| "Empty hand" fighting skill, literally | 48 |
| Martial arts maneuver | 21 |
| Martial-arts move | 17 |
| Block splitter | 14 |
| Wood cutter? | 12 |
| Martial arts belt? | 18 |
| Maneuver for a black-belt holder | 32 |
| Knifehand strike | 16 |
| Hand cuff? | 10 |
| Dojo move | 9 |
| Big blow to the Japanese? | 25 |
| Gold measures | 13 |
| Gold standards | 14 |
| Pure gold has 24 | 16 |
| Goldsmith's units | 21 |
| Units of purity | 15 |
| Units for measuring gold | 24 |
| Purity units | 12 |
| Pure gold = 24 -- | 17 |
| Jewelry units | 13 |
| Ingot units | 11 |
| Gold purity measures | 20 |
| Gold count | 10 |
| Fineness measures | 17 |
| Hoops great Abdul-Jabbar | 24 |
| Laker teammate of Magic | 23 |
| Abdul-Jabbar | 12 |
| ___ Abdul-Jabbar | 16 |
| Sporty Abdul-Jabbar | 19 |
| Name beloved by L.A. sports fans | 32 |
| N.B.A.'s Abdul-Jabbar | 25 |
| N.B.A.'s ___ Abdul-Jabbar | 29 |
| N.B.A. first name that's Arabic for "noble" or "exalted" | 80 |
| Magic's teammate | 20 |
| Magic teammate, once | 20 |
| Magic partner? | 14 |
| Magic friend? | 13 |
| Lew, now | 8 |
| Lew, after 1971 | 15 |
| Lew of hoops, later | 19 |
| Lakers center who played with Magic | 35 |
| Hoopster who was once Lew | 25 |
| Hoopster Abdul-Jabbar | 21 |
| Hoops legend -- Abdul-Jabbar | 28 |
| He played Roger in "Airplane!" | 40 |
| First name of Lakers fame | 25 |
| First name in the N.B.A., once | 30 |
| First name in the N.B.A. | 24 |
| First name in basketball | 24 |
| First name among basketball legends | 35 |
| Famous first name in basketball | 31 |
| Contemporary of Moses | 21 |
| Abdul-Jabbar of the Lakers | 26 |
| __ Abdul-Jabbar | 15 |
| Actress Black | 13 |
| One of the Carpenters | 21 |
| Burmese native | 14 |
| Singer Carpenter | 16 |
| Carpenter or Black | 18 |
| Carpenter who sang | 18 |
| Allen of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" | 44 |
| Silkwood of "Silkwood" | 32 |
| Labor activist Silkwood | 23 |
| Carpenter who could carry a tune | 32 |
| Carpenter of note | 17 |
| Black or Valentine | 18 |
| Black on the screen | 19 |
| Valentine delivered in Santa Rosa | 33 |
| Singing Carpenter | 17 |
| Silkwood or Valentine | 21 |
| Richard Carpenter's sister | 30 |
| Mullally on "Will & Grace" | 40 |
| Isak's real name | 20 |
| Grammy winner Carpenter | 23 |
| Friend of Will and Grace | 24 |
| Dinesen's real first name | 29 |
| Crooner Carpenter | 17 |
| Carpenter of song | 17 |
| Carpenter of music | 18 |
| Black or Carpenter | 18 |
| Black of films | 14 |
| Allen of ''Animal House'' | 41 |
| Actress Valentine | 17 |
| Actress Allen of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" | 52 |
| Actress Allen | 13 |
| "Raiders of the Lost Ark" actress Allen | 49 |
| "From Here to Eternity" wife | 38 |
| Writer Blixen | 13 |
| Valentine of "Room 222" | 33 |
| Valentine for moviegoers | 24 |
| Tony-winning actress Ziemba | 27 |
| This Carpenter could carry a tune | 33 |
| Singer/actress Akers | 20 |
| Singer Akers | 12 |
| Richard's partner in the Carpenters | 39 |
| Political adviser Hughes | 24 |
| One of the Carpenters, in 1970s pop | 35 |
| Musical Carpenter | 17 |
| Mrs. Frank Augustyn | 19 |
| Michael's 'Little House ...' co-star | 48 |