| They prevent flights from being direct | 38 |
| Things that go bump in the night, e.g. | 38 |
| TV's "Diff'rent ___" | 38 |
| They'll take the fall in Hollywood | 38 |
| The debate topic: Grafton, the author? | 38 |
| Takei's "Star Trek" role | 38 |
| This game was won by the 49ers in 1982 | 38 |
| Tchaikovsky's "___ Lake" | 38 |
| The Sultan of ___ (Ruth's moniker) | 38 |
| They often fly out during an explosion | 38 |
| Toon tot named for a flowering climber | 38 |
| They're noted for their neutrality | 38 |
| Third-base coach's sign, sometimes | 38 |
| They're "From the Crypt" | 38 |
| The act of gluing corn husks together? | 38 |
| They're used to cook chicken tikka | 38 |
| Tucker who sang "Delta Dawn" | 38 |
| The Kinks "Have a Cuppa ___" | 38 |
| The study of the Springfield Isotopes? | 38 |
| They're seen at going-away parties | 38 |
| They're high in the late afternoon | 38 |
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show anchorman | 38 |
| Three Stooges creator Healy and others | 38 |
| The comics' Luann or Jughead, e.g. | 38 |
| The "T" in Britain's ITV | 38 |
| They're in your apartment building | 38 |
| Tire spec for many heavy-duty tractors | 38 |
| Things really get difficult when . . . | 38 |
| Team in an agricultural all-star game? | 38 |
| TV show about junk food repercussions? | 38 |
| Texter's "Much obliged!" | 38 |
| TV's "Shop ___ You Drop" | 38 |
| Tom's "Toy Story" costar | 38 |
| Turner who sang "Proud Mary" | 38 |
| Test the concentration of, in chem lab | 38 |
| Timely title of this week's puzzle | 38 |
| The ___ (Friendly Islands), informally | 38 |
| Three-time skiing gold medalist Sailer | 38 |
| Throw in the "circular file" | 38 |
| The Carpenters' 'Close --' | 38 |
| Therapists may help you deal with them | 38 |
| Trick's more desirable alternative | 38 |
| TV on the Radio "Family ___" | 38 |
| Three, on "World Poker Tour" | 38 |
| Tagi or Pagong on "Survivor" | 38 |
| They suss out and fix various problems | 38 |
| Title character in a John Irving novel | 38 |
| Time associated with graceful children | 38 |
| The king who made Howard Carter famous | 38 |
| Tony-winning Daly of "Gypsy" | 38 |
| The Huskies of the NCAA's Big East | 38 |
| Their fights take place in The Octagon | 38 |
| Thurman rumored to have dated J Mascis | 38 |
| Thurman of "Kill Bill" films | 38 |
| The Minutemen of the Atlantic 10 Conf. | 38 |
| Tragic James Fenimore Cooper character | 38 |
| Thomas's "___ Milk Wood" | 38 |
| The Wildcats of the America East Conf. | 38 |
| Things in the wallets of many laborers | 38 |
| Together (with ''in'') | 38 |
| The Runnin' Rebels of the N.C.A.A. | 38 |
| The Runnin' Rebels of coll. sports | 38 |
| Third Eye Blind: "___ Major" | 38 |
| TV home of ''WWE RAW'' | 38 |
| Trilogy that includes "1919" | 38 |
| Top medals winner at the 1996 Olympics | 38 |
| Transports that may have been retired? | 38 |
| Tourney won three times by Tiger Woods | 38 |
| They take great interest in their work | 38 |
| They're blocked by the ozone layer | 38 |
| Target of 1980's MPAA vilification | 38 |
| They sometimes flash "12:00" | 38 |
| Tofurky eater at Thanksgiving, perhaps | 38 |
| Toxic substance in a snake's fluid | 38 |
| The "16" in "3:16" | 38 |
| Their fleece was worn by Incan royalty | 38 |
| Team coached by Bud Grant for 17 years | 38 |
| The "sour" in sweet-and-sour | 38 |
| Texas city where Dr Pepper was created | 38 |
| Twice, a guitar effect used by Hendrix | 38 |
| They fell after being circled 13 times | 38 |
| Troupe member's "closet" | 38 |
| Toad-handling consequence, in folklore | 38 |
| Target of Dr. Scholl's Freeze Away | 38 |
| Target of some humor in The New Yorker | 38 |
| They have homes that many people visit | 38 |
| Twisted Sister "___ Take It" | 38 |
| They shouldn't be lit at both ends | 38 |
| The "Judy" of Punch and Judy | 38 |
| Tobacco industry whistleblower Jeffrey | 38 |
| Two bottled liquids kept in a cabinet? | 38 |
| Tony : theater :: ___ : fashion design | 38 |
| Thought before blowing out the candles | 38 |
| The Ottoman Emp. fell shortly after it | 38 |
| Things to solve for, in some equations | 38 |
| Today's thirtysomething, for short | 38 |
| Three years after Caesar's slaying | 38 |
| There's only one in a Scrabble set | 38 |
| The Beatles' "___ Blues" | 38 |
| Tom Petty's "___ So Bad" | 38 |