| "A fickle food upon a shifting plate": Dickinson | 58 |
| "A fickle food upon a shifting plate," according to Emily Dickinson | 77 |
| "___ is the spur . . . ": Milton | 42 |
| "___ is the spur . . . " | 34 |
| '80s movie/song/TV series | 29 |
| Star qualities? | 15 |
| "American Idol" contestant's dream | 48 |
| Well-known | 10 |
| Prominent | 9 |
| Widely known | 12 |
| World-renowned | 14 |
| Like a celebrity | 16 |
| Well-renowned | 13 |
| Big-name | 8 |
| Widely known and esteemed | 25 |
| Widely esteemed | 15 |
| Talked-about | 12 |
| Oft-talked of | 13 |
| Of wide renown | 14 |
| Big, so to speak | 16 |
| Show on domestic finishes? | 26 |
| AUNTIES | 7 |
| When parents and kids are together | 34 |
| Genealogical chart | 18 |
| Genealogy | 9 |
| Line definition | 15 |
| Genealogist's map | 21 |
| Where you are with your great grandfather | 41 |
| Place for your great grandfather | 32 |
| Genealogy representation | 24 |
| Genealogist's tool | 22 |
| Places to find long-lost relatives | 34 |
| People see relatives in them | 28 |
| Genealogy diagrams | 18 |
| Third World concern | 19 |
| Critical shortage | 17 |
| Feast's opposite | 20 |
| Feast alternative | 17 |
| Drought byproduct | 17 |
| Acute shortage | 14 |
| Woe of Genesis 12:10 | 20 |
| Widespread food shortage | 24 |
| What a biblical black horseman symbolizes | 41 |
| Third World worry | 17 |
| Relief organization's focus | 31 |
| One of an apocalyptic quartet | 29 |
| Genesis exigency | 16 |
| Extreme shortage | 16 |
| Extreme scarcity | 16 |
| Big food problem | 16 |
| Acute insufficiency | 19 |
| Acute food shortage | 19 |
| Legendary | 9 |
| Known around the world | 22 |
| Universally known | 17 |
| Rich's partner | 18 |
| Very well-known | 15 |
| Very well known | 15 |
| Like a Triple Crown winner | 26 |
| Start of a bio | 14 |
| "Et tu, Brute?" for example | 37 |
| They might come back to haunt you | 33 |
| Statement subsequently belied | 29 |
| Precalamity pronouncement | 25 |
| Noteworthy closing | 18 |
| Joe DiMaggio's "I'll finally get to see Marilyn," e.g. | 72 |
| "Like you're really going to do that" | 51 |
| ''Et tu, Brute? Then fall, Caesar!,'' e.g. | 58 |
| Spread (out) | 12 |
| Rooter | 6 |
| Geisha's accessory | 22 |
| Groupie | 7 |
| Car engine part | 15 |
| Partisan | 8 |
| Ceiling appliance | 17 |
| Sports buff | 11 |
| It shoots the breeze | 20 |
| Type of mail | 12 |
| Team supporter | 14 |
| Team backer | 11 |
| Summer air circulator | 21 |
| Cool, in a way | 14 |
| Bleacher creature | 17 |
| Air mover | 9 |
| Sports enthusiast | 17 |
| Season ticket holder, e.g. | 26 |
| Idol worshiper | 14 |
| Close follower | 14 |
| Circulation increaser | 21 |
| Circulation aid | 15 |
| Bleacherite | 11 |
| Bleacher occupant | 17 |
| Air circulation device | 22 |
| Zine reader | 11 |
| Word before club or mail | 24 |
| Stadiumgoer | 11 |
| Sports nut | 10 |
| Sally Rand's prop | 21 |
| Punkah | 6 |
| Part of a support group | 23 |