| Examined, before a heist | 24 |
| Examined before robbing | 23 |
| Examined before a job | 21 |
| Examined a joint? | 17 |
| Evaluated for robbing | 21 |
| Did pre-heist recon | 19 |
| Checked the joint | 17 |
| Checked out, in crimespeak | 26 |
| Checked out, before a job | 25 |
| Checked out, as a joint | 23 |
| Checked out the joint | 21 |
| Checked out for nefarious purposes | 34 |
| Checked out before a job | 24 |
| Checked out badly? | 18 |
| Checked out (the joint) | 23 |
| Checked before a heist | 22 |
| --- the joint | 13 |
| Basis for legal precedent | 25 |
| Source of precedents | 20 |
| Source of legal precedents | 26 |
| Bar study | 9 |
| Judge's citation | 20 |
| It's based on past legal decisions | 38 |
| What stare decisis upholds the validity of | 42 |
| What a J.D. studies | 19 |
| Source of legal precedent | 25 |
| Judge-made legislation | 22 |
| It's not legislated | 23 |
| Court precedents | 16 |
| Court precedent | 15 |
| Court citation, at times | 24 |
| Body created by judges' rulings | 35 |
| Basis of stare decisis | 22 |
| "Paper Chase" subject | 31 |
| Words in many a Perry Mason title | 33 |
| Mason title phrase | 18 |
| One checking out a place in planning a crime | 44 |
| Burglar's advance man, maybe | 32 |
| Bank robber's advance man | 29 |
| Packer | 6 |
| Packaging worker | 16 |
| One who watches the house while you're on vacation? | 55 |
| One monitoring a joint | 22 |
| Joint watcher | 13 |
| Hood planning a heist, perhaps | 30 |
| Crime planner | 13 |
| Boxing is his job | 17 |
| Boxing is his "bag" | 29 |
| Checks out | 10 |
| Examples | 8 |
| Instances | 9 |
| Gives the once-over | 19 |
| Matters | 7 |
| Docket listings | 15 |
| Checks out the joint | 20 |
| Checks out carefully | 20 |
| Wine buys | 9 |
| Docket items | 12 |
| Court events | 12 |
| They're heard in court | 26 |
| Social worker's workload | 28 |
| Social worker's backlog | 27 |
| Lawyer's jobs | 17 |
| Docket load | 11 |
| Docket fill | 11 |
| Docket entries | 14 |
| Beer buys | 9 |
| Attorney's workload | 23 |
| Spade work? | 11 |
| Social worker's load | 24 |
| Police files | 12 |
| Lots of lager | 13 |
| Looks over larcenously | 22 |
| Lawyers' needs | 18 |
| Lawyer's workload | 21 |
| Jobs for Poirot | 15 |
| Examines for crime potential | 28 |
| Detective's assignments | 27 |
| Crates | 6 |
| Court matters | 13 |
| Work for Holmes or Mason | 24 |
| Work for F. Lee Bailey | 22 |
| Wholesale quantities | 20 |
| Warehouse sights | 16 |
| Warehouse contents | 18 |
| Wapner's workload | 21 |
| Violin holders | 14 |
| Viola holders | 13 |
| Upper and lower items | 21 |
| Upper and lower | 15 |
| Units of beer | 13 |
| Surveys, as a joint | 19 |
| Stack in a liquor store | 23 |
| Sizes up for a heist | 20 |
| Reconnoiters, as for a burglary | 31 |
| Pomanders | 9 |
| Physician's concerns | 24 |
| Patients, to doctors | 20 |
| Papers holders | 14 |
| Medical patients | 16 |