| Chicago columnist Kupcinet | 26 |
| TV personality Kupcinet | 23 |
| R&B producer Gotti | 22 |
| Poet Layton to his pals | 23 |
| Ja Rule producer Gotti | 22 |
| Hip-hop record producer Gotti | 29 |
| Hip-hop record mogul Gotti | 26 |
| Football commentator Cross | 26 |
| Author Wallace, for short | 25 |
| Author Stone, to friends | 24 |
| Monte ___ of Cooperstown | 24 |
| Cowboy Hall-of-Famer Michael | 28 |
| Bull Run general McDowell | 25 |
| Monte of the New York Giants | 28 |
| Hockey broadcaster Dick | 23 |
| Former Dallas Cowboy Michael | 28 |
| Film director Kershner | 22 |
| Cowboy Hall of Famer Michael | 28 |
| Baseball Hall-of-Famer Monte | 28 |
| 1992 Pro Bowl MVP Michael | 25 |
| U. of California campus | 23 |
| City near John Wayne Airport | 28 |
| God Bless America composer | 29 |
| Sportscaster Cross et al. | 25 |
| Sportscaster Cross and others | 29 |
| Journalist Kupcinet et al. | 26 |
| "Professor" Corey | 27 |
| Crocodile Hunter Steve | 22 |
| Apollo 15 astronaut James ___ | 29 |
| Naturalist/TV host Steve | 24 |
| Hale who won three U.S. Opens | 29 |
| Disaster film director Allen | 28 |
| "This ___ test" | 25 |
| "This ___ stickup!" | 29 |
| 'Rose -- rose ...' | 26 |
| 'Patience -- virtue' | 28 |
| "That ___ lie!" | 25 |
| "Life ___ Highway" | 28 |
| 'This -- recording' | 27 |
| Words separating this test? | 27 |
| Middle of some metaphors | 24 |
| Book before Jeremiah: Abbr. | 27 |
| "This ___ test..." | 28 |
| "This ___ test ..." | 29 |
| "This __ ripoff!" | 27 |
| "This __ recording" | 29 |
| "There ___ tide..." | 29 |
| "Life ___ beach" | 26 |
| "A rose ___ . . . " | 29 |
| 'This -- test' | 22 |
| 'This -- test ...' | 26 |
| 'There -- God!' | 23 |
| 'That -- lie!' | 22 |
| '... -- joy forever' | 28 |
| Words between two roses | 23 |
| This ___ test..." | 22 |
| Starter for bella and goge | 26 |
| Rose-rose-rose-rose connector | 29 |
| O.T. book before Jeremiah | 25 |
| Happiness ____ Warm Puppy | 25 |
| First of the Maj. Prophets | 26 |
| Biblical prophet: Abbr. | 23 |
| Bible book after S. of Sol. | 27 |
| "When ___ door...?" | 29 |
| "This ___ bust!" | 26 |
| "This __ test" | 24 |
| "This __ stickup" | 27 |
| "That __ fact!" | 25 |
| "Rose ___ rose..." | 28 |
| "Rose ___ rose ..." | 29 |
| "My mind ___ blank" | 29 |
| "Life_____ beach" | 27 |
| "Life ___ dream" | 26 |
| "Life ___ cabaret" | 28 |
| "Judy___ Punk" | 24 |
| "Judy ___ Punk" | 25 |
| "A rose ___ rose" | 27 |
| 'When -- good time?' | 28 |
| 'When -- door ...' | 26 |
| 'This -- surprise!' | 27 |
| 'This -- stickup!' | 26 |
| 'There -- tide ...' | 27 |
| 'There -- tavern ...' | 29 |
| 'The Lady -- Tramp' | 27 |
| 'Life -- cabaret ...' | 29 |
| '... rose -- rose' | 26 |
| ``The law ___ ass.'' | 28 |
| ``A rose ___...'' | 25 |
| Funk of Funk & Wagnalls | 27 |
| Father of well-known twins | 26 |
| Newton knighted in 1705 | 23 |
| Shorthand inventor Pitman | 25 |
| Newton of gravity fame | 22 |
| Singer of sewing machine fame | 29 |
| Oldest member of Hanson | 23 |
| Ishmael's half-brother | 26 |
| Fashion designer Mizrahi | 24 |
| Biblical father of twins | 24 |
| Son of Abraham and Sarah | 24 |
| Singer/songwriter Hayes | 23 |