| ___ the bush (be deliberately ambiguous) | 40 |
| ___ the Dragon, ruler of old Wallachia | 38 |
| ___ the Fat, Norway's patron saint | 38 |
| ___ the feet of (received training from) | 40 |
| ___ the good: so much the better | 32 |
| ___ the Great (10th-century king) | 33 |
| ___ the Great (detective of kids' books) | 44 |
| ___ the Great (juvenile detective) | 34 |
| ___ the Great of children's books | 37 |
| ___ the Great of children's literature | 42 |
| ___ the Great, first Holy Roman Emperor | 39 |
| ___ the Great, Holy Roman emperor | 33 |
| ___ the Great, juvenile detective | 33 |
| ___ the Great, leader of 1462-1505 | 34 |
| ___ the Hedgehog (video game character) | 39 |
| ___ the Hutt ("Star Wars" villain) | 44 |
| ___ the Hutt of "Star Wars" | 37 |
| ___ the Hutt, of "Star Wars" | 38 |
| ___ the Hyena of "Li'l Abner" | 43 |
| ___ the Impaler (15th-century Romanian prince) | 46 |
| ___ the Impaler (Dracula prototype) | 35 |
| ___ the Impaler, 15th-century Hungarian prince | 46 |
| ___ the Jebusite, of I and II Chronicles | 40 |
| ___ the knuckles (like some pitches) | 36 |
| ___ the Laborer, patron saint of farmers | 40 |
| ___ the law (did one's civic duty) | 38 |
| ___ the Lip (major-league nickname) | 35 |
| ___ The Magazine (formerly Modern Maturity) | 43 |
| ___ the Matrix (movie-based video game) | 39 |
| ___ the Merciless (Flash Gordon's foe) | 42 |
| ___ the music (accept consequences) | 35 |
| ___ the occasion (extend oneself) | 33 |
| ___ the occasion (met a challenge) | 34 |
| ___ the Orange (Syracuse mascot) | 32 |
| ___ the Orange (Syracuse University mascot) | 43 |
| ___ the ropes (gets some orientation) | 37 |
| ___ the run (grab something to go) | 34 |
| ___ the run (munch while in motion) | 35 |
| ___ the seams (gives way to pressure) | 37 |
| ___ the Short (Charlemagne's father) | 40 |
| ___ the Short, early king of the Franks | 39 |
| ___ the side of caution (play it safe) | 38 |
| ___ the start (present from the beginning) | 42 |
| ___ the Untouchable ("X-Men" villain) | 47 |
| ___ the Wet Sprocket (rock band) | 32 |
| ___ the wheel (devise unnecessarily) | 36 |
| ___ the witness (ran the risk of an objection) | 46 |
| ___ the Younger (Arthurian knight) | 34 |
| ___ Theaters (national cinema chain) | 36 |
| ___ theme, from "Zhivago" | 35 |
| ___ theologiae magister (seminary degree) | 41 |
| ___ Thin Crisps (Nabisco product) | 33 |
| ___ Thomas, the Soul Queen of New Orleans | 41 |
| ___ Thompson, of "Rain" | 33 |
| ___ thousand (get four for four) | 32 |
| ___ Thursday (part of Holy Week) | 32 |
| ___ Tiago (one of the Cape Verde islands) | 41 |
| ___ time (when a round of golf starts) | 38 |
| ___ to go (champin' at the bit) | 35 |
| ___ to the throne (prince, e.g.) | 32 |
| ___ Today (magazine for teachers) | 33 |
| ___ Today (newspaper since 1982) | 32 |
| ___ Today (teachers' monthly) | 33 |
| ___ toe (athlete's affliction) | 34 |
| ___ Toguri DÂ’Aquino (certain Tokyo Rose) | 44 |
| ___ Toguri, aka "Tokyo Rose" | 38 |
| ___ Tomé (island in the Gulf of Guinea) | 42 |
| ___ Tomé (island on the Equator) | 35 |
| ___ Tomé and PrÃncipe (African republic) | 46 |
| ___ Tomé and PrÃncipe (equatorial land) | 45 |
| ___ Tomb (longtime Red Square attraction) | 41 |
| ___ Tomb (Red Square attraction) | 32 |
| ___ Toole (Pulitzer-winning novelist) | 37 |
| ___ Tooty Fresh and Fruity (IHOP offering) | 42 |
| ___ torch (outdoor party lighting) | 34 |
| ___ Torino ('70s muscle car) | 32 |
| ___ Torrance, marshal in "The Rifleman" | 49 |
| ___ Torrijos Herrera, former head of Panama | 43 |
| ___ touch (ability to make money easily) | 40 |
| ___ Tower (San Francisco landmark) | 34 |
| ___ Tower (Telegraph Hill landmark) | 35 |
| ___ Tower, Chi. (world's tallest building) | 46 |
| ___ Tower, world's highest building | 39 |
| ___ Tower, world's tallest building | 39 |
| ___ Toy Barn ("Toy Story 2" setting) | 46 |
| ___ Toys, maker of the Magic 8-Ball | 35 |
| ___ tracks (barely legible writing) | 35 |
| ___ Trammell, 1984 World Series M.V.P. | 38 |
| ___ Tranquility (region on the Moon) | 36 |
| ___ Transtulit Sustinet (motto of Connecticut) | 46 |
| ___ trap (radar runner's set-up) | 36 |
| ___ trap, for shooting at clay pigeons | 38 |
| ___ trap, used in a shooting sport | 34 |
| ___ Trask ("East of Eden" character) | 46 |
| ___ Trench (deepest ocean spot on earth) | 40 |
| ___ Trench (deepest Pacific area) | 33 |
| ___ Trench (deepest point on Earth's surface) | 49 |
| ___ Trench (earth's deepest depression) | 43 |
| ___ Tres MarÃas (Mexican islands) | 36 |
| ___ Trevelyan ("GoldenEye" villain) | 45 |