| Master of irony | 15 |
| Literary award named for a writer | 33 |
| Ironic story teller | 19 |
| Famous twister? | 15 |
| Famed storyteller | 17 |
| Eponym for an annual literary award since 1919 | 46 |
| Cabbages and Kings author | 28 |
| Award won by Alice Munro and Stephen King | 41 |
| Author of "The Gift of the Magi" | 42 |
| Author known for his surprise endings | 37 |
| Annual literary prize | 21 |
| "A Retrieved Reformation" writer | 42 |
| ''Cabbages and Kings'' author | 45 |
| Phrase of disappointment | 24 |
| Euphemistic exclamation of disappointment | 41 |
| Wistful exclamation | 19 |
| "Well, golly!" | 24 |
| "Well, shucks..." | 27 |
| "So sad" | 18 |
| Surprised call | 14 |
| "Well, wow" | 21 |
| "Gosh golly!" | 23 |
| 'Gosh golly!' | 21 |
| Cry of dread | 12 |
| George Burns film | 17 |
| "This looks bad!" | 27 |
| "This can't be happening!" | 40 |
| 1977 George Burns film | 22 |
| George Burns movie | 18 |
| Burns film | 10 |
| 1977 George Burns/John Denver film | 34 |
| 1977 George Burns movie | 23 |
| Cry of terror | 13 |
| "This is a disaster!" | 31 |
| Cry of shock or joy | 19 |
| Phrase said with an eye roll | 28 |
| Outburst in congress? | 21 |
| Movie in which the title character says "The last miracle I did was the 1969 Mets" | 92 |
| John Denver movie of 1977 | 25 |
| John Denver comedy | 18 |
| George Burns film of 1977 | 25 |
| George Burns comedy | 19 |
| Film with the line "So help me Me" | 44 |
| Film in which the title character says "I don't permit the suffering—you do" | 94 |
| Film in which George Burns ended an oath "... so help me me" | 70 |
| Exasperated words | 17 |
| Denver-Burns comedy | 19 |
| Classic George Burns film | 25 |
| Burns/Denver film | 17 |
| Burns classic | 13 |
| 1977 John Denver movie | 22 |
| 1977 George Burns film that was "an almighty laugh" | 61 |
| 1977 film with two sequels | 26 |
| 1977 comedy directed by Carl Reiner | 35 |
| "This looks ver-r-ry bad!" | 36 |
| "That sounds bad!" | 28 |
| "My heavens, no!" | 27 |
| "Jeez!" | 17 |
| ...and milder oath | 18 |
| Cry of quaint surprise | 22 |
| "Jumping jiminy" | 26 |
| Nestlé bar | 13 |
| Baby Ruth sister brand | 22 |
| Popular bar since the '20s | 30 |
| Candy bar with an exclamation point in its name | 47 |
| Candy bar whose name is an exclamation | 38 |
| Candy bar once promoted to honor "Hank" Aaron | 55 |
| Baby Ruth competitor | 20 |
| Offhand greeting | 16 |
| Greeting before "I didn't see you there!" | 55 |
| "Didn't think you'd be here" | 46 |
| "Didn't see you there" | 36 |
| Surprised reply | 15 |
| Surprised greeting that sounds like a Southern California resort town | 69 |
| Response to "Fancy meeting you here!" | 47 |
| Offhanded greeting | 18 |
| Greeting to an unexpected visitor | 33 |
| Distracted greeting | 19 |
| "What a surprise to see you!" | 39 |
| "Well, hello there" | 29 |
| "Wasn't expecting to see you here" | 48 |
| "It's you! What a surprise!" | 42 |
| "I'm surprised to see you!" | 41 |
| "I wasn't expecting you!" lead-in | 47 |
| "I wasn't expecting you ..." | 42 |
| "I wasn't expecting to see you here!" | 51 |
| "I didn't think you'd be here ..." | 52 |
| "I didn't realize you'd be here" | 50 |
| "Hey, I didn't see you there" | 43 |
| "Hey, didn't see you there ..." | 45 |
| "Hello! I didn't see you there!" | 46 |
| "Hello, I didn't see you there" | 45 |
| "Funny meeting you here!" | 35 |
| "Fancy meeting you here!" | 35 |
| "Didn't see you there ..." | 40 |
| ''I didn't know you were home'' | 51 |
| "___ wish I were an Oscar Mayer wiener" | 49 |
| "___ get it now!" | 27 |
| "___ don't know about that" | 41 |
| "___ believe in yesterday" | 36 |