| Took a hiatus from stardom | 26 |
| Stood behind something | 22 |
| Stayed in the closet, perhaps | 29 |
| Prepared to be sought | 21 |
| Played sardines | 15 |
| Lay doggo, in London | 20 |
| Kept under cover | 16 |
| Got out of the open | 19 |
| Got behind something, maybe | 27 |
| Found a spot, in a game | 23 |
| Found a spot while "it" counted | 41 |
| Enshrouded | 10 |
| Eclipsed | 8 |
| Crawled under the bed, say | 26 |
| Awaited the surprise party honoree | 34 |
| " . . . murder cannot be ___ long": Shak. | 51 |
| Occult | 6 |
| Far from obvious | 16 |
| Like the identified car models inside this puzzle's long answers | 68 |
| Like many dyed eggs | 19 |
| Like eggs in an Easter hunt | 27 |
| It may be behind the bookcase | 29 |
| Waldo of kids' books, e.g. | 30 |
| Stay out of sight | 17 |
| Camouflage | 10 |
| Stash away | 10 |
| Screen | 6 |
| Animal skin | 11 |
| Trapper's trophy | 20 |
| Trapper's prize | 19 |
| Take cover | 10 |
| Burrow | 6 |
| Sweep under the rug | 19 |
| Keep out of sight | 17 |
| Lie low | 7 |
| Hole up | 7 |
| Coat | 4 |
| Play sardines, perhaps | 22 |
| Lurk | 4 |
| Keep under wraps | 16 |
| Thick skin | 10 |
| Keep a low profile | 18 |
| Wait to be found, in a game | 27 |
| Seek's partner | 18 |
| Elude the seeker | 16 |
| Try to outwit "It" | 28 |
| Tepee wall | 10 |
| Surprise-party command | 22 |
| Seek's companion | 20 |
| Partner of seek | 15 |
| Participate in a child's game | 33 |
| Participate in a certain child's game | 41 |
| Part of a child's game | 26 |
| Keep secret | 11 |
| Hair's partner | 18 |
| Hair's companion | 20 |
| Go undercover | 13 |
| Coati's coat | 16 |
| Closet | 6 |
| Animal pelt | 11 |
| ___ and seek | 12 |
| Tough skin | 10 |
| Tepee material | 14 |
| Tanning need | 12 |
| Tannery skin | 12 |
| Tanner's raw material | 25 |
| Take cover in a kid's game | 30 |
| Surprise party command | 22 |
| Palm, say | 9 |
| It's often tanned | 21 |
| Go into seclusion | 17 |
| Ensconce | 8 |
| Duck out of sight | 17 |
| Cow cover | 9 |
| Covering for a cave man | 23 |
| Animal cover or take cover | 26 |
| ___ nor hair | 12 |
| Word with raw or horse | 22 |
| What to do just before the surprise party starts | 48 |
| What kids do when it counts? | 28 |
| Try to elude "it" | 27 |
| Tanning target | 14 |
| Tanned skin | 11 |
| Stay in the closet, say | 23 |
| Source of leather | 17 |
| Seek's opposite | 19 |
| Seek's associate | 20 |
| Seek counterpart | 16 |
| Put under the mattress, perhaps | 31 |
| Play an "it" game | 27 |
| Part of the title of a child's game | 39 |
| Palm, perhaps | 13 |
| Neither --- nor hair | 20 |
| Need to tan | 11 |
| Make hard to find | 17 |
| Leather, once | 13 |
| Leather, essentially | 20 |
| Kiss "___ Your Heart" | 31 |
| It tans sans sun | 16 |
| It may get tanned | 17 |