| Enemy of chrome | 15 |
| Corrode, as iron | 16 |
| Become oxidized | 15 |
| Auto-body woe | 13 |
| Age, in a way | 13 |
| "Diamonds and ___," Baez song | 39 |
| What oil helps dissolve | 23 |
| Used car problem, sometimes | 27 |
| Under-body problem | 18 |
| Tin Woodman's woe | 21 |
| Tin Woodman's trouble | 25 |
| Tin Woodman's affliction | 28 |
| Strong reddish-brown | 20 |
| Stain near a drain, often | 25 |
| Sign of industrial decay | 24 |
| Sign of inactivity | 18 |
| Sign of auto body aging | 23 |
| Show disuse | 11 |
| Result of oxidation | 19 |
| Result of disuse | 16 |
| Result of a lack of practice, metaphorically | 44 |
| Reddish tint | 12 |
| React to oxygen, perhaps | 24 |
| Proof of oxidation | 18 |
| Problem for the Tin Man | 23 |
| Oxidized coating | 16 |
| Oxidationoutcome | 16 |
| Oxidation's evidence | 24 |
| Oxidation on iron | 17 |
| Material my stepfather's old Ford Pinto was made of, or so it seemed to me | 78 |
| Lie idle too long | 17 |
| Lack of practice, so to speak | 29 |
| Lack of practice, metaphorically | 32 |
| Junkyard stain | 14 |
| Junkyard corruption | 19 |
| Issue for those out of practice | 31 |
| Iron's nemesis | 18 |
| Iron woe | 8 |
| Iron wear | 9 |
| Iron deficiency? | 16 |
| Indicator of age | 16 |
| Impair through inactivity | 25 |
| Hue close to copper brown | 25 |
| Go orange? | 10 |
| Go orange-y? | 12 |
| Ferric oxide | 12 |
| Drain stain | 11 |
| Dark orange color | 17 |
| Corrosive coating | 17 |
| Corrosion sign | 14 |
| Corrode from disuse | 19 |
| Color close to copper brown | 27 |
| Coating on a clunker | 20 |
| Coat problem | 12 |
| Chestnut cousin | 15 |
| Car owner's problem | 23 |
| Auto-body problem | 17 |
| Auto body worry | 15 |
| Auto body corrosion | 19 |
| An auto-body experience? | 24 |
| Aging issue | 11 |
| Acquire signs of age | 20 |
| Accretion | 9 |
| "Too much rest is ___": Sir Walter Scott | 50 |
| "Too much rest is ___": Scott | 39 |
| "If I rest, I ___": Luther | 36 |
| " . . . dew will ___ them": Shak. | 43 |
| Run-down ship | 13 |
| Old, deteriorated ship | 22 |
| Dilapidated craft | 17 |
| Demolition derby entry, perhaps | 31 |
| Oxidized | 8 |
| Not in mint condition | 21 |
| Showing signs of disuse | 23 |
| Like the Tin Man, upon discovery | 32 |
| Declined, as crafts | 19 |
| Woodsy | 6 |
| Backwoodsy | 10 |
| Snuffy Smith, for one | 21 |
| Simple country person | 21 |
| Person living in the country | 28 |
| No city slicker | 15 |
| Log cabinish | 12 |
| Lacking modern conveniences | 27 |
| Countrylike | 11 |
| Country resident | 16 |
| City slicker's antithesis | 29 |
| Steal cattle | 12 |
| Susurrus | 8 |
| Steal steers | 12 |
| Steal livestock | 15 |
| Stir noisily | 12 |
| Prepare quickly, with "up" | 36 |
| Engage in an Old West no-no | 27 |
| What leaves do in the wind | 26 |
| Steal, as steer | 15 |
| Steal, as cattle (6) | 20 |
| Steal, as cattle | 16 |
| Steal uncooked burger meat? | 27 |
| Steal the steer | 15 |