| Rust ingredient | 15 |
| Rust compound | 13 |
| Rust component | 14 |
| Quicklime e.g. | 15 |
| NO, e.g. | 8 |
| Nitrous -- (laughing gas) | 25 |
| Nitrous -- | 10 |
| Iron or zinc follower | 21 |
| Iron or ethyl | 13 |
| Iron ____ | 9 |
| Heavy water, for one | 20 |
| Ferric ___ | 10 |
| Fe2 O3, e.g. | 12 |
| Deuterium ___ (heavy water) | 27 |
| Cuprite or zincite | 18 |
| Corundum, for one | 17 |
| Compound within rust | 20 |
| Compound such as rust, to a chemist | 35 |
| CO, e.g. | 8 |
| Cause of rust | 13 |
| Calx or corundum | 16 |
| Calcium ___ (lime) | 18 |
| Binary compound of oxygen | 25 |
| Rust and the like | 17 |
| Nitrous and zinc, for two | 25 |
| Zinc and calcium | 16 |
| Water, lime, and rust | 21 |
| Waste gases, e.g. | 17 |
| Some binary compounds | 21 |
| Rust formations | 15 |
| Rust and water | 14 |
| Rust and tarnish, e.g. | 22 |
| Rust and quicklime | 18 |
| Rust and quartz | 15 |
| Rust and others | 15 |
| Rust and lime, for two | 22 |
| Rust and lime | 13 |
| Rust and alumina | 16 |
| Products of hydrocarbon combustion | 34 |
| Litharge and zincite, e.g. | 26 |
| Lime and the like | 17 |
| Lime and rust | 13 |
| Lime and others | 15 |
| Laughing gas and water, chemically | 34 |
| Iron and zinc compounds | 23 |
| Corundum and cuprite | 20 |
| Compounds in rust, etc. | 23 |
| Common compounds | 16 |
| Binary compounds | 16 |
| Spring bloomer with a beastly name | 34 |
| Yellow primrose | 15 |
| Primrose | 8 |
| Early spring bloomer | 20 |
| Primrose variety | 16 |
| Hybrid primrose | 15 |
| Flower of the primrose family | 29 |
| Yellow-flowered perennial | 25 |
| Primrose with yellow flowers | 28 |
| Primrose family member | 22 |
| Primrose cousin | 15 |
| Plant in the primrose family | 28 |
| Yellow-flowered primrose | 24 |
| Yellow-blooming perennial | 25 |
| Yellow spring flower | 20 |
| Yellow Eurasian flower | 22 |
| Yellow bloomer | 14 |
| Woodland Eurasian flower | 24 |
| Variety of primrose | 19 |
| Primrose family plant | 21 |
| Pimpernel's cousin | 22 |
| Perennial with yellow flowers | 29 |
| Perennial resembling a primrose | 31 |
| Flower with a bovine name | 25 |
| Kitchen gadget company | 22 |
| Beef cube | 9 |
| "Good Grips" kitchenware brand | 40 |
| Useless tic-tac-toe row | 23 |
| Losing line in a game | 21 |
| Tic-tac-toe failure | 19 |
| Tic-tac-toe dud | 15 |
| Maker of Good Grips kitchen tools | 33 |
| Maker of ergonomic kitchenware | 30 |
| Good Grips kitchen brand | 24 |
| Ergonomic kitchenware brand | 27 |
| "Good Grips" brand | 28 |
| Williams-Sonoma brand | 21 |
| Wedding registry brand | 22 |
| Useless tic-tac-toe line | 24 |
| Tic-tac-toe losing line | 23 |
| Tic Tac Toe loser | 17 |
| Popular brand of kitchen gadgets | 32 |
| Pencil-game nonwinner | 21 |
| Palindromic kitchen gadget brand | 32 |
| Nonwinning tic-tac-toe line | 27 |
| New York-based kitchen gadget maker | 35 |
| Naughts-and-crosses failure | 27 |
| Name in graters | 15 |
| Maker of whisks, can openers, etc. | 34 |
| Maker of SteeL kitchen products | 31 |
| Maker of Good Grips kitchen utensils | 36 |