| William Hurt's "Body Heat" role | 45 |
| William III follower | 20 |
| William III's principality | 30 |
| William in "Body Heat" | 32 |
| William Inge vehicle | 20 |
| William Inge's dog | 22 |
| William Jefferson ___ IV (Bill Clinton's name at birth) | 59 |
| William Jennings -- | 19 |
| William Jennings Bryan delivery of 1896 | 39 |
| William Jennings Bryan opponent | 31 |
| William Jennings Bryan, e.g. | 28 |
| William Jennings Bryan, for one | 31 |
| William Jennings __, three-time presidential candidate | 54 |
| William Jennings ___ | 20 |
| William Jennings ___ "Cross of Gold" speech | 53 |
| William Joyce | 13 |
| William Joyce's title in W.W. II | 36 |
| William Kennedy Pulitzer-winning novel | 38 |
| William Kidd, for one | 21 |
| William Levitt, for one | 23 |
| William Lyon ___: 1865–1943 | 34 |
| William Makepeace Irving character | 34 |
| William McKinley's first lady | 33 |
| William McKinley's Ohio birthplace | 38 |
| William McKinley's wife | 27 |
| William McKinleyÂ’s home state | 33 |
| William Morris employee | 23 |
| William Morris employee: Abbr. | 30 |
| William Morris Endeavor rival | 29 |
| William Morris Endeavor, for one | 32 |
| William Morris workers | 22 |
| William Morris, for one | 23 |
| William O. _____ (Saskatchewan novelist) | 40 |
| William of 'Hopalong Cassidy' | 37 |
| William of "Carrie" | 29 |
| William of "CSI" | 26 |
| William of "Knots Landing" | 36 |
| William of "My Three Sons" | 36 |
| William of "The Doctor" | 33 |
| William of -- ('razor' philosopher) | 43 |
| William of Alaska | 17 |
| William of Hopalong Cassidy fame | 32 |
| William of Occam had a famous one | 33 |
| William of the apple | 20 |
| William of the Clinton Cabinet | 30 |
| William of the Wild West | 24 |
| William of TV's "The Greatest American Hero" | 58 |
| William of Uri | 14 |
| William of __, for whom a logical "razor" was named | 61 |
| William of __, known for his "razor" maxim | 52 |
| William of __, logician known for his "razor" | 55 |
| William of ___ | 14 |
| William of ___ (English philosopher) | 36 |
| William of ___ (man known for his razor) | 40 |
| William of ___ (philosopher known for his razor) | 48 |
| William of ___, known for his "razor" | 47 |
| William of ___, known for his "razor" maxim | 53 |
| William or Ariel | 16 |
| William or Harry, e.g. | 22 |
| William or Henry | 16 |
| William or Sean | 15 |
| William Paley's realm | 25 |
| William Penn, for one | 21 |
| William Perry's wheels? | 27 |
| William Petersen series | 23 |
| William Phelps ___ (creator of modern-day traffic laws) | 55 |
| William Pitt was a great one | 28 |
| William Pitt's purview | 26 |
| William Pitt, 1st --- Chatham | 29 |
| William Powell film, 1934 | 25 |
| William Powell title role | 25 |
| William R. or Stephen V. | 24 |
| William Randolph Hearst's home | 34 |
| William Roth's legacy | 25 |
| William Ruckelshaus was its first head: Abbr. | 45 |
| William S. Burroughs novel (and this puzzle's theme) | 56 |
| William S. of silents | 21 |
| William S. or Moss | 18 |
| William S. Porter | 17 |
| William Safire, once | 20 |
| William Saroyan's "My Name Is ___" | 48 |
| William Saroyan's birthplace | 32 |
| William Saroyan's son | 25 |
| William Shakespeare on the knuckleball ("Henry VI, Part II," II, i, 6) | 80 |
| William Shakespeare's wife | 30 |
| William Shatner alma mater | 26 |
| William Shatner novel | 21 |
| William Shatner sci-fi novel | 28 |
| William Shatner title drug | 26 |
| William Shatner's "___ War" | 41 |
| William Shatner's "___War" | 40 |
| William Shatner's sci-fi drug | 33 |
| William Steig book on which a hit 2001 film was based | 53 |
| William Styron subject Turner | 29 |
| William Styron title heroine | 28 |
| William Sydney Porter | 21 |
| William T. G. Morton was one | 28 |
| William Tell for one | 21 |
| William Tell adversary | 22 |
| William Tell and others | 23 |