| With "The," a John Grisham book | 41 |
| Unwilling to haggle | 19 |
| Tofu specification | 18 |
| Solidly fixed | 13 |
| Not subject to bargaining | 25 |
| Not negotiable, as a price | 26 |
| Not flaccid | 11 |
| Mattress spec | 13 |
| Like well-toned muscles | 23 |
| Like some parental tones | 24 |
| Like a confident handshake | 26 |
| Lawyer's workplace | 22 |
| Law partnership, e.g. | 21 |
| Law office, perhaps | 19 |
| John Grisham novel, with "The" | 40 |
| Jimmy Page "Radioactive" band | 39 |
| Hard, as a mattress | 19 |
| Grisham's "The ---" | 33 |
| Grisham thriller, with "The" | 38 |
| Grisham novel (with "The") | 36 |
| Dug in, often | 13 |
| Al dente, say | 13 |
| "The ___," Tom Cruise film | 36 |
| Terra ___ (solid ground) | 24 |
| Terra ___ (dry land) | 20 |
| Solid, in a phrase | 18 |
| On terra -- | 11 |
| Latin land descriptor | 21 |
| Solid conviction | 16 |
| Settled, as plans | 17 |
| Less lenient | 12 |
| More resolute | 13 |
| Not so flexible | 15 |
| Less flabby | 11 |
| Not so gentle | 13 |
| Less likely to give in | 22 |
| Businesses | 10 |
| Companies | 9 |
| Lawyers' employers | 22 |
| Tones (up) | 10 |
| Tones, as muscles | 17 |
| Law corporations, e.g. | 22 |
| Groups that mean business | 25 |
| Features of Forbes articles | 27 |
| Enterprises | 11 |
| Conglomerate parts | 18 |
| Business entities | 17 |
| Evergreens | 10 |
| Some evergreens | 15 |
| Evergreen trees | 15 |
| Many Christmas trees | 20 |
| Some Christmas trees | 20 |
| Conifers | 8 |
| Certain evergreens | 18 |
| Cone holders | 12 |
| Sapins | 6 |
| Yuletide evergreens | 19 |
| Cone bearers | 12 |
| Christmas trees | 15 |
| Needle bearers | 14 |
| Holiday purchases | 17 |
| Fragrant evergreens | 19 |
| Douglas et al. | 14 |
| Yule trees | 10 |
| Sylvan sights | 13 |
| Some pre-Christmas purchases | 28 |
| Some are noble | 14 |
| Plywood sources | 15 |
| Cone makers | 11 |
| Christmas tree varieties | 24 |
| Christmas holiday purchases | 27 |
| Christmas buys | 14 |
| Alpine sights | 13 |
| Whence come some cones | 22 |
| Trees sacred to Pan | 19 |
| Trees near a tree line | 22 |
| Tree line trees | 15 |
| Traditional Christmas purchases | 31 |
| They have cones | 15 |
| Tamarack's kin | 18 |
| Spruces' kin | 16 |
| Spruce cousins | 14 |
| Some December deliveries | 24 |
| Resin yielders | 14 |
| Pulp sources | 12 |
| Pine family members | 19 |
| Needle-bearing trees | 20 |
| Needle providers | 16 |
| Mountain covering | 17 |
| Maine forest mainstay | 21 |
| Larches | 7 |
| Holiday trees | 13 |
| Holiday ball holders | 20 |
| Fraser and Douglas trees | 24 |
| Douglas and Oregon | 18 |
| Douglas and Fraser | 18 |
| Cone sources | 12 |
| Christmas trees, often | 22 |
| Christmas trees, frequently | 27 |
| Christmas trees, e.g. | 21 |