| Is obliged to | 13 |
| Absolute requirement | 20 |
| Nonnegotiable item | 18 |
| New wine | 8 |
| Is compelled to | 15 |
| Has no choice | 13 |
| It's not optional | 21 |
| It's not an option | 22 |
| Vital win | 9 |
| Needs to | 8 |
| Need to | 7 |
| Is forced to | 12 |
| Indispensable item | 18 |
| Have to | 7 |
| Doesn't have a choice | 25 |
| Vital thing | 11 |
| Staleness | 9 |
| Non-negotiable item | 19 |
| Non-negotiable | 14 |
| His obnoxious brother-in-law --- Gogh | 37 |
| Has no other choice | 19 |
| Gotta | 5 |
| Event not to be missed | 22 |
| Can't-miss event | 20 |
| Be compelled to | 15 |
| Absolute essential | 18 |
| "It's a __-see!": "Don't miss it!" | 62 |
| "___ Got Lost" (The J. Geils Band) | 44 |
| Handlebar, e.g. | 15 |
| It might be right under your nose | 33 |
| Facial décor | 15 |
| T. R. feature | 13 |
| Soup-strainer | 13 |
| Pencil or toothbrush, e.g. | 26 |
| Milk mark? | 10 |
| Handlebar, for one | 18 |
| Handlebar, for example | 22 |
| Groucho's was a greasepaint smear | 37 |
| Each answer to a starred clue is a type of this | 47 |
| Burt Reynolds feature | 21 |
| A milk drinker may have one | 27 |
| 'Got milk?' ad feature | 30 |
| Hardy horse | 11 |
| Horse or vehicle | 16 |
| Word from the Spanish for "stray beast" | 49 |
| Hardy little horse | 18 |
| Ford model since 1964 | 21 |
| Feral horse or Ford muscle car | 30 |
| Denizen of the Western plains | 29 |
| Car that made its debut at the 1964 New York World's Fair | 61 |
| "___ Sally" (1966 Wilson Pickett hit) | 47 |
| Song that could carry you away | 30 |
| Pickett ditty | 13 |
| 1966 Wilson Pickett hit | 23 |
| Wilson Pickett hit of the '60s | 34 |
| 1966 Wilson Pickett R&B hit | 31 |
| Frank request | 13 |
| Certain spread | 14 |
| Spicy pretzel dip | 17 |
| Lunch, part 4 | 13 |
| Leaves eaten as cooked greens | 29 |
| Hot-dog spread | 14 |
| French's product | 20 |
| Covering for a dog | 18 |
| Condiment at Nathan's | 25 |
| Colonel suspected of murder | 27 |
| Colonel on the board | 20 |
| WWI chemical warfare weapon | 27 |
| Old-fashioned remedy for chest colds | 36 |
| Old-fashioned medicinal paste | 29 |
| Home remedy for skin irritations | 32 |
| Counterirritant concoction | 26 |
| Origin of a certain condiment | 29 |
| Kingdom of heaven comparison, in the New Testament | 50 |
| Condiment's origin | 22 |
| Certain condiment's origin | 30 |
| "There's no other explanation" | 44 |
| Gather (up) | 11 |
| Pass ___ (make the grade) | 25 |
| Pass ___ (measure up) | 21 |
| It's good to pass | 21 |
| Good thing to pass | 18 |
| Flock of peacocks | 17 |
| Assembled group | 15 |
| Assemble, as troops | 19 |
| Manage to provide morning refreshment? | 38 |
| "Are you dense?!" | 27 |
| More than shouldn't | 23 |
| "___ touch!" | 22 |
| Should definitely avoid | 23 |
| Ought not | 9 |
| Definitely should not | 21 |
| Contraction meaning "taboo" | 37 |
| "You __!" ("No!") | 37 |
| "You ___!" ("No!") | 38 |
| 'No, you --!' | 21 |
| They're not optional | 24 |
| Imperatives | 11 |
| They're required | 20 |
| Essential things | 16 |