| Nielsen respondent | 18 |
| Nielsen ratings participant | 27 |
| Nielsen group | 13 |
| ABC targets | 11 |
| What five answers in this puzzle are | 36 |
| Mary Tyler Moore, to Dick Van Dyke | 34 |
| Half of a series couple | 23 |
| Standoff since November, 2007 | 29 |
| Bygone carrier | 14 |
| Pan Am rival | 12 |
| "Up, up, and away" carrier of the past | 48 |
| Airline once controlled by Howard Hughes | 40 |
| Pan Am rival, once | 18 |
| Former rival of Pan Am | 22 |
| Old airline initials | 20 |
| Howard Hughes once controlled it | 32 |
| Former intl. carrier | 20 |
| Delta competitor | 16 |
| Airline until 2001 | 18 |
| "Up, up and away" defunct flier | 41 |
| PanAm rival | 11 |
| Major airline until 2001 | 24 |
| Longtime Howard Hughes holding | 30 |
| It had the Ambassadors Club | 27 |
| Delta rival | 11 |
| Co. once owned by Howard Hughes | 31 |
| Airline Howard Hughes once controlled | 37 |
| Airline formed in 1930 | 22 |
| U.S. airline, once | 18 |
| Pan Am competitor | 17 |
| One-time Howard Hughes airline | 30 |
| One-time Delta competitor | 25 |
| Bygone intl. carrier | 20 |
| Airline Howard Hughes bought in '39 | 39 |
| "Up, up and away" carrier | 35 |
| "The ___ Dogs": Burns | 31 |
| USAir rival | 11 |
| Onetime Lindbergh employer | 26 |
| One-time Howard Hughes company | 30 |
| Old United rival | 16 |
| Old "Up, up and away" sloganeer | 41 |
| Old "Up, up and away" carrier | 39 |
| Old "Up, up and away" airline | 39 |
| It once had a hub at JFK | 24 |
| It merged with American in 2001 | 31 |
| It had a hub at JFK | 19 |
| It flew its last flight in 2001 | 31 |
| Howard Hughes's airline | 27 |
| Howard Hughes' old airline | 30 |
| Howard Hughes' airline | 26 |
| Former United competitor | 24 |
| Former U.S. carrier | 19 |
| Former Pan Am rival | 19 |
| Former Delta rival | 18 |
| Eastern competitor | 18 |
| Defunct carrier | 15 |
| Co. acquired by American Airlines in 2001 | 41 |
| Carrier that folded into American in 2001 | 41 |
| Big airline until 2001 | 22 |
| American Airlines acquisition | 29 |
| American acquisition of 2001 | 28 |
| Airline purchased by Howard Hughes | 34 |
| Airline letters | 15 |
| A pair, in Ayr | 14 |
| US Airways competitor | 21 |
| “Up, up and away” carrier of old | 40 |
| United's rival | 18 |
| United rival, once | 18 |
| U.S. Airways competitor | 23 |
| Transportation inits. since 1930 | 32 |
| Terminal ltrs., once | 20 |
| Scottish numeral | 16 |
| Rival of Pan Am | 15 |
| Paris Sky Chief co. | 19 |
| Pan-Am rival | 12 |
| Pan Am competitor, once | 23 |
| Onetime United rival | 20 |
| Onetime Pan Am rival | 20 |
| Onetime jet insignia | 20 |
| Onetime flight inits. | 21 |
| Onetime Delta rival | 19 |
| Onetime carrier to JFK | 22 |
| One + one, to Burns | 19 |
| Old USAir rival | 15 |
| Old rival of United | 19 |
| Old rival of America | 20 |
| Old name in travel | 18 |
| Old Eastern alternative | 23 |
| Old Delta rival | 15 |
| Old competitor of Pan Am | 24 |
| Old co. with overlapping globes in its logo | 43 |
| Old carrier whose JFK terminal is now used by JetBlue | 53 |
| Old carrier inits. | 18 |
| Old airline letters | 19 |
| Old air letters | 15 |
| Old "We're up to something good" carrier | 54 |
| Old 'Up, up and away' carrier | 37 |
| Northwest rival | 15 |
| Letters on some liners | 22 |
| Letters on some 747's | 25 |