| John Ellis Bush, familiarly | 27 |
| John Elroy Sanford, casually | 28 |
| John Elway, for the Broncos | 27 |
| John Evelyn's famous work | 29 |
| John F. Kennedy's mother | 28 |
| John Fletcher's Rx? | 23 |
| John Fowles's lady | 22 |
| John Galsworthy wrote one | 25 |
| John Galway's collection | 28 |
| John Gay's classic | 22 |
| John George's better half | 29 |
| John Glenn was one, twice | 25 |
| John Glenn's achievement | 28 |
| John Glenn's state | 22 |
| John Greenleaf Whittier opus | 28 |
| John Grisham alma mater | 23 |
| John Grisham best seller | 24 |
| John Hancock and others | 23 |
| John Hancock Tower designer | 27 |
| John Hancock's place | 24 |
| John Hancock, for short | 23 |
| John Harmon, in Dickens story | 29 |
| John Henry's mother | 23 |
| John Hersey title from Psalms | 29 |
| John Hersey's bell town | 27 |
| John Herzfeld TV film: 1987 | 27 |
| John Houseman ad phrase | 23 |
| John Huston war movie of 1981 | 29 |
| John Huston's final film | 28 |
| John in the White House | 23 |
| John Irving character Owen | 26 |
| John Irving protagonist | 23 |
| John Irving title character | 27 |
| John Irving title protagonist | 29 |
| John Irving's alma mater | 28 |
| John Irving's peepers? | 26 |
| John Irving's T.S. | 22 |
| John Irving's wrestler | 26 |
| John Jacob -- (fur king) | 24 |
| John Jacob Astor et al. | 23 |
| John Jacob Astor's line | 27 |
| John Jacob Astor, for one | 25 |
| John James Audubon, e.g. | 24 |
| John Jones's middle name | 28 |
| John Kerry's alma mater | 27 |
| John Kerry's domain | 23 |
| John King's station | 23 |
| John L. Lewis' field | 24 |
| John Le Carré characters | 27 |
| John le Carré offering | 25 |
| John le Carré work, say | 26 |
| John le Carré, e.g. | 22 |
| John Le ___, English novelist | 29 |
| John left Cynthia for her | 25 |
| John Lennon Museum founder | 26 |
| John Lennon signature song | 26 |
| John Lennon's lady | 22 |
| John Lennon's last home | 27 |
| John Lennon's love | 22 |
| John Lennon's middle name | 29 |
| John Lennon's quartet? | 26 |
| John Lennon's widow | 23 |
| John Lennon's wife | 22 |
| John Lennon's wife Ono | 26 |
| John Lennon's Yoko | 22 |
| John Lennon's youngest | 26 |
| John Lennon/Plastic ___ Band | 28 |
| John Locke, philosophically | 27 |
| John Lydon band (Abbr.) | 23 |
| John Madden exclamation | 23 |
| John Madden sentence starter | 28 |
| John Major's successor | 26 |
| John Masefield's field | 26 |
| John Mayer song about sign? | 27 |
| John McCain and John Kerry | 26 |
| John McCain player on HBO | 25 |
| John McCain ranch locale | 24 |
| John McCain's sch. | 22 |
| John McCain, e.g.: Abbr. | 24 |
| John McCormack was one | 22 |
| John McEnroe's wife | 23 |
| John McGraw's wunderkind | 28 |
| John moving around a farm | 25 |
| John Muir's interest | 24 |
| John Nash's employer | 24 |
| John O'Hara classic | 23 |
| John Oates' partner | 23 |
| John Oates, to Daryl Hall? | 26 |
| John of 'Glee' | 22 |
| John of "20/20" | 25 |
| John of "Cold Case" | 29 |
| John of "Crossfire" | 29 |
| John of "Dynasty" | 27 |
| John of "ER" | 22 |
| John of "Glee" | 24 |
| John of "Rat Race" | 28 |
| John of "Rio Bravo" | 29 |
| John of "Roots" | 25 |
| John of "Splash" | 26 |
| John of "Viva Max!" | 29 |