| Boaster's comment, in a cartoon? | 36 |
| ___ a pistol | 12 |
| Words with "a pistol" and "Hades" | 53 |
| Words with ''a pistol'' or ''a firecracker'' | 76 |
| "It's ___ hell in here" | 37 |
| ___ blazes | 10 |
| ___ a firecracker | 17 |
| Stifling, in cliches | 20 |
| Nursery | 7 |
| Greenhouse area | 15 |
| Environment favoring rapid growth | 33 |
| Thermostat site, maybe | 22 |
| Site of rapid development | 25 |
| Rapid-growth environment | 24 |
| Rapid growth area | 17 |
| Place of rapid growth | 21 |
| Place of productive activity | 28 |
| Locus of activity | 17 |
| Forcing house | 13 |
| Fertile plot | 12 |
| Environment conducive to rapid development | 42 |
| Cousin of a terrarium | 21 |
| Area of rapid development | 25 |
| Activity centers | 16 |
| Breeding grounds | 16 |
| Sources of unpleasantness | 25 |
| Places of great activity | 24 |
| Places for seedlings | 20 |
| Glass-covered enclosures in greeneries | 38 |
| The popcorn producer ordered a __ | 33 |
| Passion elicitor | 16 |
| Like some issues | 16 |
| Highly charged, as an issue | 27 |
| Highly charged, as a topic | 26 |
| Emotionally charged, as an issue | 32 |
| Stolen wheels | 13 |
| Chop shop arrival | 17 |
| Stolen vehicle | 14 |
| Ride that was taken | 19 |
| Cop concern | 11 |
| Chop-shop buy | 13 |
| Chop shop object | 16 |
| Stolen sweet | 12 |
| Ski-lodge beverage | 18 |
| Swiss Miss, e.g. | 16 |
| Nursery rhyme bakery item | 25 |
| Lenten treat | 12 |
| Frosted Lenten pastry | 21 |
| Baked item for Lent | 19 |
| Much-anticipated social event | 29 |
| Reason to get dressed up | 24 |
| Reason to get dolled up | 23 |
| Reason to get all gussied up | 28 |
| Reason for some primping | 24 |
| Occasion for some extra primping | 32 |
| Much-anticipated night out | 26 |
| Hoped-for Friday night event | 28 |
| Highly anticipated appointment | 30 |
| Goal of many personal ads | 25 |
| Big singles match? | 18 |
| Big night out | 13 |
| Perry Como hit song | 19 |
| 1956 Perry Como song | 20 |
| 1956 Perry Como hit | 19 |
| "Hooray!" | 19 |
| Ballpark snack | 14 |
| Show off on the slopes | 22 |
| Showboat | 8 |
| "Zowie!" | 18 |
| "Oh, goody!" | 22 |
| Stadium standby | 15 |
| Sports showoff | 14 |
| Sports show-off | 15 |
| Small-fry favorite | 18 |
| Skiing showoff | 14 |
| Show-offy person | 16 |
| Shea Stadium staple | 19 |
| Campfire fare | 13 |
| Ball-park fare | 14 |
| Ball game snack | 15 |
| "A Buddhist walks up to a ___ stand and says, 'Make me one with everything'" | 94 |
| Showed off | 10 |
| Ballpark fare | 13 |
| Franks | 6 |
| Ballpark staples | 16 |
| Shows off or showoffs | 21 |
| Ballpark snacks | 15 |
| Showoffs | 8 |
| Showoffish athletes | 19 |
| Show-offs (and this puzzle's theme) | 39 |
| Ballpark vendors' offerings | 31 |
| 6-inch wieners | 14 |
| Table d'___ | 15 |
| Table d'___ (restaurant offering) | 37 |
| Table d'__: fixed menu | 26 |
| Table d'__ | 14 |
| French innkeeper | 16 |
| Table d'-- | 14 |
| Réception V.I.P. | 19 |
| Travel stop | 11 |