| "A man, ___, a canal, Panama" | 39 |
| "A man, ___, a canal, Panama!" | 40 |
| "A man, ___ . . . " | 29 |
| " . . . have ___ in my mind . . . ": Yeats | 52 |
| Superman sighting error | 23 |
| Cosmetically sound quip (Part 2) | 32 |
| Cop ___ | 7 |
| Cop ___ (bargain in court) | 26 |
| Cop ___ (negotiate for a lighter sentence) | 42 |
| Cop ___ (confess for a lighter sentence) | 40 |
| Make ___ for mercy | 18 |
| Cop __: bargain in court | 24 |
| Words after cop | 15 |
| Copped __ (made a court deal) | 29 |
| Copped __ (bargained in court) | 30 |
| Cop --- (negotiate for a lighter sentence) | 42 |
| Cop -- (bargain in court) | 25 |
| Cop ___: Slang | 14 |
| Cop ___ (beg for leniency) | 26 |
| Cop ___ (bargain with the DA) | 29 |
| Cop ___ (bargain with a D.A.) | 29 |
| Cop __ | 6 |
| ___ for sanity | 14 |
| In large quantity | 17 |
| In generous amounts | 19 |
| In streams | 10 |
| In liberal amounts | 18 |
| In generous quantities | 22 |
| By the dozen | 12 |
| By the boatload | 15 |
| Marquand title character | 24 |
| Marquand's late hero | 24 |
| Marquand's late George | 26 |
| Marquand's George | 21 |
| Marquand hero | 13 |
| John P. Marquand's "The Late George ___" | 54 |
| J.P. Marquand's "The Late George _____" | 53 |
| J.P. Marquand novel "The Late George ___" | 51 |
| Fictional Bostonian | 19 |
| "The Late George __" | 30 |
| Savoir-faire | 12 |
| Self-assurance | 14 |
| Poise | 5 |
| Composure | 9 |
| Self-confidence | 15 |
| Assurance | 9 |
| Sang-froid | 10 |
| Equanimity | 10 |
| Grace under fire | 16 |
| Unshaken nerve | 14 |
| Imperturbable poise | 19 |
| Imperturbability | 16 |
| Sangfroid | 9 |
| Level-headedness | 16 |
| Self-confident composure | 24 |
| Quality of being possessed? | 27 |
| Great composure | 15 |
| Confident composure | 19 |
| Composure under strain | 22 |
| Attribute of Marian Anderson | 28 |
| Mark of excellence | 18 |
| High mark | 9 |
| Top mark | 8 |
| Mark of distinction | 19 |
| Perfect school grade | 20 |
| Excellent grade | 15 |
| 100 | 3 |
| Super-exceptional | 17 |
| Super grade | 11 |
| Marvelous mark | 14 |
| Highest mark | 12 |
| Highest grade | 13 |
| Exceptional grade | 17 |
| Enviable mark | 13 |
| Brainiac's grade | 20 |
| 100, say | 8 |
| Very high mark | 14 |
| Very high grade | 15 |
| Unbeatable mark | 15 |
| Tiptop, on a report card | 24 |
| Superb, grade-wise | 18 |
| Super mark, it | 14 |
| Stellar grade | 13 |
| Rating for a smooth eBay transaction | 36 |
| Prof's tip of the hat | 25 |
| Mathlete's trigonometry grade, likely | 41 |
| Mark of excellence, or another title for the puzzle | 51 |
| Incomparable grade | 18 |
| Impressive mark | 15 |
| High exam grade | 15 |
| Grade point average booster | 27 |
| Good exam grade | 15 |
| Exceptional mark | 16 |
| Excellent mark | 14 |
| Educational ideal | 17 |
| Common mark for a prodigy | 25 |
| Brainiac's accomplishment | 29 |
| Best possible mark | 18 |
| Best final result | 17 |
| Benchmark mark | 14 |