| Entering | 8 |
| At the outset | 13 |
| ___-on (happenings) | 19 |
| Exitings | 8 |
| Comings' partners | 21 |
| Comings and ___ | 15 |
| ___-on (activities) | 19 |
| Deteriorating | 13 |
| On the skids | 12 |
| Out of shape...or a hint to this puzzle's theme | 51 |
| Acting as a decoy | 17 |
| Question heard on elevators | 27 |
| Elevator man's question | 27 |
| Select, as a career | 19 |
| Explore | 7 |
| Broach, as a subject | 20 |
| Choose, as a career | 19 |
| Broach, as a topic | 18 |
| Enter, as a profession | 22 |
| Enter, as a building | 20 |
| Discuss, as details | 19 |
| Describe more fully | 19 |
| Bob Dylan "___ Acapulco" | 34 |
| ___ alone | 9 |
| Proceed; act | 12 |
| ___ alone (have no help) | 24 |
| ___ alone (fly solo) | 20 |
| ___ alone (do without help) | 27 |
| ___ alone (do by oneself) | 25 |
| ___ alone (by oneself) | 22 |
| __ alone (solo) | 15 |
| __ alone | 8 |
| Thyroid problem | 15 |
| Thyroid swelling | 16 |
| Possible result of iodine deficiency | 36 |
| Amusement park racing vehicle | 29 |
| Small racing vehicle | 20 |
| Motorized mini-vehicle | 22 |
| Kiddie racer | 12 |
| Kid's racer (Var.) | 22 |
| Speedy one-seater | 17 |
| Racing vehicle on a small track | 31 |
| Racing vehicle (Var.) | 21 |
| Racer, of a sort | 16 |
| Mini-track vehicle | 18 |
| Kid's track vehicle | 23 |
| Indoor race vehicle | 19 |
| Homemade racer | 14 |
| Fun park car | 12 |
| Amusement park racer | 20 |
| ___ Heights | 11 |
| Mideast's ___ Heights | 25 |
| Heights in dispute | 18 |
| ___ Heights (disputed Mideast area) | 35 |
| __ Heights (Mideast region) | 27 |
| Mideastern heights | 18 |
| Mideast's -- Heights | 24 |
| Mideast heights | 15 |
| Middle East's ___ Heights | 29 |
| Israel's ___ Heights | 24 |
| Israel's __ Heights | 23 |
| Heights occupied by Israel: June 1967 | 37 |
| Heights in the Mideast | 22 |
| Heights in the Middle East | 26 |
| Disputed heights | 16 |
| ___ Heights, strategic Midwest region | 37 |
| ___ Heights, in the Mideast | 27 |
| ___ Heights (Six-Day War battleground) | 38 |
| ___ Heights (Mideast region) | 28 |
| ___ Heights (area near the Sea of Galilee) | 42 |
| __ Regional Council (Israeli governing body) | 44 |
| __ Heights: disputed Mideast territory | 38 |
| __ Heights, Israel | 18 |
| Bring up the rear | 17 |
| Let everyone else have a turn | 29 |
| Have the final turn | 19 |
| Take one's turn after all others | 36 |
| Follow all the other players | 28 |
| Be the anchor, e.g. | 19 |
| Riches | 6 |
| Gift of the Magi | 16 |
| Prospector's find | 21 |
| Olympian's quest | 20 |
| Forty-niner's quest | 23 |
| Symbol of goodness | 18 |
| Prospector's prize | 22 |
| Olympic prize | 13 |
| Discovery at Sutter's Mill | 30 |
| Olympian's prize | 20 |
| Olympian's goal | 19 |
| Kind of standard | 16 |
| Prospector's hope | 21 |
| Precious metal | 14 |
| Olympian's favorite color | 29 |
| Medal metal | 11 |
| Standard material? | 18 |
| Something struck | 16 |
| Olympian's dream | 20 |
| Mined in Ontario | 16 |
| Midas' desire | 17 |