| Lou Grant, to Mary Richards | 27 |
| Knob or stud | 12 |
| Kind of straw or big | 20 |
| Job V.I.P. | 10 |
| Imposing cubicle visitor | 24 |
| Hugo huge in fashion | 20 |
| Hiring/firing type | 18 |
| Hiring-firing type | 18 |
| Hiring and firing one | 21 |
| Higher-up at work | 17 |
| Head of an office | 17 |
| Handle for Springsteen (with ''the'') | 53 |
| Firm cheese | 11 |
| Dithers or Tweed | 16 |
| Decision-maker | 14 |
| Company commander | 17 |
| Bruce Springsteens' nickname | 32 |
| Bruce Springsteen's nickname, with "The" | 54 |
| Bruce Springsteen, with "the" | 39 |
| Big guy | 7 |
| Any guard, to Cool Hand Luke | 28 |
| Act officiously | 15 |
| "Who's the ___?" | 30 |
| "The ___," Diana Ross hit | 35 |
| __ nova | 7 |
| "Blame It on the ___ Nova" | 36 |
| ___ nova (Brazilian dance) | 26 |
| Start of a Brazilian dance name | 31 |
| --- nova | 8 |
| ___ nova (Brazilian music) | 26 |
| Brazilian dance opener | 22 |
| "Blame It on the __ Nova": 1963 hit | 45 |
| _____ nova | 10 |
| ___ nova, Brazilian dance | 25 |
| __ nova (Latin dance) | 21 |
| __ nova (Brazilian dance) | 25 |
| Start of a Brazilian genre | 26 |
| Nova preceder | 13 |
| Nova lead-in | 12 |
| Brazilian rhythm in 2/2 time, for short | 39 |
| 'Blame It on the -- Nova' | 33 |
| ''Nova'' intro | 30 |
| --- nova (dance) | 16 |
| -- nova (dance) | 15 |
| ___ nova, dance meaning "new bump" | 44 |
| ___ nova (samba music) | 22 |
| ___ nova (60's dance) | 25 |
| ___ nova (1960s dance) | 22 |
| ___ nova (1960's dance) | 27 |
| __ nova: dance | 14 |
| __ nova: Brazilian music genre | 30 |
| __ nova: Brazilian dance | 24 |
| __ nova (dance) | 15 |
| __ nova (ballroom dance) | 24 |
| Supervised | 10 |
| Ran the show | 12 |
| Took charge of | 14 |
| Ordered (around) | 16 |
| Was over | 8 |
| Ordered around | 14 |
| Domineered | 10 |
| Ruled the roost | 15 |
| Put studs on a shield | 21 |
| Pushed (around) | 15 |
| Gave orders | 11 |
| Exercised authority over | 24 |
| Acted in a domineering way | 26 |
| Acted arrogantly with, with "around" | 46 |
| Heads | 5 |
| Employers | 9 |
| Decision makers | 15 |
| Biz bigwigs | 11 |
| Supervisors | 11 |
| Corner-office occupiers | 23 |
| Big cheeses | 11 |
| Overseers | 9 |
| Foremen | 7 |
| Springsteen and Steinbrenner | 28 |
| Office V.I.P.'s | 19 |
| Office honchos | 14 |
| Hire powers? | 12 |
| Decision-makers | 15 |
| Business owners | 15 |
| Those in charge | 15 |
| They have leading roles | 23 |
| Straw and trail followers | 25 |
| Staff supervisors | 17 |
| Political VIPs | 14 |
| Orders about | 12 |
| Order givers | 12 |
| Mob figures | 11 |
| Michael on "The Office" et al. | 40 |
| Givers of orders | 16 |
| Firm cheeses | 12 |
| Company heads | 13 |
| Chiefs | 6 |
| Business heads | 14 |
| Bruce Springsteen and George Steinbrenner? | 42 |
| Boardroom members | 17 |
| Barbara who played Fay on "Hill Street Blues" | 55 |