| Modern-day photo holders, for short | 35 |
| Modern-day part of the old Mogul empire | 39 |
| Modern-day locale of ancient Nineveh | 36 |
| Modern-day locale of ancient Dalmatia | 37 |
| Modern-day inhabitants of old Livonia | 37 |
| Modern-day horse-and-buggy travelers | 36 |
| Modern-day halts to kids' fights | 36 |
| Modern-day frequent flyer's request, perhaps | 48 |
| Modern-day corp. giant with a 1992 I.P.O. | 41 |
| Modern-day "Madama Butterfly" | 39 |
| Modern-day "Let's stay in touch" | 46 |
| Modern, efficient matchmaking process | 37 |
| Modern way to request participation | 35 |
| Modern way to get a virus, possibly | 35 |
| Modern wartime hazard, for short | 32 |
| Modern waltz violinist Andre ___ | 32 |
| Modern viewing options, for short | 33 |
| Modern viewing option, for short | 32 |
| Modern viewer's option, briefly | 35 |
| Modern version of "Hey there!" | 40 |
| Modern version of "Egad!" | 35 |
| Modern variety of Persian spoken in Afghanistan | 47 |
| Modern trivia competition locale | 32 |
| Modern term for "Roman fever" | 39 |
| Modern source of pass-along jokes | 33 |
| Modern source of many Herb Alpert albums and VCRs | 49 |
| Modern slang for "applaud" | 36 |
| Modern site that offers antiques | 32 |
| Modern site of the capital of ancient Galatia | 45 |
| Modern site of ancient Caesarea: Abbr. | 38 |
| Modern site of an ancient Egyptian capital | 42 |
| Modern sight on many an Indian reservation | 42 |
| Modern shopper's destination | 32 |
| Modern service station adjunct, briefly | 39 |
| Modern rock band with a repetitive name | 39 |
| Modern retelling of the Faust legend | 36 |
| Modern rest stop convenience, for short | 39 |
| Modern rental car feature, briefly | 34 |
| Modern refrigerators do it automatically | 40 |
| Modern purveyor of Scrabble and Monopoly | 40 |
| Modern provider of fast service, briefly | 40 |
| Modern proofs-of-purchase, for short | 36 |
| Modern prefix meaning "super" | 39 |
| Modern places for groups of groupies | 36 |
| Modern part of the ancient Hittite empire | 41 |
| Modern or traditional 45th-anniversary gift | 43 |
| Modern office staples, for short | 32 |
| Modern news and entertainment source | 36 |
| Modern navigational tool, briefly | 33 |
| Modern navigational aid, for short | 34 |
| Modern navigation tool, for short | 33 |
| Modern navigation aid, for short | 32 |
| Modern navigation aid, familiarly | 33 |
| Modern name for the capital of ancient Galatia | 46 |
| Modern name for British Honduras | 32 |
| Modern music, to some old-timers | 32 |
| Modern multiple-language discipline | 35 |
| Modern movie buff's purchases | 33 |
| Modern mixtape medium, for short | 32 |
| Modern minced oath for "shit" | 39 |
| Modern methodology for testing for doping | 41 |
| Modern message between trysters, perhaps | 40 |
| Modern meeting place, with "the" | 42 |
| Modern means of character recognition? | 38 |
| Modern Maturity readers, briefly | 32 |
| Modern locale of ancient Persepolis | 35 |
| Modern locale of ancient Illyria | 32 |
| Modern journal writer with no experience? | 41 |
| Modern jargon word for complete nonsense | 40 |
| Modern Japanese drink made with tapioca | 39 |
| Modern items at many coffeehouses | 33 |
| Modern Italian novelist Giuseppe ___ | 36 |
| Modern inhabitants of ancient Aram | 34 |
| Modern information source, with "the" | 47 |
| Modern home of the biblical Elam | 32 |
| Modern home of the ancient Zapotec civilization | 47 |
| Modern home of the ancient Akkadian empire | 42 |
| Modern home of ancient Persepolis | 33 |
| Modern highway sights, for short | 32 |
| Modern high school class, informally | 36 |
| Modern Greece's legislative assembly | 40 |
| Modern film genre with dark themes | 34 |
| Modern exhibition venue, in many cities: Abbr. | 46 |
| Modern English "I ___ With You" | 41 |
| Modern electronic organizers, for short | 39 |
| Modern eavesdropper's method | 32 |
| Modern dwellers in ancient Numidia | 34 |
| Modern diversionary political tactic | 36 |
| Modern descendant of Daniel Boone | 33 |
| Modern day "carpe diem" | 33 |
| Modern dashboard attachment, for short | 38 |
| Modern dash-mounted device: Abbr. | 33 |
| Modern dance music originating in Detroit | 41 |
| Modern composer known for 4'33" of quiet | 49 |
| Modern communications, for short | 32 |
| Modern city where de Soto landed in 1539 | 40 |
| Modern capital of ancient Phrygia | 33 |
| Modern business-card feature, briefly | 37 |
| Modern bank "employee": Abbr. | 39 |
| Modern audiophile's collection | 34 |