| Senior leader | 13 |
| Senior fellow | 13 |
| Respected man | 13 |
| Ranking member of a group | 25 |
| Oldest of a group | 17 |
| Honored member | 14 |
| Group standout | 14 |
| Experienced member | 18 |
| Diplomatic-corps dean | 21 |
| Diplomatic dean | 15 |
| Holmes' creator | 19 |
| Holmes's creator | 20 |
| Watson's creator | 20 |
| Sir Arthur Conan ___ | 20 |
| Moriarty's creator | 22 |
| "The Lost World" author | 33 |
| Author of "The White Company" | 39 |
| Sherlock's creator | 22 |
| Creator of Sherlock Holmes | 26 |
| "The French Connection" character Popeye | 50 |
| Roz ___ ("Frasier" producer) | 38 |
| Poker legend Brunson | 20 |
| Poker Hall of Famer Brunson | 27 |
| Moriarty creator | 16 |
| Lonnegan in "The Sting" | 33 |
| Longtime Strand writer | 22 |
| Last name in whodunits | 22 |
| Last name in mysteries | 22 |
| Knighted mystery writer who championed the Boer War | 51 |
| Hackman's role in "The French Connection" | 55 |
| Hackman's "French Connection" role | 48 |
| Hackman, in ''The French Connection'' | 53 |
| David who played Bosley on TV's "Charlie's Angels" | 68 |
| Creator of Professor Challenger | 31 |
| Creator of Holmes and Watson | 28 |
| Bramhall II | 11 |
| Blues rocker Bramhall II | 24 |
| Author of the Barrytown Trilogy | 31 |
| Author of A Study in Scarlet | 31 |
| Author A. Conan ___ | 19 |
| Actor/comedian Brian __-Murray | 30 |
| "The White Company" author | 36 |
| "The Hound of the Baskervilles" writer | 48 |
| "A Study in Scarlet" author | 37 |
| "A Study in Scarlet" | 30 |
| Round piece of lace (Var.) | 26 |
| ___ Carte, opera company | 24 |
| Query to an interrupter | 23 |
| Polite party request | 20 |
| 1965 Beach Boys hit | 19 |
| Beach Boys tune of '65 | 26 |
| Baker's meas. | 17 |
| Baker's abbr. | 17 |
| Doughnut shop qty. | 18 |
| Baker's amt. | 16 |
| Sleep, in product names | 23 |
| Krispy Kreme qty. | 17 |
| Egg qty. | 8 |
| Egg carton amt. | 15 |
| Egg carton abbr. | 16 |
| Dairy aisle amt. | 16 |
| Baker's no. | 15 |
| Twelve: Abbr. | 13 |
| Twelve, for short | 17 |
| Sq. root of a gross | 19 |
| No. of eggs or jurors | 21 |
| No ___ (caffeine pills) | 23 |
| Meas. of quantity | 17 |
| Grocery list abbr. | 18 |
| Florist's qty. | 18 |
| Egg-case no. | 12 |
| Egg quantity: Abbr. | 19 |
| Egg carton qty. | 15 |
| Egg carton no. | 14 |
| Donut qty. | 10 |
| Donut box qty. | 14 |
| Dairy abbr. | 11 |
| Crate qty. | 10 |
| Carton qty. | 11 |
| Baker's qty. | 16 |
| Bagel qty. | 10 |
| Abbr. on a grocery list | 23 |
| 12, for short | 13 |
| 12 (Abbr.) | 10 |
| 1/12 of a gro. | 14 |
| Take a siesta | 13 |
| Nod off | 7 |
| Go out for a while? | 19 |
| Slumber | 7 |
| Take a nap | 10 |
| Drift off | 9 |
| Take a catnap | 13 |
| Drowse | 6 |
| Catch forty winks | 17 |
| Get some shut-eye | 17 |
| Spend some time out? | 20 |
| Sleep fitfully | 14 |
| Be inattentive | 14 |
| Not be alert | 12 |
| Grab a few winks | 16 |