| Coke competitor | 15 |
| Brand once promoted by Michael Jackson | 38 |
| Coke rival | 10 |
| Slice maker | 11 |
| Pop icon? | 9 |
| Cola wars contender | 19 |
| Cola | 4 |
| Trademarked cola | 16 |
| Soft drink that started out as "Brad's Drink" | 59 |
| Soft drink since 1898 | 21 |
| RC alternative | 14 |
| Old "Hits the Spot" marketer | 38 |
| Michael promoted it | 19 |
| Michael Jackson pitched it | 26 |
| It was originally called "Brad's Drink" | 53 |
| Drink with a Max variety | 24 |
| Drink with a "generation" | 35 |
| Drink that lost the second part of its name in 1961 | 51 |
| Cola with a variety with a twist | 32 |
| Beverage since 1898 | 19 |
| Beverage created in 1898 | 24 |
| ___ max | 7 |
| Ubiquitous soft drink | 21 |
| Twist maker | 11 |
| The "it" in the 1990s slogan "Gotta have it" | 64 |
| Spears shills for it | 20 |
| Soft drink with a "generation" | 40 |
| Soda originally named Brad's Drink | 38 |
| Soda originally called "Brad's Drink" | 51 |
| Royal Crown rival | 17 |
| Rice-A-Roni corporate colleague | 31 |
| RC competitor | 13 |
| Quaff with caramel coloring | 27 |
| Product once pitched by Michael Jackson and Mariah Carey | 56 |
| Product introduced by a North Carolina pharmacist in 1898 | 57 |
| Pop purchase | 12 |
| Pop hit | 7 |
| Part of a famous taste test | 27 |
| Part of a classic taste test | 28 |
| One side of a longstanding ad battle | 36 |
| Old "refreshes without filling" sloganeer | 51 |
| Old "Hits the spot" sloganeer | 39 |
| Old "Gotta have it" sloganeer | 39 |
| Mountain Dew producer, informally | 33 |
| Mountain Dew bottler, informally | 32 |
| Michael Jackson once pitched it | 31 |
| Kind of challenge | 17 |
| KFC acquirer in 1986 | 20 |
| Jeff Gordon sponsor | 19 |
| It "hits the spot" per an old jingle | 46 |
| It "hits the spot," per old radio ads | 47 |
| Famous test participant | 23 |
| Drink-machine selection | 23 |
| Drink with MAX and NEXT varieties | 33 |
| Drink with a red, white, and blue logo | 38 |
| Drink whose 1990 cans appeared to spell "SEX" when stacked | 68 |
| Cola whose original name was "Brad's Drink" | 57 |
| Cola Wars cola | 14 |
| Cola wars "combatant" | 31 |
| Cola brand that claimed to be "The Choice of a New Generation" | 72 |
| Coca-Cola rival | 15 |
| Caramel-colored quaff | 21 |
| Britney promotes it | 19 |
| Brand whose ads once featured Michael Jackson | 45 |
| Brand originally named Brad's Drink | 39 |
| Beverage originally called "Brad's Drink" | 55 |
| Beverage introduced as Brad's Drink | 39 |
| #2 pop | 6 |
| "Twice as much for a nickel" sloganeer, once | 54 |
| "The choice of a new generation" sloganeer, once | 58 |
| "Taste that beats the others cold" sloganeer, once | 60 |
| "Refresh everything" sloganeer | 40 |
| "No Coke, ___." (line from a famous SNL skit) | 55 |
| "Live for Now" soft drink | 35 |
| "It" in the old slogan "Gotta have it" | 58 |
| "It's the cola" sloganeer | 39 |
| "It's the cola" brand | 35 |
| "If you must drink and drive, drink ___" (bumper sticker quote) | 73 |
| "Hits the spot" sloganeer, once | 41 |
| "Gotta have it" sloganeer, once | 41 |
| "Gotta have it" sloganeer | 35 |
| "For those who think young" soft drink | 48 |
| Stomach enzyme | 14 |
| Stomach creation | 16 |
| Important enzyme | 16 |
| Enlivens | 8 |
| Excites a bit | 13 |
| Type of ulcer | 13 |
| Promoting digestion | 19 |
| Digestive | 9 |
| Digestion-related | 17 |
| Related to digestion | 20 |
| Aiding digestion | 16 |
| ___-Bismol | 10 |
| __-Bismol | 9 |
| Tummy ache soother, for short | 29 |
| Stomach soother, popularly | 26 |
| Rumbly tummy soother | 20 |
| Pink tummy remedy, for short | 28 |
| Digestion-related commercial prefix | 35 |