| Zellweger of "Miss Potter" | 36 |
| Zellweger of "Nurse Betty" | 36 |
| Zac of “Me and Orson Welles” | 36 |
| Zac of 'High School Musical' | 36 |
| Zealous journalist: 1697–1746 | 36 |
| ZacharyÂ’s successor as President | 36 |
| Zigzag ribbon used for clothing trim | 36 |
| Zack Moseley's comic strip pilot | 36 |
| Zac Brown might dip one in the water | 36 |
| ZZ Top's "___ Hombres" | 36 |
| Zola's "The ___ Shop" | 35 |
| Zimbalist of "The F.B.I." | 35 |
| Zsa Zsa Gabor's real given name | 35 |
| Zooey's 'New Girl' role | 35 |
| Zapping with an electroshock weapon | 35 |
| Zoolander of "Zoolander" | 34 |
| Zeena's mate in a Wharton book | 34 |
| Zebulun's mother, in the Bible | 34 |
| Zero hour for Will Kane, in a film | 34 |
| Zeus turned her into a nightingale | 34 |
| Zapped while resisting arrest, say | 34 |
| Zodiac animal associated with 2010 | 34 |
| Zoroaster's reputed birthplace | 34 |
| Zurich's and Zug's locale | 33 |
| Zimbalist of 'The F.B.I.' | 33 |
| Zhou ___ (former Chinese premier) | 33 |
| Ziegfeld Follies costume designer | 33 |
| Ziggy Stardust's kind of rock | 33 |
| Zsa Zsa has said it several times | 33 |
| Zuccotti Park movement, for short | 33 |
| Zinc ___ (ingredient in calamine) | 33 |
| Zebra controlling Lions and Bears | 33 |
| Zebras that don't fear Lions? | 33 |
| Zellwegger of "Chicago" | 33 |
| Ziegfeld and Andy Capp's wife | 33 |
| Zoologist who became a sexologist | 33 |
| Zero of "The Producers" | 33 |
| Zeno's "classrooms" | 33 |
| Zigzag-mustached Nintendo bad guy | 33 |
| Zagreb's country, to the IOC | 32 |
| Zeno of -- (ancient philosopher) | 32 |
| ZP Theart's heavy metal band | 32 |
| Ziering of "Sharknado" | 32 |
| Zebulon with a namesake mountain | 32 |
| Zellweger of "Chicago" | 32 |
| Zellweger of 'Bee Movie' | 32 |
| Zellweger in "Chicago" | 32 |
| Zen Buddhist's enlightenment | 32 |
| Zach of "Garden State" | 32 |
| Zombified crossword/hockey star? | 32 |
| Zairean autocrat Mobutu ___ Seko | 32 |
| Zappa "The Yellow ___" | 32 |
| Zeno's "classroom" | 32 |
| Zinc ___ (fertilizer ingredient) | 32 |
| Zayre department stores creation | 32 |
| ZZ Top "Fandango!" hit | 32 |
| Zoologist's object of study | 31 |
| Zoo animal that beats its chest | 31 |
| Zookeeper's injuries, maybe | 31 |
| Zep: "___ Mak'er" | 31 |
| Zaragoza-to-Barcelona direction | 31 |
| Zebrahead "___to You" | 31 |
| Zelnickova, noted bride of 1977 | 31 |
| Zadora of "Hairspray" | 31 |
| Zadora of "Butterfly" | 31 |
| Zwan "___ Black Swan" | 31 |
| Zoology or archaeology, briefly | 31 |
| Zagat's readers, informally | 31 |
| Zero degrees Celsius, for water | 31 |
| Zero hour for marshal Will Kane | 31 |
| Zwan "___ of the Sea" | 31 |
| Zairian dictator Mobutu __ Seko | 31 |
| Zone of the ___: 1920–23 | 31 |
| Zangwill's bio of Bessemer? | 31 |
| Zoo psychologist's concern? | 31 |
| Zion National Park's locale | 31 |
| Zigged and zagged with a needle | 31 |
| Zeus's unpleasant daughter | 30 |
| Zimbalist's violin teacher | 30 |
| Zappa: "Redneck ___" | 30 |
| Zeno of _____ (Greek logician) | 30 |
| Zhou ___, former P.M. of China | 30 |
| Zager & ___, 1960s pop duo | 30 |
| Zelda Fitzgerald's husband | 30 |
| Ziering of 'Sharknado' | 30 |
| Zac Brown "___ Deep" | 30 |
| Zodiac sign for most of August | 30 |
| Zodiac sign shared by Bennifer | 30 |
| Zodiac sign: 9/23–10/22 | 30 |
| Zep "Whole ___ Love" | 30 |
| Zagat of restaurant guide fame | 30 |
| Zoophysiologically-named daisy | 30 |
| Zoo animals with Chinese names | 30 |
| Zoroastrian sect member (Var.) | 30 |
| Zellweger of 'Chicago' | 30 |
| Zipped again, as a storage bag | 30 |
| Zen sensation of enlightenment | 30 |
| Zabar's and Balducci's | 30 |
| Z stands for it in electronics | 30 |
| Zairian leader Mobutu ___ Seko | 30 |