| Text | Length |
| Highest ranking | 15 |
| Diana Ross, once | 16 |
| Diana Ross back-up, once | 24 |
| First-rate chastisement? | 24 |
| Top energy accessory? | 21 |
| Ultimate rulers | 15 |
| Tennis venue for monarchs? | 26 |
| Legal venue for a member of Diana Ross's group? | 51 |
| Diana Ross's ex-address? | 28 |
| Where Did Our Love Go? singers | 33 |
| Ross' group with The | 28 |
| Ross and backup | 15 |
| Noted Motown trio | 17 |
| Group that was second only to the Beatles in '60s #1 hits | 61 |
| Former trio, with "The" | 33 |
| Florence, Mary/Diana | 20 |
| Diana Ross' backup | 22 |
| "Stoned Love" singers, with "the" | 53 |
| Most sovereign | 14 |
| Person in charge, in British slang | 34 |
| Eats in the evening | 19 |
| Dines late | 10 |
| Has a late meal | 15 |
| Has the third of three squares | 30 |
| Has an evening meal | 19 |
| Takes night courses? | 20 |
| Has din-din | 11 |
| Eats late | 9 |
| Takes some courses? | 19 |
| Takes evening courses? | 22 |
| Takes care of a mess? | 21 |
| Puss anagram | 12 |
| More than noshes | 16 |
| Has the evening meal | 20 |
| Has one's evening meal | 26 |
| Eats dinner | 11 |
| Doesn't merely snack | 24 |
| Apartment bldg. employee | 24 |
| School district VIP | 19 |
| Apt. overseer | 13 |
| School district CEO | 19 |
| School district C.E.O. | 22 |
| School dist. VIP | 16 |
| Overseer of apts. | 17 |
| Job title akin to mgr. | 22 |
| First-fl. tenant, often | 23 |
| Custodian: Abbr. | 16 |
| Condo V.I.P. | 12 |
| Bldg. V.I.P. | 12 |
| Bldg. manager | 13 |
| Bldg. boss | 10 |
| Apt. building manager | 21 |
| Apartment-bldg. manager | 23 |
| Apartment building employee (Abbr.) | 35 |
| Overseers: Abbr. | 16 |
| School hds. | 11 |
| Sch. district VIPs | 18 |
| Educ. honchos | 13 |
| Educ. bigwigs | 13 |
| Building V.I.P.'s | 21 |
| Feline prima donnas? | 20 |
| California's Big ___ | 24 |
| Big ___, Calif. | 15 |
| Big ___, California | 19 |
| Big __, CA | 10 |
| California's Big __ | 23 |
| It's Big in California | 26 |
| California's Big -- | 23 |
| Big ___ of Calif. | 17 |
| Calif.'s Big ___ | 20 |
| Charge opener | 13 |
| Big ___, CA | 11 |
| South of Spain | 14 |
| South of Mexico | 15 |
| Prefix with pass | 16 |
| Kerouac's "Big ___" | 33 |
| CaliforniaÂ’s Big ___ | 24 |
| California's Big _____ | 26 |
| Big __, California | 18 |
| Big __, Calif. | 14 |
| Big _____, Calif. | 17 |
| Big ___ (California region) | 27 |
| __ La Table: high-end cookware shop | 35 |
| Start to charge? | 16 |
| Spanish for 'south' | 27 |
| Spanish "south" | 25 |
| South, to the south | 19 |
| South, south of the border | 26 |
| South, in Sevilla | 17 |
| South of South America | 22 |
| South of Cuba | 13 |
| South (Sp.) | 11 |
| Site of ancient Tyre | 20 |
| Prefix with tax | 15 |
| Prefix with plus or name | 24 |
| Prefix with name or face | 24 |
| Prefix with name or charge | 26 |
| Prefix with mount | 17 |
| Prefix with charge | 18 |
| Prefix for name or real | 23 |
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