| Little girl's dream birthday present | 40 |
| Youngster's mount | 21 |
| Western mount? | 14 |
| Snort glass | 11 |
| Smallish equine | 15 |
| Small steed | 11 |
| Small bottle of beer | 20 |
| Shetland, for instance | 22 |
| Shetland or shanks follower | 27 |
| Shetland -- | 11 |
| Shetland __: small horse | 24 |
| Shetland | 8 |
| Red beast in a Steinbeck tale | 29 |
| Rarely granted gift request to Santa | 36 |
| Racehorse, so to speak | 22 |
| Race runner | 11 |
| Polo ride | 9 |
| Polo animal | 11 |
| Petite chorine | 14 |
| Pay, with ''up'' | 32 |
| Pay (up), as a debt | 19 |
| One-trick ___ | 13 |
| One trick --- | 13 |
| My Little ___ (kids' toy line) | 34 |
| My Little ___ (Hasbro toy line) | 31 |
| Moppet's mount | 18 |
| Lyle Lovett would ride one on a boat | 36 |
| Lyle Lovett lyric "If I had a ___" | 44 |
| Little horse | 12 |
| Kind of tail or express | 23 |
| Kind of express | 15 |
| Kids' party ride | 20 |
| Kiddie ride | 11 |
| Kid's mount | 15 |
| Keg size | 8 |
| Galloway or glass | 17 |
| Frequent co-star of tot shots | 29 |
| Express or tail predecessor | 27 |
| Express mail carrier? | 21 |
| Express carrier, once | 21 |
| Doodle's ride | 17 |
| Doodle's mount | 18 |
| Dog co-star? | 12 |
| Dog and ___ show | 16 |
| County fair mount | 17 |
| Cough (up) | 10 |
| Cordial glass | 13 |
| Chincoteague horse | 18 |
| Chincoteague creature | 21 |
| Child's impractical birthday wish | 37 |
| Cheater's helper | 20 |
| Birthday gift wish for little girls | 35 |
| Aqueduct entry | 14 |
| Ante (up) | 9 |
| ____ up | 7 |
| Pay what's owed | 19 |
| Pay what is due | 15 |
| Give, but reluctantly | 21 |
| Fork over what's due | 24 |
| Charles of scheme fame | 22 |
| Bernard Madoff swindle, e.g., for short | 39 |
| ___ scheme (investment scam) | 28 |
| Swindler with a scheme named for him | 36 |
| Swindle organizer | 17 |
| Schemer Charles | 15 |
| Schemer called to mind by the Madoff swindle | 44 |
| Scheme in investing | 19 |
| Madoff archetype Charlie | 24 |
| Kind of scheme that's fraudulent | 36 |
| He had a scheme | 15 |
| Guy with an eponymous scheme | 28 |
| Famous swindler | 15 |
| Famous schemer | 14 |
| Eponymous swindler Charles | 26 |
| Boston swindler | 15 |
| ___ scheme (investment swindle) | 31 |
| ___ scheme (investment fraud) | 29 |
| ___ scheme (eponymous investment scam) | 38 |
| ___ scheme | 10 |
| Cutesy-___ | 10 |
| Nanki-___ ("The Mikado" character) | 44 |
| Nanki-___ ("Mikado" role) | 35 |
| Cutesy-__ | 9 |
| Nanki-___ of "The Mikado" | 35 |
| Nanki-__, son of the Mikado | 27 |
| Nanki-___ (character in "The Mikado") | 47 |
| Nanki-___ ("The Mikado" role) | 39 |
| Nanki-___ (''The Mikado'' role) | 47 |
| Cutesy add-on | 13 |
| Waste, casually | 15 |
| Shih-__: mixed breed | 20 |
| Nanki-___ (role in "The Mikado") | 42 |
| Nanki-___ | 9 |
| Nanki-__ ("Mikado" character) | 39 |
| Nanki-__ | 8 |
| Nanki- -- | 9 |
| Mr. Hankey, the Christmas ___ | 29 |
| Jack-a-___ (hybrid dog) | 23 |
| Jack-a- -- (hybrid dog) | 23 |
| Dump deposit? | 13 |