| Relying just on experience | 26 |
| Relier on experience | 20 |
| Observational | 13 |
| Derived from observation | 24 |
| Charlatan of old | 16 |
| It's not theoretical | 24 |
| Put into position | 17 |
| Put to work | 11 |
| Take advantage of | 17 |
| Hire | 4 |
| Put on the payroll | 18 |
| Wield | 5 |
| Occupy | 6 |
| Provide with work | 17 |
| Hire on | 7 |
| Have on the payroll | 19 |
| Capacitate | 10 |
| Give authority to | 17 |
| Invest with authority | 21 |
| Give more control to | 20 |
| Give official control to | 24 |
| Give official authority to | 26 |
| Give a confidence boost to | 26 |
| Â Â N.Y. Philharmonic, e.g. | 33 |
| Catherine, for one | 18 |
| Catherine the Great, for one | 28 |
| Tarot card, with "The" | 32 |
| Josephine's title | 21 |
| Josephine, for one | 18 |
| Josephine, e.g. | 15 |
| Catherine II, for example | 25 |
| Victoria's _____ Hotel | 28 |
| She rules | 9 |
| Powerful female | 15 |
| Popular ocean liner name | 24 |
| One of Victoria's titles | 28 |
| Eugénie, for one | 19 |
| Eugénie, e.g. | 16 |
| Eugénie | 10 |
| China's ___ tree | 20 |
| Catherine, notably | 18 |
| Catherine the Great's title | 31 |
| Catherine the Great, to Russia | 30 |
| Catherine the Great was one | 27 |
| Catherine the Great | 19 |
| Catherine or Josephine | 22 |
| Britain's Elizabeth at times | 33 |
| Akihito's wife, e.g. | 24 |
| "The Scarlet ___," 1934 Dietrich film | 47 |
| "__ of Soul" (Gladys Knight) | 38 |
| Caveat follower | 15 |
| Caveat __ | 9 |
| Caveat ___ | 10 |
| Buyer, in legalese | 18 |
| Buyer, in a phrase | 18 |
| "Caveat ___" | 22 |
| Nero's buyer | 16 |
| Forum buyer? | 12 |
| Caveat __: let the buyer beware | 31 |
| Caveat _____ | 12 |
| Caveat ___ (let the buyer beware) | 33 |
| Buyer, in legal usage | 21 |
| Buyer, in law | 13 |
| Buyer without a warranty? | 25 |
| Unoccupied | 10 |
| Vacuous | 7 |
| Vacant | 6 |
| Meaningless | 11 |
| Like some threats | 17 |
| Blank | 5 |
| All out | 7 |
| Ready for a refill | 18 |
| Gas gauge extreme | 17 |
| Drain completely | 16 |
| Word with handed or headed | 26 |
| Totally drained | 15 |
| Not occupied | 12 |
| Needing a fill-up | 17 |
| Kind of gesture | 15 |
| Having nary a drop | 18 |
| You can't run on it for long | 32 |
| Powerless, as a threat | 22 |
| Party leftover | 14 |
| One end of a gas gauge | 22 |
| Meaningless, as a promise | 25 |
| Like some promises, stares and threats | 38 |
| Like idle words | 15 |
| Gas gauge reading | 17 |
| Evacuate | 8 |
| Drain to the bottom | 19 |
| Containing nothing | 18 |
| Bad dashboard reading | 21 |
| Worthless, as threats | 21 |
| Unthreatening, as threats | 25 |
| Unthreatening, as some threats | 30 |
| Unhappy gas gauge reading | 25 |
| Undesirable tank level | 22 |
| Take out (the trash) | 20 |
| Running on ___ | 14 |
| Returnable bottle | 17 |