| "Little" girl of a Bob Dylan song | 43 |
| "All the King's Men" woman | 40 |
| "___ Thompson" (1928 Gloria Swanson film) | 51 |
| "___ Salome . . . ," 1909 Berlin song | 47 |
| 'Rain' role | 19 |
| -- Hawkins Day | 14 |
| -- Hawkins dance | 16 |
| _____ Hawkins Day | 17 |
| ____ Thompson's Day | 23 |
| ___ Thompson, of "Rain" | 33 |
| ___ Hawkins dance | 17 |
| Extreme cruelty | 15 |
| Cruelty | 7 |
| Delight in cruelty | 18 |
| Enjoyment in cruelty | 20 |
| Top quality? | 12 |
| Cruelty named for a marquis | 27 |
| Cruel stuff | 11 |
| Pleasure from inflicting pain | 29 |
| Penchant for cruelty | 20 |
| Love of cruelty | 15 |
| Great cruelty | 13 |
| Enjoyment of cruelty | 20 |
| Enjoyment from cruelty | 22 |
| De Sade's thing | 19 |
| Cruelty in the extreme | 22 |
| Cruel practice | 14 |
| Certain marquis's activity | 30 |
| Brutality | 9 |
| Bit of inhumanity | 17 |
| "Fifty Shades of Grey" topic | 38 |
| Tormentor | 9 |
| Simon Legree | 12 |
| One who gets kicks from cruelty | 31 |
| Torturer | 8 |
| He gets his kicks from kicks? | 29 |
| Exemplar of cruelty | 19 |
| Cruel type | 10 |
| Whippersnapper? | 15 |
| Whipper-snapper? | 16 |
| Torturer, for example | 21 |
| To smite is his delight | 23 |
| Pain inflicter | 14 |
| One who's hurting | 21 |
| One into pain management? | 25 |
| Inhumane person | 15 |
| Inhuman person | 14 |
| He likes to strike | 18 |
| Happily humiliating type | 24 |
| Hannibal Lecter, e.g. | 21 |
| Follower of a well-known marquis | 32 |
| Emulator of a well-known marquis | 32 |
| Dominatrix, for example | 23 |
| Cruel pleasure seeker | 21 |
| Crossword constructor, seemingly | 32 |
| Corporal punisher | 17 |
| They enjoy being cruel | 22 |
| Simon Legrees | 13 |
| Followers of the Marquis | 24 |
| Followers of the cruel Marquis | 30 |
| Your pain is their gain | 23 |
| Punitive persons | 16 |
| Ones who are hurting? | 21 |
| Merciless people | 16 |
| Lovers of cruelty | 17 |
| Dominatrices, e.g. | 18 |
| Cruel bunch | 11 |
| Crossword editors, some say | 27 |
| Pathetic group | 14 |
| Pitiful group | 13 |
| Pathetic bunch | 14 |
| With a heavy heart | 18 |
| With regret | 11 |
| Despondently | 12 |
| With regrets | 12 |
| How to say 'alas' | 25 |
| "Alas ..." | 20 |
| With sorrow | 11 |
| With remorse | 12 |
| In a somber way | 15 |
| Word before bad news | 20 |
| Without joy | 11 |
| With morosity | 13 |
| With melancholy | 15 |
| With low spirits | 16 |
| To everyone's dismay | 24 |
| One way to be mistaken | 22 |
| Mournfully | 10 |
| In a regrettable way | 20 |
| In a mournful way | 17 |
| In a downcast way | 17 |
| How one says 'alas' | 27 |
| How 'alas' is said | 26 |
| "So part we ___ . . . " | 33 |
| "It hurts to say ..." | 31 |
| "___ enough ..." | 26 |
| 'Alas ...' | 18 |
| ''Sorry to say . . .'' | 38 |
| Gloomy state | 12 |
| Dysphoria | 9 |