| Awareness-raising TV spots, for short | 37 |
| Away from one's desk, in a way | 34 |
| Away from the main place of business | 36 |
| Away from the wind, on a windjammer | 35 |
| Away from the wind, on the water | 32 |
| Away from the wind, to a seafarer | 33 |
| Away from the workplace for good | 32 |
| Away, but not completely off-duty | 33 |
| Awe-inspiring source of dietary fiber? | 38 |
| Awed by leading man's pickup? | 33 |
| Awful "Dancing With the Stars" scores | 47 |
| Awful illustration from cartoonist William? | 43 |
| Awful result of a burning desire | 32 |
| Awkward people to run into, often | 33 |
| Awkward skiers' leggings, often | 35 |
| Awol rockers can't handle this | 34 |
| AWOL's nemesis phonetically | 32 |
| AXA at Dartmouth or Chi Psi at Cornell | 38 |
| Axiom from Virgil's "Eclogue X" | 45 |
| Axioms serving as starting points | 33 |
| Axis title, with "Der" | 32 |
| Axton who wrote "Joy to the World" | 44 |
| Ayatollah Khomeini led it in 1979 | 33 |
| Ayatollah's son Muqtada al-___ | 34 |
| Aykroyd of "Ghostbusters" | 35 |
| Aykroyd of "The Blues Brothers" | 41 |
| Ayn of didactic monologues from wooden characters | 49 |
| Ayn Rand's "___ Shrugged" | 39 |
| Ayn who was friends with Alan Greenspan | 39 |
| Ayn who wrote "Atlas Shrugged" | 40 |
| Ayres in ''Holiday'' | 36 |
| Ayres of "Don't Bet on Love" | 42 |
| Ayres who played Dr. Kildare in many films | 42 |
| Ayres who played filmdom's Dr. Kildare | 42 |
| Azalea not found in a flower bed | 32 |
| Azerbaijan and Belarus, once: Abbr. | 35 |
| Azerbaijan and Ukraine, once (Abbr.) | 36 |
| Azerbaijan and Ukraine, once: Abbr. | 35 |
| Azerbaijan's locale, in part | 32 |
| Azerbaijani's language family | 33 |
| Aziz of "Parks and Recreation" | 40 |
| Aztec Ruins Natl. Monument setting | 34 |
| Â Â "Aladdin" role | 34 |
| Â Â "As ___ saying ..." | 39 |
|   "À votre ___!" | 38 |
| Â Â "Baudolino" author | 38 |
| Â Â "Exodus" hero | 33 |
| Â Â "Fuhgedaboutit!" | 36 |
| Â Â "I'm not making this up!" | 49 |
| Â Â "No, mein Herr" | 35 |
| Â Â "The Da Vinci Code," e.g. | 45 |
| Â Â "Well, here goes ..." | 41 |
| Â Â "You betcha" | 32 |
| Â Â "___ cost to you" | 37 |
| Â Â 1963 film "___ la Douce" | 44 |
| Â Â 2004 sword-and-sandals flick | 38 |
| Â Â Abbr. in a personal ad | 32 |
| Â Â Accompanies to the airport | 36 |
| Â Â Adam of "The O.C." | 38 |
| Â Â After-dinner serving in France | 40 |
| Â Â Age category of most college entrants | 47 |
| Â Â Architect ___ van der Rohe | 36 |
| Â Â Army members, for short | 33 |
| Â Â Aromatic herb used by the ancients | 44 |
| Â Â Bacteriologist's study | 36 |
| Â Â Beach sight in W.W. II: Abbr. | 39 |
| Â Â Bring up, as a grievance | 34 |
| Â Â Call with outstretched arms | 37 |
| Â Â Certain dweller on the Danube | 39 |
| Â Â Chicago's ___ Aquarium | 36 |
| Â Â Club charges for nonmembers | 37 |
| Â Â Comedian Bill, for short | 34 |
| Â Â Commerce department staffers | 38 |
| Â Â Commuter map points: Abbr. | 36 |
| Â Â Congressional committee subject | 41 |
| Â Â Deafening silence, e.g. | 33 |
| Â Â Deletes, with "out" | 39 |
| Â Â Dylan Thomas's home | 33 |
| Â Â Emulated a cat burglar | 32 |
| Â Â English novelist Charles | 34 |
| Â Â Eponymous doctor who studied hypnosis | 47 |
| Â Â Figures in Iranian history | 36 |
| Â Â Film buff's cable choice | 38 |
| Â Â Flamenco dancer's shout | 37 |
| Â Â Funny Sykes and others | 32 |
| Â Â Gridiron area near the goal line | 42 |
| Â Â Hit one out of the park | 33 |
| Â Â How Elvis albums are rereleased | 41 |
| Â Â How many magazine articles are written | 48 |
| Â Â Intentional loss, in boxing | 37 |
| Â Â It doesn't rain but it pours | 42 |
| Â Â Join, with "in" | 35 |
| Â Â King Carl XVI Gustaf, e.g. | 36 |
| Â Â Kukla's puppet pal | 32 |
| Â Â Land on the other side of the Atl. | 44 |
| Â Â Land south and west of the Pyrenees | 45 |
|   Like an imploded soufflé | 37 |
| Â Â Like some student housing | 35 |
| Â Â Lit ___ (college course) | 34 |
| Â Â Lock, stock and barrel | 32 |