| Dean of diplomacy | 17 |
| Dean in Truman's cabinet | 28 |
| 1949-53 secretary of state Dean | 31 |
| More tender | 11 |
| More sore | 9 |
| More painful | 12 |
| More in need of a massage | 25 |
| More in need of liniment | 24 |
| More affected by the flu | 24 |
| More needing a bath, perhaps | 28 |
| Increasingly sore | 17 |
| In more pain | 12 |
| Sorer | 5 |
| Not so good physically | 22 |
| Needing more massaging | 22 |
| More uncomfortable | 18 |
| More pained | 11 |
| More muscle-sore | 16 |
| More in need of Bengay, say | 27 |
| More in need of a rubdown | 25 |
| More flu-like, say | 18 |
| Increasingly uncomfortable | 26 |
| Having a worse case of the flu | 30 |
| Feeling worse than usual after too much exercise | 48 |
| Hurting the most | 16 |
| Most painful | 12 |
| Most sore | 9 |
| Superlatively sore | 18 |
| Most in need of liniment | 24 |
| Most in need of a rubdown | 25 |
| Most uncomfortable | 18 |
| Maximally sore | 14 |
| Obtain | 6 |
| Bring about | 11 |
| Do | 2 |
| Realize | 7 |
| Attain | 6 |
| Excel | 5 |
| Carry out | 9 |
| Gain | 4 |
| Accomplish | 10 |
| Win | 3 |
| Arrive at | 9 |
| Be successful | 13 |
| Reach one's goal | 20 |
| Pull off | 8 |
| Get done | 8 |
| Reach (a goal) | 14 |
| Successfully finish | 19 |
| Make something of yourself | 26 |
| Go-getters | 10 |
| They have made the grade | 24 |
| Dropouts they're not | 24 |
| A students | 10 |
| Sore | 4 |
| In need of a massage | 20 |
| In need of liniment | 19 |
| In pain | 7 |
| Feeling sore | 12 |
| Down with the flu | 17 |
| Kind of back | 12 |
| In need of aspirin | 18 |
| "Oh, my ___ back!" | 28 |
| Sorer than sore | 15 |
| Like broken hearts | 18 |
| S(p/t)rain result | 17 |
| Quite sore | 10 |
| Like millions of backs | 22 |
| Heartsore | 9 |
| ___ off the old block | 21 |
| Have ___ on one's shoulder | 30 |
| Have __ on one's shoulder | 29 |
| Like ___ off the old block | 26 |
| Have -- on one's shoulder | 29 |
| "___ Off the Old Tooth" ("Alvin & the Chipmunks" episode) | 81 |
| "___ off the old block" | 33 |
| --- off the old block | 21 |
| ___ on one's shoulder | 25 |
| Allergic reaction | 17 |
| Sound before a blessing? | 24 |
| End of the lament | 17 |
| Sneeze sound | 12 |
| Blessing preceder | 17 |
| Sound of a sneeze | 17 |
| Cold call? | 10 |
| Allergy season sound | 20 |
| "Bless you" preceder | 30 |
| Cause for a blessing | 20 |
| Sneezing sound | 14 |
| Cold sound | 10 |
| Cold response? | 14 |
| Sound of spring, for some | 25 |
| Cold explosion? | 15 |
| Cause for a blessing? | 21 |
| Blessing prompter | 17 |
| Sound before a blessing | 23 |
| It may precede a blessing | 25 |
| Allergy-season sound | 20 |
| Allergic reaction, maybe | 24 |
| "Gesundheit!" preceder | 32 |