| Word of consequence | 19 |
| Word of consent | 15 |
| Word of concurrence | 19 |
| Word of conclusion | 18 |
| Word of concern | 15 |
| Word of compliance | 18 |
| Word of comparison | 18 |
| Word of comparision | 19 |
| Word of coming and going | 24 |
| Word of comfort | 15 |
| Word of choice | 14 |
| Word of cheer? | 14 |
| WORD OF CHEER HIDDEN IN THEME ANSWERS | 37 |
| Word of cheer | 13 |
| Word of caution | 15 |
| Word of capitulation | 20 |
| Word of awe | 11 |
| Word of assent | 14 |
| Word of approval for a matador | 30 |
| Word of approval | 16 |
| Word of apprehension | 20 |
| Word of appreciation | 20 |
| Word of apology | 15 |
| Word of annoyance | 17 |
| Word of amazement | 17 |
| Word of agreement, in church | 28 |
| Word of agreement | 17 |
| Word of afterthought | 20 |
| Word of affirmation | 19 |
| Word of affection | 17 |
| Word of advice, e.g. | 20 |
| Word of advice | 14 |
| Word of admonition | 18 |
| Word of admonishment | 20 |
| Word of address to a queen | 26 |
| Word of address to a lady | 25 |
| Word of action | 14 |
| Word of accord | 14 |
| Word of acceptance | 18 |
| Word of a toy's package | 27 |
| Word now on cigarette packs | 27 |
| Word not on towels | 18 |
| Word not heard in "The Godfather" | 43 |
| Word not found in "The Godfather" | 43 |
| Word no longer associated with Simon Cowell | 43 |
| Word next to M or F on a form | 29 |
| Word next to M or F | 19 |
| Word next to an arrow, maybe | 28 |
| Word next to an arrow in a maze | 31 |
| Word next to a check box | 24 |
| Word needed to be added to 12 appropriately placed answers in this puzzle for their clues to make sense | 103 |
| Word near the bottom of a dipstick | 34 |
| Word near "Off Duty" | 30 |
| Word most often heard around midnight | 37 |
| Word modifier: Abbr. | 20 |
| Word mistakenly substituted for "fewer" | 49 |
| Word mistakenly substituted for ''fewer'' | 57 |
| Word missing twice in the Beatles' "___ Said ___ Said" | 68 |
| Word mincer's words | 23 |
| Word menu option? | 17 |
| Word Meg Ryan repeated over a dozen times in Katz's Delicatessen | 68 |
| Word meant to startle | 21 |
| Word meaning: Abbr. | 19 |
| Word meaning quit - or not quit | 31 |
| Word meaning "That's too bad" | 43 |
| Word meaning "Indian nurse" that Jim Horne of the New York Times crossword blog says "you just have to learn" | 129 |
| Word meaning "hello" and "goodbye" | 54 |
| Word meaning "empty orchestra" in Japanese | 52 |
| Word meaning "elsewhere" | 34 |
| Word maven William | 18 |
| Word maven Partridge | 20 |
| Word maven Newman | 17 |
| Word many say after "in Jesus' name" | 50 |
| Word Manolete heard | 19 |
| Word mangler | 12 |
| Word man Webster | 16 |
| Word man | 8 |
| Word made out of vitamins | 25 |
| Word made from letters of another | 33 |
| Word losers look for? | 21 |
| Word list? | 10 |
| Word linking get-here | 21 |
| Word like "smog" | 26 |
| Word like "shalom" | 28 |
| Word like "be" or "go" | 42 |
| Word left behind by the Lorax | 29 |
| Word ladder, part 7 | 19 |
| Word ladder, part 6 | 19 |
| Word ladder, part 5 | 19 |
| Word ladder, part 4 | 19 |
| Word ladder, part 3 | 19 |
| Word ladder, part 2 | 19 |
| Word just before a duel? | 24 |
| Word jumble: Abbr. | 18 |
| Word jugglings: Abbr. | 21 |
| Word joke | 9 |
| Word inventions | 15 |
| Word introducing Johnny | 23 |
| Word introducing an alternative | 31 |
| Word interpreted by Daniel | 26 |