| Wasn't exactly brave | 24 |
| Wasn't brave in the least | 29 |
| Was on a ticket | 15 |
| Was in a derby | 14 |
| Was boss of | 11 |
| Vied for a seat | 15 |
| Unraveled | 9 |
| Took off, in a way | 18 |
| Superintended | 13 |
| Stood for office | 16 |
| Sprinted or dashed | 18 |
| Showed fear, in a way | 21 |
| Served as CEO of | 16 |
| Sea goddess | 11 |
| Put in the paper | 16 |
| Norse sea goddess | 17 |
| Moved it | 8 |
| Made it into print | 18 |
| Kurosawa's adaptation of "King Lear" | 50 |
| Kurosawa's "King Lear" | 36 |
| Kurosawa masterpiece | 20 |
| Japanese epic film | 18 |
| Hit the campaign trail | 22 |
| Flock of Seagulls "I ___" | 35 |
| Entered the primary | 19 |
| Emulated Usain Bolt | 19 |
| Emulated Forrest Gump | 21 |
| Displayed fear | 14 |
| Displayed cowardice, in a way | 29 |
| Didn't fight, say | 21 |
| Didn't face the music | 25 |
| Did not pass | 12 |
| Conducted a campaign | 20 |
| Competed in a race | 18 |
| Competed at Belmont | 19 |
| Chose flight over fight | 23 |
| Booked it | 9 |
| Booked | 6 |
| Avoided bloodshed, in a way | 27 |
| Also-___ (loser) | 16 |
| Also ___ | 8 |
| Akira Kurosawa classic | 22 |
| "I ___ so far away" | 29 |
| What the old nylons did | 23 |
| What Mondale did in 1984 | 24 |
| What Flock of Seagulls did? | 27 |
| What Flock of Seagulls did | 26 |
| What first kids did to front row | 32 |
| Went on the ballot | 18 |
| Went jogging | 12 |
| Went around a track | 19 |
| Wasn't fast...or was fast? | 30 |
| Was up (for) | 12 |
| Was on a slate | 14 |
| Was liquefied | 13 |
| Was fast, or wasn't fast | 28 |
| Was fast ... or wasn't fast | 31 |
| Was fast . . . or wasn't | 28 |
| Vied with Carl Lewis | 20 |
| Used, as an operating system | 28 |
| Turned yellow? | 14 |
| Turned yellow, maybe | 20 |
| Turned yellow | 13 |
| Tore on foot | 12 |
| Took part in a marathon | 23 |
| Took part in a 10K | 18 |
| Threw a hat in the ring | 23 |
| Succumbed to fear, maybe | 24 |
| Stood for election | 18 |
| Started up a Super PAC, perhaps | 31 |
| Sped on foot | 12 |
| Sought votes | 12 |
| Sought the office | 17 |
| Sought political office | 23 |
| Sought elective office | 22 |
| Sought elected office | 21 |
| Sought a Senate seat, say | 25 |
| Sought a Senate seat | 20 |
| Sought a public office | 22 |
| Showed one's heels | 22 |
| Showed cowardice, perhaps | 25 |
| Scudded | 7 |
| Scampered away | 14 |
| Saw publication | 15 |
| Retreated hastily | 17 |
| Racked (up) | 11 |
| Raced on foot | 13 |
| Put in the Post, say | 20 |
| Projected, as a film | 20 |
| Printed, as an article | 22 |
| Politicked | 10 |
| Participated in track | 21 |
| Participated in the last leg of the Ironman Triathlon | 53 |
| Participated in cross country | 29 |
| Participated in a derby | 23 |
| Participated in a 10K | 21 |
| Operated, as machinery | 22 |
| My Morning Jacket "They ___" | 38 |
| Masterminded | 12 |
| Made the papers | 15 |