| Text | Length |
| Candidate of 1992 | 17 |
| Also-ran Ross | 13 |
| A loser in 1992 | 15 |
| 1992 candidate | 14 |
| Changer of locks | 16 |
| Bleaching chemical | 18 |
| Criminal, to a cop | 18 |
| Cop's catch | 15 |
| Narc's target | 17 |
| Upright: Abbr. | 14 |
| Crook, in cop lingo | 19 |
| Criminal, to cops | 17 |
| Collared one | 12 |
| Suspect, to a cop | 17 |
| Culprit, to a cop | 17 |
| Crime committer | 15 |
| Cop's target | 16 |
| Cop's culprit | 17 |
| Whodunit quarry | 15 |
| Vertical: Abbr. | 15 |
| Slangy culprit | 14 |
| Potential con | 13 |
| Party in jail? | 14 |
| One may be fingered | 19 |
| One hauled in, say | 18 |
| Doer in a whodunit | 18 |
| Culprit, for short | 18 |
| Criminal to a cop | 18 |
| Crime doer, to cops | 19 |
| Copper quarry? | 14 |
| Cop's suspect | 17 |
| Cop's pursuit | 17 |
| Collar for a dick | 17 |
| Busted party? | 13 |
| Busted party | 12 |
| Baddie, briefly | 15 |
| Baddie to a cop | 16 |
| Commit, as a crime | 18 |
| Crooks, to cops | 15 |
| Cops' collars | 17 |
| Whom cops catch | 15 |
| Suspected crooks | 16 |
| Cops' quarry | 16 |
| Cops' quarries | 18 |
| Cops catch them | 15 |
| Arraigned people | 16 |
| Designer Ellis | 14 |
| Stylish Ellis | 13 |
| Victor at Lake Erie | 19 |
| Matthew or Luke | 15 |
| Lake Erie hero | 14 |
| Erle's lawyer | 17 |
| Clark's boss | 16 |
| An 1813 hero | 12 |
| TV CROSS-examiner | 17 |
| No. 2 on the list | 17 |
| Burger topper? | 14 |
| Ancient emp. | 12 |
| Staff: Abbr. | 12 |
| Not public: Abbr. | 17 |
| Subtle thieves | 14 |
| Private: Abbr. | 14 |
| Office staff: Abbr. | 19 |
| Lang. of Iran | 13 |
| Iranian lang. | 13 |
| Corporate dept. | 15 |
| Anc. Iranian | 12 |
| By its very nature | 18 |
| Grayish blue | 12 |
| By its nature | 13 |
| Dark grayish blue | 17 |
| In itself, in Latin | 19 |
| Dark blue or purple | 19 |
| Xerxes' domain | 18 |
| Iran, formerly | 14 |
| Xerxes's realm | 18 |
| Xerxes' land | 16 |
| Xerxes' empire | 18 |
| Xerxes ruled here | 17 |
| What Media became | 17 |
| Source of fine rugs | 19 |
| Satrap's place | 18 |
| Satrap's home | 17 |
| Former name of Iran | 19 |
| Darius' land | 16 |
| Darius' kingdom | 19 |
| Darius I's land | 19 |
| Fluffy housecat | 15 |
| Valuable carpet | 15 |
| Rug, cat or gulf | 16 |
| Omar, for one | 13 |
| Kind of cat or rug | 18 |
| Ahasuerus was one | 17 |
| ______ lamb coat | 16 |
| Don't quit | 14 |
| Continue firmly | 15 |
| Keeps trying | 12 |
| Won't give up | 17 |
| Is determined | 13 |
| Man or woman | 12 |
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