| NEIGHBORHOODWATCH | "How come you and Jane don't skinny-dip in the backyard anymore, Tarzan?" |
| BROTHERINLAW | 'How come you know so much about the courts, Tarzan?' |
| EATIT | Song that begins "How come you're always such a fussy young man?" |
| CANTI | "Why ___ _?" (How come you won't let me?) |
| IDID | "How come you haven't..." retort |
| INSIPID | Retired characters taking part in skinny-dip is nice and tasteless |
| HEARINGABOUT | "Why is this the first I'm ___ this?" ("How come I had to find out this way?"): 2 wds. (Theme answer: The circled letters spell a type of abode, and a synonym for "call" is found inside the answer.) |
| POOLPARTY | Gathering where people go swimming in the backyard: 2 wds. |
| ROOSTER | There's nothing on this roster about keeping a bird in the backyard! (7) |
| HOMEMADEJAM | Sweet spread from fruits that fell in the backyard, for example |
| GESTEDIRTPILE | "Beau ___" (1924 P. C. Wren novel) / Mound in the backyard: 2 wds. |
| SAWBLADE | 'How did you know the hunter had a knife, Tarzan?' |
| WALKINCLOSET | "What's the first thing you do when you buy a new house, Tarzan?" |
| BUCKETS | How come they have a hole in them and they still hold water? (7) |
| FAMEISSUCHABOAR | "Wilbur, you've avoided the limelight since 'Charlotte's Web.' How come?" |
| GETTINGINSULATE | And she said, "Forget about me. How come you're ___?" |
| WHY | How come workbench empties at the end of the day? |
| NUDE | How to skinny-dip |
| GOIN | Skinny dip, going bottomless with extremely unsophisticated sweetheart (2,2,4) |
| FLASHINTHEPAN | Once-off skinny dip at Makgadikgadi? (5,2,3,3) |
