performer Charlotte | 37 |
| Explorer John or actor Sebastian | 32 |
| Explorer of "Silent World" | 36 |
| Explorer of Polynesia and Easter Island | 39 |
| Explorer of the Canadian arctic coast | 37 |
| Explorer on many a young kid's backpack | 43 |
| Explorer or TrailBlazer, briefly | 32 |
| Explorer Richard Byrd's plane | 33 |
| Explorer Tasman of Tasmania fame | 32 |
| Explorer Vasco Núñez de ___ | 33 |
| Explorer Walter's new company? | 34 |
| Explorer who befriended Incan emperor Atahualpa | 47 |
| Explorer who claimed Louisiana for France | 41 |
| Explorer who discovered a mountain | 34 |
| Explorer who founded Little America | 35 |
| Explorer who has a monetary unit named after him | 48 |
| Explorer who landed at Calicut in 1498 | 38 |
| Explorer who proved that Greenland is an island | 47 |
| Explorer whose last name is Marquez | 35 |
| Explorer with a friend named Boots | 34 |
| Explorer with a peak named after him | 36 |
| Explorer ___ Núñez de Balboa | 34 |
| Explorer's add-ins to Norwegian muesli? | 43 |
| Explorer's quest, with "the" | 42 |
| Explorer, Navigator, or Pathfinder | 34 |
| Exploring contemporary of Columbus | 34 |
| Exploring the bounds of propriety, as humor | 43 |
| Explosive AC/DC album from '75? | 35 |
| Explosive bits of Japanese theater? | 35 |
| Explosive device used to break through walls | 44 |
| Explosive display of military power, for short | 46 |
| Explosive materials and a cable channel | 39 |
| Explosive materials and cable channel | 37 |
| Explosive Mount St. Helens event | 32 |
| Explosive new product from Doritos? | 35 |
| Explosive solvent, as it was formerly called | 44 |
| Explosive that doesn't explode | 34 |
| Explosive used as a dye when first invented | 43 |
| Explosive used in dynamite, for short | 37 |
| Expo to introduce brand new fonts? | 34 |
| Export of Indonesia and Venezuela | 33 |
| Exposé of a lithographer's bad hangouts? | 47 |
| Expose oneself to a former U.S. president? | 42 |
| Expose, with ''out'' | 36 |
| Exposing human folly to ridicule | 32 |
| Expository writing class assignment | 35 |
| Exposure-determining measurement | 32 |
| Express gratitude to a country singer? | 38 |
| Express indifference without speaking | 37 |
| Express now used as a Japanese hotel | 36 |
| Expresses disappointment tersely | 32 |
| Expresses indifference, in a way | 32 |
| Expressing one's views at great length? | 43 |
| Expression akin to "shucks" | 37 |
| Expression coined by a crapshooter | 34 |
| Expression for one just saying no | 33 |
| Expression involving an ultimatum | 33 |
| Expression of electrical resistance | 35 |
| Expression of frustration or anger | 34 |
| Expression of frustration, in modern day slang | 46 |
| Expression of general listlessness | 34 |
| Expression of gratitude in a tweet, maybe | 41 |