| Ripped off | 10 |
| Scammed | 7 |
| Flimflammed | 11 |
| Hustled | 7 |
| Retro singer Harry | 18 |
| Machinate | 9 |
| Cooperate secretly | 18 |
| Be in cahoots | 13 |
| Be crafty | 9 |
| Schemes | 7 |
| Plots slyly | 11 |
| Conspires (with) | 16 |
| The role of Frenchy, in "Grease"? | 43 |
| American tennis star | 20 |
| Netman Jimmy | 12 |
| Jimmy of many Grand Slams | 25 |
| Frequent McEnroe foe | 20 |
| Five-time winner of the U.S. Open | 33 |
| "The Rifleman" star | 29 |
| Suggests | 8 |
| Suggests an additional meaning | 30 |
| Parole? | 7 |
| Lounge lizard's goal | 24 |
| Vanquishment | 12 |
| Seduction | 9 |
| Escape from prison? | 19 |
| Hotelier Hilton | 15 |
| "Lord Jim" novelist | 29 |
| Poet Aiken | 10 |
| "Lord Jim" author | 27 |
| "Heart of Darkness" author Joseph | 43 |
| 'Lord Jim' author | 25 |
| Robert or William of films | 26 |
| Publisher Black | 15 |
| Polish-born author who wrote in English, his third language | 59 |
| Paris Hilton's great-grandfather | 36 |
| Joseph who wrote "Nostromo" | 37 |
| He wrote "Lord Jim" | 29 |
| Birdie of Broadway's "Bye Bye Birdie" | 51 |
| Author of "The Rover" | 31 |
| Author of "Almayer's Folly" | 41 |
| Author Korzeniowski | 19 |
| Aiken or Hilton | 15 |
| "Typhoon" author | 26 |
| "The Secret Agent" author | 35 |
| "Nostromo" author | 27 |
| "Lord Jim" writer | 27 |
| "Lord Jim" author Joseph | 34 |
| "Heart of Darkness" writer | 36 |
| "Cannon" star William | 31 |
| ''Lord Jim'' novelist | 37 |
| Musical character who sings "One Last Kiss" | 53 |
| Elvis-inspired character | 24 |
| Bamboozles | 10 |
| Peruses | 7 |
| Negatives | 9 |
| Hoodwinks | 9 |
| Deceives | 8 |
| Pen pals? | 9 |
| Deceptions | 10 |
| Hustles | 7 |
| Pen fill | 8 |
| Rips off | 8 |
| Plays for a sucker | 18 |
| Arguments against | 17 |
| Pulls a scam on | 15 |
| Pros and __ | 11 |
| Snookers | 8 |
| Pen denizens | 12 |
| Inmates | 7 |
| Grifters' games | 19 |
| Flimflammery | 12 |
| Alcatraz population, once | 25 |
| Some pen pals? | 14 |
| Slammer occupants | 17 |
| Residents of the tank | 21 |
| Reasons not to, for short | 25 |
| Pros' opposite | 18 |
| Prison yard residents | 21 |
| Joint tenants? | 14 |
| Jailbirds | 9 |
| Deludes | 7 |
| Big house residents | 19 |
| Bad points | 10 |
| Victimizes in a scam | 20 |
| Turnkey taunters | 16 |
| These oppose pros | 17 |
| Takes for a sap | 15 |
| Snow jobs | 9 |
| Slammer residents | 17 |
| Shawshank Redemption extras | 30 |
| Reasons to vote no | 18 |
| Reasons to say no | 17 |
| Reasons not to | 14 |
| Pros and -- | 11 |
| Pokey dwellers | 14 |
| Penmen? | 7 |
| Pen residents? | 14 |
| Pen occupants | 13 |
| Pen dwellers | 12 |