| Dishcloth | 9 |
| Cloth piece | 11 |
| Bit of cloth | 12 |
| Aid for a maid | 14 |
| "Maple Leaf ___" | 26 |
| Yellow journalism purveyor | 26 |
| Word with doll or mop | 21 |
| Very poor magazine | 18 |
| Trash paper | 11 |
| Tattered cloth | 14 |
| Syncopated piece | 16 |
| Syncopated music | 16 |
| Scott Joplin's music | 24 |
| Scott Joplin tune, e.g. | 23 |
| Scott Joplin genre | 18 |
| Scott Joplin creation | 21 |
| Roofing slate | 13 |
| Old tee, maybe | 14 |
| Old garment | 11 |
| Old cloth | 9 |
| Newspaper, derogatorily | 23 |
| Music from ''The Sting,'' e.g. | 46 |
| Less-than-prestigious publication | 33 |
| Joplin's genre | 18 |
| Joplin product | 14 |
| Joplin offering | 15 |
| Joplin music | 12 |
| Inferior newspaper | 18 |
| Gossipy gazette | 15 |
| Fast-moving piano piece | 23 |
| Early 1900s music style | 23 |
| Dusting need | 12 |
| Duster or tatter | 16 |
| Doll stuffing | 13 |
| Disdained newspaper | 19 |
| Contemptible newspaper | 22 |
| Cleaning item | 13 |
| Cleaning cloth, often | 21 |
| Cheesy paper | 12 |
| Checkout counter newspaper, perhaps | 35 |
| Car wash item | 13 |
| Bootblack's need | 20 |
| "Elite Syncopations," e.g. | 36 |
| ''Maple Leaf ___'' | 34 |
| Yellow-journalism product | 25 |
| Yellow journalist's paper | 29 |
| Yellow journal | 14 |
| Word with tune or weed | 22 |
| Word with time or weed | 22 |
| Word in some Scott Joplin titles | 32 |
| Word before paper or doll | 25 |
| Window cleaner | 14 |
| Use for an old T-shirt | 22 |
| Use for a torn T-shirt | 22 |
| Unsavory paper | 14 |
| Unprestigious paper | 19 |
| Unfavored paper | 15 |
| Toe-tapping tune | 16 |
| Title word after "Pineapple" or "Maple Leaf" | 64 |
| Throwaway publication | 21 |
| Tease mercilessly, with "on" | 38 |
| Tease annoyingly | 16 |
| Tattered tog | 12 |
| Tattered tee, maybe | 19 |
| Tabloid, perhaps | 16 |
| Tabloid, maybe | 14 |
| Tabloid paper, slangily | 23 |
| T-shirt that's worn, maybe | 30 |
| Syncopated song | 15 |
| Syncopated opus | 15 |
| Strong paper type | 17 |
| Something to chew? | 18 |
| Something stored in a garage | 28 |
| Smear-sheet | 11 |
| Sleazy tabloid | 14 |
| Sleazy publication | 18 |
| Sleazy newspaper | 16 |
| Shoeshine cloth | 15 |
| Shoeshine aid | 13 |
| Shoddy news source | 18 |
| Second-rate newspaper | 21 |
| Scott Joplin's style | 24 |
| Scott Joplin's creation | 27 |
| Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf ___" | 45 |
| Scott Joplin work | 17 |
| Scott Joplin song | 17 |
| Scott Joplin music | 18 |
| Scott Joplin melody | 19 |
| Scott Joplin forte | 18 |
| Scorned paper | 13 |
| Schmatte | 8 |
| Recycled towel, perhaps | 23 |
| Recycled T-shirt? | 17 |
| Recycled t-shirt, e.g. | 22 |
| Partner of tag, sometimes | 25 |
| Paper with a bad rep | 20 |
| Paper that's trash | 22 |
| Paper that dishes dirt | 22 |
| Paparazzo's paper, perhaps | 30 |
| Paint-stained piece | 19 |