| Girl who's having a ball | 28 |
| Cotillion star, informally | 26 |
| Cotillion kid, for short | 24 |
| Cotillion girl, briefly | 23 |
| Coming-out star (Abbr.) | 23 |
| Belle of the ball, for short | 28 |
| Ballroom presentee (Abbr.) | 26 |
| Ball honoree, for short | 23 |
| Young ballroom presentee | 24 |
| Star of a ball, briefly | 23 |
| Society-page fledgling | 22 |
| Society-ball focus, for short | 29 |
| Society newbie, for short | 25 |
| Society bud, for short | 22 |
| Societal newcomer, for short | 28 |
| Short girl at a society ball? | 29 |
| Rookie socialite, briefly | 25 |
| Richard of the L.P.G.A. | 23 |
| Reformer Grey, familiarly | 25 |
| One who is thrown a ball | 24 |
| One to throw a ball for | 23 |
| One coming out, briefly | 23 |
| Newcomer to the social scene | 28 |
| Miss out at a big party? | 24 |
| Jacqueline Bouvier, in 1947 | 27 |
| Jackie in 1947, briefly | 23 |
| Girl with a coming-out party | 28 |
| Gal who "comes out" | 29 |
| Focus of some ball-handlers? | 28 |
| Crossword constructor Amlen | 27 |
| Crossword blogger Amlen | 23 |
| Coming out ball miss, briefly | 29 |
| Brenda Frazier was one | 22 |
| Belle of the coming-out ball | 28 |
| Belle of the ball, maybe | 24 |
| Ball girl with two gloves | 25 |
| A grown woman, slangily | 23 |
| A grown woman, socially | 24 |
| A ball may be thrown for one | 28 |
| Lift a lawyer's license | 27 |
| Where a Brooklynite tipples | 27 |
| Brooklyn storage area? | 22 |
| Having two sides, perhaps | 25 |
| Candidates' face-off | 24 |
| Discuss the pros and cons of | 28 |
| Certain school team activity | 28 |
| Where opposite sides meet | 25 |
| Political confrontation | 23 |
| Future Kerry/Bush event | 23 |
| Discussion of both sides | 24 |
| Carter vs. Ford on TV: 1976 | 27 |
| Bush vs. Dukakis event | 22 |
| Pro in a certain contest? | 25 |
| One engaged in logomachy | 24 |
| High school team member | 23 |
| They have their pros and cons | 29 |
| Participates in forensics | 25 |
| Part of the campaign season | 27 |
| Candidates' face-offs | 25 |
| She does...them? (on film) | 26 |
| "Mary, Mary" star | 27 |
| "Credit or ___?" | 26 |
| Supermarket checkout option | 27 |
| Bookkeeper's entry | 22 |
| Red side of the ledger | 22 |
| Left-column accounting entry | 28 |
| Accountant's entry | 22 |
| Subtraction from an account | 27 |
| Query to a charge card user | 27 |
| Payment with an A.T.M. card | 27 |
| Minus item on a balance sheet | 29 |
| Left-side ledger entry | 22 |
| Entry on the left-hand side | 27 |
| Checkout counter option | 23 |
| Charge against an account | 25 |
| "Credit or __?" | 25 |
| Some check register entries | 27 |
| Credits' counterparts | 25 |
| Having a sophisticated charm | 28 |
| Sophisticatedly charming | 24 |
| Prepares to dice chicken | 24 |
| Prepares pollock, perhaps | 25 |
| "Speed" director | 26 |
| Memorable co-star of Yul | 24 |
| Kerr of The King and I | 26 |
| Messing of "Smash" | 28 |
| Hollywood's Winger | 22 |
| Messing with a script? | 22 |
| Messing of 'Smash' | 26 |
| Dexter's adoptive sister | 28 |
| Interview after a mission | 25 |
| Interrogate, as an astronaut | 28 |
| Scattered odds and ends | 23 |
| Litterbug's leavings | 24 |
| Cleanup crew's problem | 26 |
| They come out at balls | 22 |
| They're coming out | 22 |
| Society ball honorees (Abbr.) | 29 |
| Socialist leader Eugene V. | 26 |
| Rookie socialites, for short | 28 |