| Decision maker's critical moment | 36 |
| Decision regarding a Belafonte song? | 36 |
| Decision that led to two opposing choices | 41 |
| Decision to turn over a new leaf? | 33 |
| Decision when the gloves come off? | 34 |
| Decision when the ref stops the fight | 37 |
| Decision-maker's critical moment | 36 |
| Decisions at the "Big A" | 34 |
| Decisions for "Big A" patrons | 39 |
| Decisive time (or theme of this puzzle) | 39 |
| Deck consisting of the minor and major arcana | 45 |
| Deck count at Caesar's casino? | 34 |
| Deck covering to keep out moisture | 34 |
| Deck department supervisor, briefly | 35 |
| Deck of brand-name playing cards? | 33 |
| Deck of wands, swords, cups and pentacles | 41 |
| Deck on the stern superstructure of a ship | 42 |
| Deck on which to stroll when you cruise | 39 |
| Deck total at Caesar's Palace? | 34 |
| Deck whose suits include batons, coins, and cups | 48 |
| Deck with Judgment and Temperance | 33 |
| Declaration about unhanding a German philosopher? | 49 |
| Declaration after "Hallelujah" | 40 |
| Declaration after a successful campaign | 39 |
| Declaration after hearing 52-D, maybe | 37 |
| Declaration before "to me" | 36 |
| Declaration before going into overtime | 38 |
| Declaration ending "or else!" | 39 |
| Declaration from a die-hard beer drinker? | 41 |
| Declaration from a would-be participant | 39 |
| Declaration from an unhappy poker player | 40 |
| Declaration from Mama Rose in "Gypsy" | 47 |
| Declaration from one who abducts alley prowlers? | 48 |
| Declaration from one with four kings | 36 |
| Declaration from someone at the head of the line | 48 |
| Declaration from someone who won't call? | 44 |
| Declaration in a playground game | 32 |
| Declaration of Independence author | 34 |
| Declaration of Independence drafters | 36 |
| Declaration of Independence signee | 34 |
| Declaration of Independence signer | 34 |
| Declaration of Independence signer Edward | 41 |
| Declaration of Independence signer from Virginia | 48 |
| Declaration of Independence signer John | 39 |
| Declaration of Independence signer/author | 41 |
| Declaration of Independence signer? | 35 |
| Declaration of Independence starter | 35 |
| Declaration of Independence writer? | 35 |
| Declaration of Independence's first word | 44 |
| Declaration signer from Connecticut | 35 |
| Declaration signer from Delaware | 32 |
| Declaration signer from Maryland | 32 |
| Declaration signer from Princeton, N.J. | 39 |
| Declaration starting a demonstration | 36 |
| Declaration that ends a certain game | 36 |
| Declaration that leaves one in a bind? | 38 |
| Declaration that might precede a fold | 37 |
| Declaration that's from hunger | 34 |
| Declaration upon checking oneself into rehab | 44 |
| Declarations in a popular Mattel card game | 42 |
| Declarations written out in advance | 35 |
| Declare one's intentions publicly | 37 |
| Declare to audience with confidence | 35 |
| Declaring invalid, as a marriage | 32 |
| Decline another card from the dealer | 36 |
| Decline to use one's connections? | 37 |
| Decline, with "out of" | 32 |
| Decliner of 1964's Nobel Prize for Literature | 49 |
| Decliner of a Security Council permanent seat | 45 |
| Declines (with "out of") | 34 |
| Declines little by little: 2 wds. | 33 |
| Declines to participate, with "out" | 45 |
| Declines to take part, with "out" | 43 |
| Declines, with ''out'' | 38 |
| Declines, with "out of" | 33 |
| Declining business in the digital era | 37 |
| Decommissions, as radioactive material | 38 |
| Decompose from the inside, as a tree stump | 42 |
| Decor feature in a California ballpark? | 39 |
| Decorate gaudily, with "up" | 37 |
| Decorates ( as a Christmas tree) | 32 |
| Decorates mischievously, for short | 34 |
| Decorates on mischief night, briefly | 36 |
| Decorates one's home, as it were | 36 |
| Decorates the Christmas tree, in a way | 38 |
| Decorates with Angel Soft, briefly | 34 |
| Decorates with Charmin, briefly? | 32 |
| Decorating wood surfaces, in a way | 34 |
| Decoration at an innkeepers' expo? | 38 |
| Decoration for a newlywed's car | 35 |
| Decoration on an Indian moccasin | 32 |
| Decorations akin to D.S.O.'s | 32 |
| Decorations on a baker's house? | 35 |
| Decorations on Gen. Grant's shoulders | 41 |
| Decorations on some rearview mirrors | 36 |
| Decorations seen with cornstalks | 32 |
| Decorative accessory in a living room | 37 |
| Decorative cross-stroke on a letter | 35 |
| Decorative hangings above a window | 34 |
| Decorative inlay material made of abalone | 41 |