| Had a siesta | 12 |
| Had a nap | 9 |
| Got rest | 8 |
| Got into R.E.M.? | 16 |
| Followed one's dreams? | 26 |
| Failed to be alert | 18 |
| Failed miserably at being a security guard | 42 |
| Failed as a sentry | 18 |
| Entered dreamland | 17 |
| Emulated Van Winkle | 19 |
| Drowsed | 7 |
| Did it (with) | 13 |
| Caught forty | 12 |
| "Why England ___" (J.F.K. book) | 41 |
| "George Washington --- Here" | 38 |
| "George Washington __ here" | 37 |
| ''George Washington ___ here'' | 46 |
| ___ on (deferred) | 17 |
| ``Washington ___ Here'' | 31 |
| Didn't worry a bit | 22 |
| Ignored the alarm | 17 |
| Rose late | 9 |
| Waived the wake-up call | 23 |
| Stayed out late? | 16 |
| Started late | 12 |
| Spent a lazy day | 16 |
| Ignored alarm bells | 19 |
| Got a few extra winks | 21 |
| Didn't get up early | 23 |
| Didn't get out of bed at the usual time | 43 |
| Began a day late | 16 |
| Arose later than usual | 22 |
| Had a good night | 16 |
| Spent a restful night | 21 |
| Dealt with, as a hangover | 25 |
| Thought some more about | 23 |
| Thought over, in a way | 22 |
| Thought about for a while | 25 |
| Postponed in a way | 18 |
| Pondered, in a way | 18 |
| Played with fire | 16 |
| Slave to detail | 15 |
| Completely black, in a way | 26 |
| Hollywood up-and-comer | 22 |
| Sherlock Holmes or Hercule Poirot | 33 |
| Lead follower | 13 |
| One may follow a lead | 21 |
| Miss Marple, e.g. | 17 |
| Drew in books, e.g.? | 20 |
| Wolfe, for one | 14 |
| TV's Mannix or Monk, e.g. | 29 |
| Sherlock Holmes, notably | 24 |
| Sam Spade or Philo Vance | 24 |
| One on a trail, perhaps | 23 |
| Olivier-Caine thriller | 22 |
| Olivier-Caine movie: 1972 | 25 |
| Olivier-Caine film classic | 26 |
| Olivier-Caine film | 18 |
| Nero or Ellery | 14 |
| Nancy Drew, e.g. | 16 |
| Mr. Moto, e.g. | 14 |
| Movie with Michael Caine and Laurence Olivier | 45 |
| Magnifying glass carrier, stereotypically | 41 |
| Magnifying glass carrier, maybe | 31 |
| Magnifying glass carrier | 24 |
| Inspector Gadget, e.g. | 22 |
| Holmes or Poirot | 16 |
| Hammer or Spade | 15 |
| Encyclopedia Brown, e.g. | 24 |
| Easy Rawlins, for one | 21 |
| Drew in books? | 14 |
| Clue follower | 13 |
| Caine-Olivier film | 18 |
| Played the hawkshaw | 19 |
| Did some digging around | 23 |
| Detective with a nose for crime fighting | 40 |
| English dogs with a keen sense of smell | 39 |
| Spade work | 10 |
| Nero Wolfe's activity | 25 |
| Ursine collective | 17 |
| They follow trails | 18 |
| Nancy Drew and Encyclopedia Brown, e.g. | 39 |
| Investigators | 13 |
| Holmes and Chan, for two | 24 |
| Hammer and Spade | 16 |
| Case workers? | 13 |
| Whodunit heroes | 15 |
| Vance and Holmes | 16 |
| Spade and Queen, e.g. | 21 |
| Mystery men? | 12 |
| Holmes and Chan, e.g. | 21 |
| Clue interpreters | 17 |
| Did in, as a dragon | 19 |
| Ruck | 4 |
| Seattle ___ of racing fame | 26 |
| Killed a dragon, e.g. | 21 |
| Did away with, as a dragon | 26 |
| Whole passel | 12 |
| Whacked, old-style | 18 |
| Triple Crown winner Seattle ___ | 31 |