| "A Hard Day's Write" subject | 42 |
| "A Hard Day's Night" group, with "The" | 62 |
| "A Hard Day's Night" group | 40 |
| "A Day in the Life" group | 35 |
| '60s pop group | 18 |
| Unconventional sort | 19 |
| Slam participant | 16 |
| '50s nonconformist | 22 |
| Word coined by Herb Caen in 1958 | 32 |
| One often ending sentences with "man" | 47 |
| Nonsquare | 9 |
| Maynard G. Krebs, notably | 25 |
| Maynard G. Krebs of old TV, notably | 35 |
| Jack Kerouac, e.g. | 18 |
| Hippie's precursor | 22 |
| Coffeehouse poet, once | 22 |
| Coffeehouse poet | 16 |
| Allen Ginsberg, e.g. | 20 |
| 1950s stereotype | 16 |
| '50s-'60s counterculturist | 34 |
| Cats | 4 |
| Nonconformists | 14 |
| Kerouac wannabes | 16 |
| Coffeehouse poets | 17 |
| Bongo-playing '50s-'60s stereotypes | 43 |
| Edge | 4 |
| Best | 4 |
| Win over | 8 |
| Barely defeat | 13 |
| Triumph over | 12 |
| Prevail over | 12 |
| Journalists with specialties | 28 |
| "Maude" actress | 25 |
| Defeats | 7 |
| Trounces | 8 |
| Whips | 5 |
| Baffles | 7 |
| Hits | 4 |
| Conquers | 8 |
| Overcomes | 9 |
| Pulses | 6 |
| Outscores | 9 |
| Heartthrobs | 11 |
| Tans | 4 |
| Rhythms | 7 |
| Pummels | 7 |
| Triumphs over | 13 |
| You can dance to them | 21 |
| Heart throbs | 12 |
| Regular routes | 14 |
| Is victorious over | 18 |
| Ginsberg and others | 19 |
| Drummers' collections | 25 |
| Drummers keep them | 18 |
| What policemen pound | 20 |
| What drummer provides | 21 |
| Thoroughly thumps | 17 |
| They originate from the heart | 29 |
| Tempi | 5 |
| Rhythmical accents | 18 |
| Reporters' areas | 20 |
| Rap producers creations | 23 |
| Pulsations | 10 |
| Police routes | 13 |
| Patrol areas | 12 |
| Local politics and high school sports, for news reporters | 57 |
| Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and others | 39 |
| Heart rhythm | 12 |
| Heart pulsations | 16 |
| Ginsberg and Kerouac, e.g. | 26 |
| Fixes eggs | 10 |
| Cops' rounds | 16 |
| Coppers' routes | 19 |
| Cop's rounds | 16 |
| Cleans, as a rug | 16 |
| Cadences | 8 |
| Bests or worsts | 15 |
| A measure may have four | 23 |
| ___ by Dr. Dre (brand of headphones) | 36 |
| Skedaddles | 10 |
| Vamooses | 8 |
| Makes tracks | 12 |
| Gets lost | 9 |
| Flees | 5 |
| Scrams | 6 |
| Blows the joint | 15 |
| Leaves, a la Michael Jackson? | 29 |
| Doesn't stick around | 24 |
| "Dunno" | 17 |
| Unhelpful answer | 16 |
| [Shrug] | 7 |
| Expression of bafflement | 24 |
| "How should I know?" | 30 |
| "No clue" | 19 |
| Comment made with a shrug | 25 |
| "I have no idea!" | 27 |
| "Heck if I know" | 26 |
| "Darned if I know" | 28 |
| Words from the bewildered | 25 |
| Shrugger's remark | 21 |