| It's said with a thumb in the air | 37 |
| Inning ender | 12 |
| In circulation | 14 |
| Hit a low point | 15 |
| Heavily sedated | 15 |
| Down partner | 12 |
| Down and ___ | 12 |
| Deeply asleep | 13 |
| Baseball call | 13 |
| At lunch, perhaps | 17 |
| "Break," "make," or "take" follower | 65 |
| ___ of commission (unavailable) | 31 |
| Word with hand and panned | 25 |
| Word with go or grow | 20 |
| Word with come or go | 20 |
| Word on an umpire's indicator | 33 |
| Word before or after lay or look | 32 |
| Word after "Strike three!" | 36 |
| What you are after lining a shot to shortstop | 45 |
| What three strikes make | 23 |
| What a pro can make in baseball | 31 |
| Unsafe, in a way | 16 |
| Uncloseted | 10 |
| Umpire's thumb signal | 25 |
| Ump's thumb-extended call | 29 |
| Totally last season | 19 |
| Three strikes | 13 |
| Tagged, maybe | 13 |
| Tagged on a diamond | 19 |
| Tagged before reaching the base | 31 |
| Standing start | 14 |
| Springsteen "___ in the Street" | 41 |
| Some fun in the sun | 19 |
| Sister publication of The Advocate | 34 |
| Shopping, maybe | 15 |
| Santana "It's a Jungle ___ There" | 47 |
| Safe! opposite | 14 |
| Result of three strikes | 23 |
| Result of a sacrifice | 21 |
| Ratt "___ of the Cellar" | 34 |
| R.E.M.: "___ of Time" | 31 |
| Plate decision | 14 |
| Pitcher's aim | 17 |
| Painting the town, perhaps | 26 |
| Opposite of safe, sometimes | 27 |
| Opposite of safe | 16 |
| Openly gay | 10 |
| On strike, say | 14 |
| On an errand, say | 17 |
| On an errand, maybe | 19 |
| Odd man's place? | 20 |
| Odd Man ____ | 12 |
| Obsolescent | 11 |
| Now in stores | 13 |
| Not safe? | 9 |
| Not safe, in baseball | 21 |
| Not safe on the base paths | 26 |
| Not closeted | 12 |
| Not at your desk | 16 |
| No longer part of the competition | 33 |
| No longer encaged | 17 |
| No longer burning | 17 |
| No longer a member | 18 |
| Line judge's call | 21 |
| Like Sir Ian McKellen | 21 |
| Like Sheryl Swoopes, since October 2005 | 39 |
| Like school, sometimes | 22 |
| Like Ricky Martin, publicly, since last year | 44 |
| Like one who fans | 17 |
| Like one in a pride day parade, probably | 40 |
| Like Neil Patrick Harris, after 11/2/06 | 39 |
| Like Ellen, now | 15 |
| Like Anderson Cooper, finally | 29 |
| Left ___ (omitted) | 18 |
| Lady Macbeth's order | 24 |
| Knocked cold | 12 |
| It may be shouted at home | 25 |
| Issued, as a book | 17 |
| Inning closer | 13 |
| In's opposite | 17 |
| In circulation, as a newspaper | 30 |
| In and ___ | 10 |
| In a deep sleep | 15 |
| Having lunch, say | 17 |
| Half of a double play | 21 |
| Gone fishin' | 16 |
| Follower of fresh or foul | 25 |
| Flaming, perhaps, or no longer aflame | 37 |
| Final word of "I'm a Little Teapot" | 49 |
| Expose, so to speak | 19 |
| Escape means | 12 |
| Diamond declaration | 19 |
| Cry at a tennis match | 21 |
| Caught stealing? | 16 |
| Bouncer's demand | 20 |
| Bouncer's cry | 17 |
| Boston "Stare ___ Your Window" | 40 |
| Ball-park verdict | 17 |
| Away for the day | 16 |
| Available to the public | 23 |