| Most coveted position | 21 |
| "I'm returning this laundry product-it only works on blouses" | 75 |
| Gets to #1 | 10 |
| Is ranked #1 | 12 |
| Opening segment in a newscast | 29 |
| Opening for an anchor | 21 |
| Newscast lead | 13 |
| News leader | 11 |
| News hour opener | 16 |
| It may come with a banner | 25 |
| Front page item | 15 |
| ___-turvy | 9 |
| Stowe grower | 12 |
| __-turvy | 8 |
| Word with turvy | 15 |
| Uncle Tom's Cabin girl | 29 |
| Turvy partner | 13 |
| Title twin sister in a series of children's books by Jean and Gareth Adamson | 80 |
| Stowe's "limb of mischief" | 40 |
| Stowe slave girl | 16 |
| She said "I 'spect I growed" | 42 |
| Fictional ragamuffin | 20 |
| "Uncle Tom" character | 31 |
| 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' girl | 36 |
| In a sorry state | 16 |
| 2000 Best Costume Design nominee | 32 |
| In-the-money finishers | 22 |
| Most effective infield cover? | 29 |
| Monthly ranking in Tiger Beat? | 30 |
| List of the best | 16 |
| Critic's annual list | 24 |
| Best-seller list | 16 |
| Letterman's list | 20 |
| Pops on the chart | 17 |
| Nightly Letterman list | 22 |
| List from Letterman | 19 |
| Letterman's nightly list | 28 |
| Letterman trademark | 19 |
| Letterman list, e.g. | 20 |
| Letterman list | 14 |
| Letterman feature | 17 |
| Hot spot for songs | 18 |
| Favorite songs? | 15 |
| Disc jockey's favorites | 27 |
| David Letterman list | 20 |
| Culmination of a Casey Kasem countdown | 38 |
| Common list | 11 |
| Billboard's best | 20 |
| Best of the hits | 16 |
| Best of the Billboard Hot 100 song list | 39 |
| Tune in a D.J.'s rotation | 29 |
| Letterman show feature | 22 |
| High ranking? | 13 |
| Feature of a late-night TV show | 31 |
| Dave's late-night offering | 30 |
| Superior bills? | 15 |
| Some lists | 10 |
| Popularity lists | 16 |
| Popular lists | 13 |
| "Let's see you do better!" | 40 |
| Show-off's challenge | 24 |
| "See if you can do better!" | 37 |
| Pre-stunt provocation | 21 |
| Hotdogger's dare | 20 |
| Hot-dogger's challenge | 26 |
| Hot-dog's challenge | 23 |
| Darer's challenge | 21 |
| "Yeah? Try and do better!" | 36 |
| "I've got one better!" | 36 |
| "Here comes the doozy" | 32 |
| Macramé artist? | 18 |
| Uncreative Father's Day present rated the best in the world? | 64 |
| From ___ bottom | 15 |
| From -- bottom | 14 |
| ___ bottom | 10 |
| Hit parade lineup | 17 |
| Hit parade contents | 19 |
| Refill when you don't really need to | 40 |
| Cube steak, usually | 19 |
| Freshen, as a drink | 19 |
| Convertible setting | 19 |
| Convertible driver's option | 31 |
| Replenish, in London | 20 |
| Replenish a pint of ale, say | 28 |
| Refresh, as a cup of coffee | 27 |
| Refill, as a coffee mug | 23 |
| Refill to the brim | 18 |
| Fill to the brim, in a pub | 26 |
| Fill anew | 9 |
| Rationale for stealing artwork (Part 2) | 39 |
| 1969 Alfred Hitchcock film | 26 |
| Chef's hat | 14 |
| Chef's topper | 17 |
| Woman's brimless hat | 24 |
| Close-fitting woman's hat | 29 |
| Brimless woman's hat | 24 |
| Woman's hat | 15 |
| Woman's small hat | 21 |
| Small hat | 9 |
| Plumed velvet hat | 17 |