| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SIR | Lieutenant, to a private |
| RANKER | Lieutenant who was once a private. |
| YESSIR | Answer to a lieutenant |
| MISTER | How to address a naval lieutenant. |
| DECLASS | Bust to a private, say |
| BASE | Place to lead a private life? |
| SERGEANT | To whom a private says "Sir, yes, sir!" |
| RETIRING | Withdrawing to a private spot and putting new whitewalls on? (8) |
| WALESA | Only private non-American to address a joint session of Congress (1989) |
| INNER | Private ... or a hint to the words spelled by the circled letters |
| IMSORRYBUTTHE | Beginning of a private message that all the readers of the A.V. Club now get to listen in on |
