| Text | Length |
| Like some breakups | 18 |
| In need of grooming | 19 |
| Hard to sort out | 16 |
| Hard to settle | 14 |
| Far from tidy | 13 |
| Far from shipshape | 18 |
| Far from orderly | 16 |
| Cluttered up | 12 |
| Befitting a slob | 16 |
| All disheveled | 14 |
| Hostess Perle | 13 |
| Memorable hostess | 17 |
| Hostess of note | 15 |
| Famous hostess | 14 |
| River of Thrace | 15 |
| Noted hostess | 13 |
| Host of note | 12 |
| Famous party giver | 18 |
| Famed party giver | 17 |
| Famed hostess | 13 |
| D.C. hostess Perle | 18 |
| D. C. hostess | 13 |
| A Perle of society | 18 |
| Complied with | 13 |
| Happened upon | 13 |
| Was introduced to | 17 |
| Citi Field player | 17 |
| Rendezvoused | 12 |
| Held a session | 14 |
| Chanced upon | 12 |
| Yankee rival | 12 |
| NYC opera house | 15 |
| Attained, as a goal | 19 |
| Succeeded in | 12 |
| Yankee hater | 12 |
| Sat in session | 14 |
| Queens athlete | 14 |
| Held a conference | 17 |
| Strawberry, once | 16 |
| Had a session | 13 |
| Got together with | 17 |
| Been introduced | 15 |
| Strawberry was one | 18 |
| Shook hands, say | 16 |
| Shea performer | 14 |
| Shea denizen | 12 |
| Shea athlete | 12 |
| Seaver, twice | 13 |
| Reached, as goals | 17 |
| Reached, as a quota | 19 |
| NYC landmark | 12 |
| NY baseball player | 18 |
| New York pro | 12 |
| New York baseballer | 19 |
| N.Y.C. landmark | 15 |
| N. Y. player | 12 |
| Lincoln Center unit | 19 |
| Kept a tryst | 12 |
| In a way, matched | 17 |
| Had a rendezvous | 16 |
| Had a powwow | 12 |
| Famous opera house | 18 |
| Crossed paths with | 18 |
| Crossed paths | 13 |
| Caught up with | 14 |
| Willie Mays, once | 17 |
| Where Salome dances | 19 |
| Were introduced | 15 |
| Tom Seaver, once | 16 |
| Tom Seaver once | 16 |
| Shea Stadium player | 19 |
| Seaver, once | 12 |
| Seaver or Staub | 15 |
| Saw face-to-face | 16 |
| Ran up against | 14 |
| Queens V.I.P. | 13 |
| Queens ballplayer | 17 |
| Queens athelete | 15 |
| Powwowed (with) | 15 |
| Place for Pavarotti | 19 |
| Piazza, for one | 15 |
| Piazza or Valentine | 19 |
| N.Y. opera house | 16 |
| N. Y. athlete | 13 |
| Milieu for Levine | 17 |
| Made, as a deadline | 19 |
| Lee Mazzilli, e.g. | 18 |
| Kranepool was one | 17 |
| Kaz or Pedro | 12 |
| Inst. 100 years old | 19 |
| Huddled (with) | 14 |
| Hooked up with | 14 |
| Hodges, for one | 15 |
| Hernandez or Wilson | 19 |
| Held a hearing, say | 19 |
| Had a sit-down | 14 |
| Had a conference | 16 |
| Gooden, for one | 15 |
| Foster or Kingman | 17 |
| Formed a juncture | 17 |
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