| ___ Chase | 9 |
| ___ chart (horoscope) | 21 |
| ___ chart (horoscope based on one's birth) | 46 |
| ___ chart | 9 |
| ___ charmed life | 16 |
| ___ charges against (chose to prosecute) | 40 |
| ___ charge account | 18 |
| ___ characters (common Chinese writing) | 39 |
| ___ Chaplin | 11 |
| ___ Chapelle Winery | 19 |
| ___ Chapel, in the Vatican | 26 |
| ___ Chapel | 10 |
| ___ Chao, only cabinet member to serve through George W. Bush's entire administration | 89 |
| ___ Channel ("Hannah Montana" airer) | 46 |
| ___ change (or a hint to the puzzle theme) | 42 |
| ___ change (mission to be accomplished January 20, 2009) | 56 |
| ___ change | 10 |
| ___ Chang (Thai food brand) | 27 |
| ___ Chang ("Harry Potter" character) | 46 |
| ___ Chaney, Jr. | 15 |
| ___ Chaney of early films | 25 |
| ___ Chanel | 10 |
| ___ Chandler, longtime publisher of the Los Angeles Times | 57 |
| ___ Chandler, ex-Yankee pitcher | 31 |
| ___ chance! (good luck!) | 24 |
| ___ chance (pressed one's luck) | 35 |
| ___ chance (no way) | 19 |
| ___ chance (muffed) | 19 |
| ___ chance (may succeed) | 24 |
| ___ chance | 10 |
| ___ Championship: August golf tournament | 40 |
| ___ Championship (annual August tournament) | 43 |
| ___ chamber | 11 |
| ___ Chalmers (old tractor company) | 34 |
| ___ challenge (is tested) | 25 |
| ___ chairman (serve) | 20 |
| ___ chairman | 12 |
| ___ Chair | 9 |
| ___ chain | 9 |
| ___ Chaiken, creator and writer of "The L Word" | 57 |
| ___ Chaiken, co-creator/writer of "The L Word" | 56 |
| ___ chai | 8 |
| ___ cha chicken (Chinese dish) | 30 |
| ___ cha beef (Chinese food option) | 34 |
| ___ Ch'ang, Chinese god of literature | 41 |
| ___ Ceti (Sun-like stellar neighbor) | 36 |
| ___ ceremony (demanded formality) | 33 |
| ___ ceremony (be formal) | 24 |
| ___ ceremony | 12 |
| ___ Cerberus (bribe) | 20 |
| ___ Centre, Minn. (Sinclair Lewis's birthplace) | 51 |
| ___ Centre, Minn. | 17 |
| ___ Central (French plateau) | 28 |
| ___ Center, second-tallest building in Chicago | 46 |
| ___ Center, Orlando attraction | 30 |
| ___ Center, home of the New Jersey Nets | 39 |
| ___ Center of "Main Street" fame | 42 |
| ___ center (teen hangout) | 25 |
| ___ center (student facility) | 29 |
| ___ Center (New Jersey Nets' current arena, named for a menswear company) | 77 |
| ___ Center (New Jersey arena) | 29 |
| ___ Center (home of the New Jersey Nets) | 40 |
| ___ Center (home of the Nets and Devils) | 40 |
| ___ Center (home arena of the Washington Wizards) | 49 |
| ___ center (games room) | 23 |
| ___ center (community facility) | 31 |
| ___ Center (Chicago's second-tallest building) | 50 |
| ___ Center (Chicago skyscraper) | 31 |
| ___ center | 10 |
| ___ Centauri, nearest star to the Sun | 37 |
| ___ Centauri (closest star to the sun) | 38 |
| ___ Centauri | 12 |
| ___ cent | 8 |
| ___ Cenis Tunnel, in the Alps | 29 |
| ___ cello | 9 |
| ___ cellar | 10 |
| ___ cell research | 17 |
| ___ cell carcinoma | 18 |
| ___ cell | 8 |
| ___ Celeste | 11 |
| ___ ceiling | 11 |
| ___ ce pas? | 11 |
| ___ célèbre | 25 |
| ___ célèbre | 17 |
| ___ Cayes, Haitian seaport | 26 |
| ___ Cayes, Haiti | 16 |
| ___ Cayes, city in Haiti | 24 |
| ___ cavity | 10 |
| ___ Caves, Nev. | 15 |
| ___ Caverns (New Mexico tourist attraction) | 43 |
| ___ cavae (vessels near hearts) | 31 |
| ___ cavae (large veins) | 23 |
| ___ cavae | 9 |
| ___ cava (path to the heart) | 28 |
| ___ cava (major blood vessel) | 29 |
| ___ cava (large vessel to the heart) | 36 |
| ___ cava (heart connector) | 26 |
| ___ cava (cor part) | 19 |
| ___ cava (blood vessel) | 23 |
| ___ cava | 8 |