| Cheers (for) | 12 |
| Alex Haley opus | 15 |
| Alex Haley classic | 18 |
| Underground plant supports | 26 |
| Underground growths | 19 |
| Underground growth | 18 |
| TV event of January 1977 | 24 |
| TV event of 1977 | 16 |
| Turnips, e.g. | 13 |
| Miniseries that won nine Emmys | 30 |
| Memorable TV miniseries | 23 |
| Memorable miniseries | 20 |
| LeVar Burton miniseries | 23 |
| Legendary miniseries | 20 |
| Haley's chronicle | 21 |
| Haley novel | 11 |
| Chronicle of Kunta Kinte's kin | 34 |
| Cheers for | 10 |
| Carrots and beets | 17 |
| Alex Haley bestseller | 21 |
| Alex Haley best-seller | 22 |
| Winner of nine Emmys in 1977 | 28 |
| Unseen parts | 12 |
| Underground plant parts | 23 |
| Underground anchors | 19 |
| TV classic of 1977 | 18 |
| Top-rated TV miniseries of 1977 | 31 |
| They're visible after a dye job | 35 |
| They may need coloring at a salon | 33 |
| Target of some touch-ups | 24 |
| Supports the team | 17 |
| Square and cube | 15 |
| Seeks truffles | 14 |
| Saga with Chicken George | 24 |
| Rhizomes, etc. | 14 |
| Radishes, e.g. | 14 |
| Questlove's band, with "The" | 42 |
| Popular TV miniseries: 1977 | 27 |
| One of TV's biggest hits | 28 |
| O.J. Simpson was in it | 22 |
| Natural life support system | 27 |
| Miniseries whose final episode was the third-most-watched scripted show in U.S. history | 87 |
| Miniseries whose final episode was the 3rd-most-watched show in U.S. history | 76 |
| Kinte kin saga | 14 |
| Hometown ties | 13 |
| Historic miniseries | 19 |
| Haley's blockbuster | 23 |
| Haley's best seller | 23 |
| Haley TV classic | 16 |
| Haley classic | 13 |
| Hair-dyeing job | 15 |
| Gray location? | 14 |
| Grass and square | 16 |
| Genealogist's discovery | 27 |
| Genealogical study | 18 |
| Ferrets with out | 17 |
| Family origins | 14 |
| Family beginnings | 17 |
| Cheers the team on | 18 |
| Cheers for a team | 17 |
| Bleach-blonde betrayers | 23 |
| Best-seller subtitled "The Saga of an American Family" | 64 |
| Below-ground plant parts | 24 |
| Anchors in the soil | 19 |
| Alex Haley's search | 23 |
| Alex Haley work | 15 |
| Alex Haley novel | 16 |
| Alex Haley miniseries | 21 |
| Alex Haley epic | 15 |
| Alex Haley chronicle set to film | 32 |
| Alex Haley book in which he is a character in the last section | 62 |
| Alex Haley best seller | 22 |
| 70's TV drama | 17 |
| 1976 best-seller that spanned three centuries | 45 |
| 1976 best seller that starts in Gambia | 38 |
| 1976 best seller that opens "four days upriver from the coast of The Gambia" | 86 |
| 1976 best seller | 16 |
| "The ___ of Heaven": R. Gary | 38 |
| ___ reggae (genre) | 18 |
| Cheap cigar | 11 |
| Tug-of-war need | 15 |
| Strong cord | 11 |
| Weapon for Colonel Mustard | 26 |
| Kind of ladder | 14 |
| It may be skipped | 17 |
| Hitchcock title | 15 |
| Double Dutch need | 17 |
| 'Clue' weapon | 21 |
| You may skip it | 15 |
| Thick cord | 10 |
| Something to skip | 17 |
| Cord | 4 |
| Wall-climbing equipment | 23 |
| It might be skipped | 19 |
| Weapon for Professor Plum | 25 |
| Ratline | 7 |
| Lasso material | 14 |
| Lariat material | 15 |
| Jackstay | 8 |
| Dude ranch prop | 15 |