| _____ it all | 12 |
| ___ suspicion | 13 |
| ___ it all | 10 |
| Most important | 14 |
| Primarily | 9 |
| Mainly | 6 |
| Chiefly | 7 |
| Especially | 10 |
| Most importantly | 16 |
| First and foremost | 18 |
| Principally | 11 |
| More than anything else | 23 |
| On the up and up | 16 |
| On the up-and-up | 16 |
| In the open | 11 |
| Straightforward | 15 |
| Honest | 6 |
| Legit | 5 |
| On the square | 13 |
| Openly | 6 |
| Without trickery | 16 |
| Where the end of this is | 24 |
| Square-shooting | 15 |
| Manna from heaven? | 18 |
| In open sight | 13 |
| In an honest way | 16 |
| ... boar ... | 12 |
| Aloof | 5 |
| Supercilious | 12 |
| Beyond arrogant | 15 |
| Oh-so-superior | 14 |
| Better than average | 19 |
| Good | 4 |
| At a premium | 12 |
| Not run-of-the-mill | 19 |
| Better than normal | 18 |
| Like a disappointing golf game | 30 |
| Like a bogey | 12 |
| Good, except on the links | 25 |
| Better than usual | 17 |
| Better than expected | 20 |
| Not accountable | 15 |
| Like many a dictator | 20 |
| Exempt from regulations | 23 |
| 1988 thriller with Steven Seagal | 32 |
| "No man is ___ . . . " : T.R. | 39 |
| Positive | 8 |
| Like single-digit temps | 23 |
| Like positive numbers | 21 |
| Like hoped-for winter temps in the North | 40 |
| From the beginning | 18 |
| From the start | 14 |
| Since day one | 13 |
| From the beginning, in Latin | 28 |
| From the beginning: Lat. | 24 |
| From day one | 12 |
| From the beginning, to Brutus | 29 |
| From the start: Lat. | 20 |
| From the beginning: Latin | 25 |
| From the beginning: L. | 22 |
| From the beginning, in law | 26 |
| From inception, Latin-style | 27 |
| From day one, to Tacitus | 24 |
| From day one (Lat.) | 19 |
| Take ___ (acknowledge applause) | 31 |
| Take ___ (react to applause) | 28 |
| Take ___ | 8 |
| Take ___ (respond to applause) | 30 |
| Take __ | 7 |
| "Baby, Take ___," 1934 song | 37 |
| Take --- (acknowledge applause) | 31 |
| Take ____ | 9 |
| "Take ___" (1994 Madonna hit) | 39 |
| Words after take or tie | 23 |
| Tie __ tie | 10 |
| Take ___ (thank the crowd) | 26 |
| Take ___ (respond to kudos) | 27 |
| Take ___ (acknowledge the audience) | 35 |
| Take __ (respond to applause) | 29 |
| Take __ (acknowledge applause) | 30 |
| "Take ___" (Madonna song) | 35 |
| "Take ___" (1994 Madonna hit that was #1 for seven weeks) | 67 |
| "Take ___" ("Congratulations!") | 51 |
| "Baby Take ___," early Temple film | 44 |
| "And a certain man drew ___ . . . ": I Kings 22:34 | 60 |
| "Life Is Just ___ of Cherries" | 40 |
| Pack ___ (prepare for a low-key evening, in a way) | 50 |
| "Life is just ___ of . . . " | 38 |
| "Life is just __ ..." | 31 |
| ". . . just __ of cherries" | 37 |
| ''Life Is Just ___ of Cherries'' | 48 |
| Hook's mate in his formative years? | 39 |
| Shortened, as a dict. | 21 |
| Shortened: Abbr. | 16 |
| Shortened, for short | 20 |
| Like pocket dicts. | 18 |
| Unlike the OED | 14 |
| Shortened, like a dict. | 23 |
| Shortened, as a ref. book | 25 |
| Shorten, for short | 18 |