| Fictitious names | 16 |
| False "handles" | 25 |
| Fake names | 10 |
| Fake IDs | 8 |
| Criminals usually have a few | 28 |
| Criminal adoptions | 18 |
| Con men often use them | 22 |
| Ayn Rand and Anne Rice, e.g. | 28 |
| Alternative names | 17 |
| AKAs | 4 |
| "Arabian Nights" hero | 31 |
| "Arabian Nights" character | 36 |
| Fictional password user | 23 |
| "Open sesame" sayer | 29 |
| "Arabian Nights" woodcutter | 37 |
| Man associated with thieves | 27 |
| Cave raider of story | 20 |
| Woodcutter who stole from thieves | 33 |
| Poor woodcutter of story | 24 |
| Poor woodcutter of folklore | 27 |
| One who stole from thieves | 26 |
| Woodcutter who said "Open sesame!" | 44 |
| Woodcutter who knew the magic words | 35 |
| Woodcutter of legend | 20 |
| Woodcutter in folklore | 22 |
| Thieves' nemesis, in story | 30 |
| Thieves' foiler | 19 |
| Thieves' adversary | 22 |
| Storied woodcutter | 18 |
| Sesame man | 10 |
| Richard Burton subject | 22 |
| Persian folk hero | 17 |
| Outwitter of thieves | 20 |
| Opening words deliverer | 23 |
| One with a famous opening act? | 30 |
| Noted password user | 19 |
| Nemesis of certain thieves | 26 |
| Morgiana's storied master | 29 |
| Morgiana's master, in story | 31 |
| Morgiana's master | 21 |
| Morgiana's father-in-law | 28 |
| Memorable wood cutter | 21 |
| Legendary woodcutter | 20 |
| Legendary password user | 23 |
| Legendary Arabian hero | 22 |
| His opening statement is famous | 31 |
| His code word was "Sesame" | 36 |
| He hung around with thieves | 27 |
| Forty thieves' adversary | 28 |
| Figure in the Beastie Boys song "Rhymin & Stealin" | 64 |
| Fictional character with the female slave Morgiana | 50 |
| Fictional character whose name the Beastie Boys chant in "Rhymin & Stealin" | 89 |
| Fictional Arabic woodcutter | 27 |
| Fairy tale opener? | 18 |
| Fabled door opener | 18 |
| Eavesdropper on thieves | 23 |
| Early password user | 19 |
| Deliverer of opening words? | 27 |
| Cassim's brother in a classic tale | 38 |
| Arabian woodcutter | 18 |
| Arabian Nights character | 24 |
| "Open, sesame!" speaker | 33 |
| "Open sesame" speaker | 31 |
| "Open sesame!" sayer | 30 |
| "Arabian Nights" opener? | 34 |
| 'Open Sesame' sayer | 27 |
| 'Arabian Nights' figure | 31 |
| Excuse | 6 |
| Suspect's story | 19 |
| Slip cover? | 11 |
| Pretext | 7 |
| Suspect's excuse | 20 |
| Cover story? | 12 |
| Justification | 13 |
| Cover story | 11 |
| Whodunit plot element | 21 |
| Court defense | 13 |
| "The dog ate my homework," e.g. | 41 |
| It may be airtight | 18 |
| Suspect's out | 17 |
| Suspect's defense | 21 |
| Suspect's need | 18 |
| Lawyer's concern | 20 |
| Defense mechanism | 17 |
| Defendant's story | 21 |
| Accused's need | 18 |
| One might stand up in court | 27 |
| Whodunit feature | 16 |
| Something to fall back on? | 26 |
| Perp's out | 14 |
| Legal plea | 10 |
| Legal defense | 13 |
| Excuse of a sort | 16 |
| Suspect's explanation | 25 |
| Suspect's claim | 19 |
| Legal excuse | 12 |
| Defendant's defense | 23 |
| Cover of a kind | 15 |
| Way out? | 8 |
| Out of sorts? | 13 |