| Text | Length |
| Have ___ (go ballistic) | 23 |
| National athletic assn. | 23 |
| CIO's union partner | 23 |
| C.I.O.'s complement | 23 |
| Key that opens La Scala | 23 |
| Fix __ (do tire repair) | 23 |
| Largest U.S. union org. | 23 |
| George Meany's org. | 23 |
| In good financial shape | 23 |
| Free of trouble or debt | 23 |
| In advance of, in poems | 23 |
| Previous to, previously | 23 |
| In front of, in dialect | 23 |
| Even more certain: Lat. | 23 |
| Run ___ of (clash with) | 23 |
| Run ___ of (hit a snag) | 23 |
| Chad's place: abbr. | 23 |
| Where Nigeria is: Abbr. | 23 |
| One of the seven conts. | 23 |
| Land mass south of Eur. | 23 |
| Barbary ape's cont. | 23 |
| Ski chalet style, often | 23 |
| House with a steep roof | 23 |
| Houses with steep roofs | 23 |
| Second-largest of seven | 23 |
| Second largest of seven | 23 |
| Crew cut's opposite | 23 |
| Where some stick a pick | 23 |
| Style that's picked | 23 |
| Jimi Hendrix picked his | 23 |
| Coif to stick a pick in | 23 |
| ?uestlove's haircut | 23 |
| Michael Jackson had one | 23 |
| Hairdo for Jimi Hendrix | 23 |
| Do that may have a pick | 23 |
| American prefix of old? | 23 |
| Alternative to cornrows | 23 |
| "Hair" hairdo | 23 |
| '70s rocker 'do | 23 |
| Dos that get picked out | 23 |
| 60's-70's coifs | 23 |
| Mariner's direction | 23 |
| Rear admiral's rear | 23 |
| Toward the rear, at sea | 23 |
| Time in a classified ad | 23 |
| Taffrail's location | 23 |
| Post-shave lotion brand | 23 |
| Colgate shaving product | 23 |
| Colgate product for men | 23 |
| Part 2 of the quotation | 23 |
| Word with taste or glow | 23 |
| It may come before noon | 23 |
| Media workers' org. | 23 |
| Times of day, for short | 23 |
| Make ___ over (dote on) | 23 |
| Moslem title of respect | 23 |
| Ottoman Empire official | 23 |
| -- Khan (Islamic title) | 23 |
| -- Khan (Shiite leader) | 23 |
| "Kiss Me ___" | 23 |
| In an irritating manner | 23 |
| Staring with open mouth | 23 |
| Love of God for mankind | 23 |
| In a state of amazement | 23 |
| Wide open, like a mouth | 23 |
| Wide open, as the mouth | 23 |
| Showing shock, in a way | 23 |
| Displaying astonishment | 23 |
| Bacteria culture medium | 23 |
| Petri-dish gel, perhaps | 23 |
| Gelatin in a petri dish | 23 |
| Product of red seaweeds | 23 |
| Gelling agents in foods | 23 |
| Ottoman Empire officers | 23 |
| 2005 U.S. Open finalist | 23 |
| Steffi Graf's hubby | 23 |
| 1999 French Open winner | 23 |
| '92 Wimbledon champ | 23 |
| Rock composed of quartz | 23 |
| Fine-grained chalcedony | 23 |
| Brightly colored silica | 23 |
| A variegated chalcedony | 23 |
| Cat's-eye relatives | 23 |
| Ancient May birthstones | 23 |
| First name in mysteries | 23 |
| First name in whodunits | 23 |
| Mystery writer Christie | 23 |
| Mystery author Christie | 23 |
| Patron saint of Catania | 23 |
| Dame of mystery writing | 23 |
| Plant with spiny leaves | 23 |
| Hemp-yielding amaryllis | 23 |
| Oenophile's concern | 23 |
| Actuarial table heading | 23 |
| Touchy subject, to some | 23 |
| Bartender's concern | 23 |
| What candles may reveal | 23 |
| Time of one's life? | 23 |
| Minor drinking problem? | 23 |
| Carbon-14 determination | 23 |
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