| Self-consoling remark | 21 |
| Post-failure comment | 20 |
| Loser's lament | 18 |
| Judge Crater's last words | 29 |
| Genie's affirmative | 23 |
| Defeated one's phrase | 25 |
| Comment after bombing | 21 |
| Comment after a failure, perhaps | 32 |
| "You won't listen to me, so forget it" | 52 |
| "That was my best effort, coach" | 42 |
| "Gave it my best shot" | 32 |
| "Did my best" | 23 |
| 'That was my best effort' | 33 |
| Start of a quip from a hunter | 29 |
| Quip for those tired of waiting (Part 4) | 40 |
| "But as ___ by rocky ledge . . . " | 44 |
| 1946 Cagney movie | 17 |
| 1971 #1 hit for Carole King | 27 |
| "___ and half a dozen of the other" | 45 |
| "Man, that's fun!" | 32 |
| "Boy, am I having fun!" | 33 |
| Hit song of 1940 | 16 |
| Why this puzzle is like "Seinfeld"? | 45 |
| "So you finally got the gist of that Stephen Hawking book!" | 69 |
| "Easy as pie!" | 24 |
| "Easy as pie" | 23 |
| "You and your conspiracy theories!" | 45 |
| "Something really ought to be done" | 45 |
| "Sold!" | 17 |
| Words spoken while shaking | 26 |
| "I'm ready to sign" | 33 |
| Words with a handshake | 22 |
| Phrase accompanying a handshake | 31 |
| Handshake words | 15 |
| Cry while shaking | 17 |
| Comment when things are tough ... or a title for this puzzle | 60 |
| "Well, that one doesn't work" | 43 |
| Sassy reply to criticism | 24 |
| Declaration of independence | 27 |
| Lindsay's promise | 21 |
| "Jumpin' Jack Flash" refrain | 42 |
| 'Jumpin' Jack Flash, --!' | 37 |
| Delivery announcement | 21 |
| Obstetrician's announcement | 31 |
| Delivery-room words | 19 |
| Delivery room shout | 19 |
| Delivery room announcement | 26 |
| Baby announcement | 17 |
| Announcement provoked by an ultrasound | 38 |
| Chicle, in a nutshell? | 22 |
| Queen hit off "The Works" | 35 |
| Statement describing the subject of the song | 44 |
| Baseball announcer's cry | 28 |
| "Great show!" in headlines | 36 |
| Sellout reaction, in headlines | 30 |
| Possible theater review excerpt | 31 |
| Exclamation an angel loves to hear | 34 |
| Critic's words of high praise | 33 |
| Three Days Grace "___ Over" | 37 |
| Barenaked Ladies "___ Been Done" | 42 |
| Alanis Morissette "___ your fault" | 44 |
| "___ in the game!" | 28 |
| "___ good" ("No worries") | 45 |
| What the agent said during the pat-down? | 40 |
| "___," said Tom dramatically | 38 |
| What a water lover says when confused? | 38 |
| "No problem, really," in modern lingo | 47 |
| "I'm not upset, really" | 37 |
| "___ to me!" | 22 |
| Victors' song to losers | 27 |
| Tommy Edwards chart-topper of '58 | 37 |
| 1958 hit song | 13 |
| 1951 hit with music by former Veep Dawes | 40 |
| #1 Tommy Edwards hit of 1958 | 28 |
| Uncompleted Orson Welles film project | 37 |
| Confessor's admission | 25 |
| Admission after accusations | 27 |
| "Those rumors were correct" | 37 |
| Baseball commentary | 19 |
| "Too much to go into now" | 35 |
| "That's expensive!" | 33 |
| "I can't afford that" | 35 |
| Forecast: 20° Celsius | 24 |
| "You won't believe this one!" | 43 |
| "Wait'll you see this!" | 37 |
| "This one's incredible!" | 38 |
| Extremely redundant 1963 caper film? | 36 |
| Multi-star 1963 movie | 21 |
| Partly quadrupled, a 1963 comedy | 32 |
| Frustrated sigh before cleaning up | 34 |
| "Don't ask!" | 26 |
| Words in "The Little Mermaid" after "The human world ..." | 77 |
| Statement made with a tsk, tsk | 30 |
| Observation after "Clean your room!" | 46 |
| "Things are looking bad" | 34 |
| "The situation looks bad" | 35 |
| "Everything's gone wrong" | 39 |
| 1963 movie with the tagline "Everybody who's ever been funny is in it!" | 85 |
| Teen's response to "You need to shave"? | 53 |
| Words on making a comeback | 26 |