| Jets quarterback Tim | 20 |
| Former NFL quarterback Tim whose name became a dictionary-recognized verb in 2012 | 81 |
| Denver Broncos quarterback Tim | 30 |
| Broncos QB Tim | 14 |
| 2007 Heisman Trophy winner | 26 |
| "America's favorite active pro athlete," per a 2012 ESPN poll | 75 |
| Act of instantaneous prayer, in modern-day jargon | 49 |
| Saudi Arabian oasis | 19 |
| Private eye, slangily | 21 |
| Pulp fiction gumshoe | 20 |
| Gumshoe, briefly | 16 |
| Sleuth, for short | 17 |
| Sleuth, slangily | 16 |
| Gumshoe, for short | 18 |
| Investigator, slangily | 22 |
| Sleuth (Sl.) | 12 |
| Private eye, briefly | 20 |
| Old-time gumshoe | 16 |
| Noir hero | 9 |
| He works on a case-by-case basis | 32 |
| Clue hunter, informally | 23 |
| Spade, e.g., for short | 22 |
| Soho sleuth | 11 |
| Sleuth, briefly | 15 |
| Slangy sleuth | 13 |
| Short investigator? | 19 |
| Short investigator | 18 |
| Sam Spade type | 14 |
| Hawkshaw | 8 |
| Gumshoe, slangily | 17 |
| Gumshoe or shamus | 17 |
| Dick Tracy, e.g. | 16 |
| Clue collector, slangily | 24 |
| Case guy | 8 |
| Caper investigator | 18 |
| Caper film narrator, often | 26 |
| V.I. Warshawski, e.g. | 21 |
| Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone, e.g. | 39 |
| Spade, e.g., slangily | 21 |
| Spade, e.g., briefly | 20 |
| Spade or Hammer | 15 |
| Sleuth, to Sayers | 17 |
| Sleuth in pulp fiction | 22 |
| Sam Spade, for one | 18 |
| Sam Spade, e.g., for short | 26 |
| Queen, e.g., for short | 22 |
| Pulp protagonist, perhaps | 25 |
| Private investigator, in slang | 30 |
| Private investigator, in old slang | 34 |
| Private eye, informally | 23 |
| Private dick | 12 |
| Plainclothesman, for short | 26 |
| Pinkerton, e.g. | 15 |
| Person with a magnifying glass, for short? | 42 |
| Operator: Abbr. | 15 |
| Operative, for short | 20 |
| Noir protagonist | 16 |
| Magnum, e.g., briefly | 21 |
| L.A.P.D. member | 15 |
| Investigator, informally | 24 |
| Investigator, briefly | 21 |
| Investigator for short | 23 |
| He works on a case by case basis | 32 |
| Hammett's Spade, e.g. | 25 |
| Hammer or Spade, e.g. | 21 |
| Flatfoot's relative | 23 |
| Dick Tracy is one, briefly | 26 |
| Criminal investigator, for short | 32 |
| Common pulp protagonist | 23 |
| Clue analyzer, in slang | 23 |
| Case studier, slangily | 22 |
| Mexican onyx | 12 |
| Mexican beer named for its hometown | 35 |
| Beer made by the same company as Dos Equis | 42 |
| Virus killer, maybe | 19 |
| PC support person | 17 |
| Computer pro | 12 |
| Engineering school, for short | 29 |
| Word in many college names | 26 |
| Computer repairer, for short | 28 |
| "Ramblin' Wreck From Georgia ___" | 47 |
| "I'm a Ramblin' Wreck From Georgia ___" | 57 |
| Georgia or Cal | 14 |
| Computer repair pro | 19 |
| ___ support | 11 |
| Word after Cal or Georgia | 25 |
| Stock type | 10 |
| PC whiz | 7 |
| PC troubleshooter | 17 |
| PC problem solver | 17 |
| PC doctor | 9 |
| Georgia __ | 10 |
| Cal or Georgia | 14 |
| -- support | 10 |
| Word with high or Georgia | 25 |
| Word with Georgia or high | 25 |
| Word with "Cal" or "Georgia" | 48 |
| Word after Georgia and Virginia | 31 |
| Virginia or Georgia follower | 28 |
| Texas or Georgia follower | 25 |