| Tries one's hand (at) | 25 |
| Tries it | 8 |
| Is employed | 11 |
| Runs energetically on the track? | 32 |
| Harbors ulterior motives | 24 |
| Is well suited to be a reporter | 31 |
| Gets the scoop | 14 |
| Participates in decision-making | 31 |
| Wields influence | 16 |
| Is part of the decision-making process | 38 |
| Helps decide | 12 |
| Expresses one's view | 24 |
| Contributes to the conversation | 31 |
| Might win | 9 |
| Might achieve | 13 |
| Just might get | 14 |
| Is in the running for | 21 |
| Can still win | 13 |
| Can still get | 13 |
| Starts to work on | 17 |
| Tackles | 7 |
| Fights with | 11 |
| Aggressively attempts | 21 |
| Starts in on | 12 |
| Initiates an attack | 19 |
| Begins to pursue vigorously | 27 |
| Fading star | 11 |
| Dinosaur, so to speak | 21 |
| Star no more | 12 |
| Faded star | 10 |
| Comeback candidate | 18 |
| Aging pro, maybe | 16 |
| Washed-up star, say | 19 |
| Washed-up star | 14 |
| Washed-up person | 16 |
| Star who's out? | 19 |
| Person whose 15 minutes of fame is over | 39 |
| One whose star is dimmed | 24 |
| One who's washed up | 23 |
| One who's seen better times | 31 |
| Many a one-hit wonder, today | 28 |
| He's over the hill | 22 |
| Former leading light | 20 |
| Former celeb | 12 |
| Fallen star | 11 |
| Faded film star, e.g. | 21 |
| Ex of a sort | 12 |
| Dinosaur, in Hollywood | 22 |
| Comeback seeker | 15 |
| They're no longer popular | 29 |
| Stars no longer shining | 23 |
| Over-the-hill gang? | 19 |
| One-hit wonders, e.g. | 21 |
| Faded stars | 11 |
| Those past their prime | 22 |
| They're washed-up | 21 |
| They're past their prime | 28 |
| They're over the hill | 25 |
| They're on their way out | 28 |
| Fallen stars | 12 |
| Distant stars? | 14 |
| Dinosaurs | 9 |
| Dimmed stars? | 13 |
| Comeback seekers | 16 |
| "Whatever happened to ...?" subjects | 46 |
| Monopoly maker | 14 |
| Mr. Potato Head maker | 21 |
| Company sorta responsible for the "Battleship" movie | 62 |
| Toy giant | 9 |
| The only company authorized to make Monopoly | 44 |
| Playskool's parent company | 30 |
| Pictionary maker | 16 |
| Owner of Scrabble | 17 |
| Monopoly company | 16 |
| Mattel rival | 12 |
| Mattel competitor | 17 |
| Maker of Scrabble and Monopoly | 30 |
| Maker of G.I. Joe | 17 |
| Jenga maker | 11 |
| G.I. Joe maker | 14 |
| G.I. Joe company | 16 |
| G.I. Joe co. | 12 |
| Furby maker | 11 |
| Easy-Bake Oven seller | 21 |
| Easy-Bake Oven maker | 20 |
| Company whose Monopoly is fully legal | 37 |
| Company that makes Scrabble | 27 |
| Battleship producer | 19 |
| Hearty dish | 11 |
| Leftover concoction | 19 |
| Salmagundi | 10 |
| Meat-and-potatoes dish | 22 |
| Olio | 4 |
| This-and-that dish | 18 |
| Corned beef dish | 16 |
| Corned beef concoction | 22 |
| Chopped diner side | 18 |
| Work (out) | 10 |
| Meat dish | 9 |
| Diner serving | 13 |