| "Once ___ time . . . " | 32 |
| Once ___ time | 13 |
| "Once ___ time" | 25 |
| "Once __ time . . ." | 30 |
| "Once ___ time ..." | 29 |
| "Once ___ Honeymoon" (1942 film) | 42 |
| ''Once ___ midnight . . . '' | 44 |
| Separator of once and time | 26 |
| Once -- time | 12 |
| “Once ___ midnight ...” | 31 |
| Once __ time ... | 16 |
| "When You Wish ___ Star" | 34 |
| "When You Wish ___ Star," 1940 song | 45 |
| "When you wish ___ star ..." | 38 |
| "Once-time" insertion | 31 |
| "Once ___ time..." | 28 |
| "Once ___ Time in America" | 36 |
| "Once ___ midnight dreary ..." | 40 |
| "Once ___ midnight dreary . . . " | 43 |
| "Once ___ Mattress" | 29 |
| "Once ___ Honeymoon" (1942 movie) | 43 |
| "Once ___ Honeymoon" | 30 |
| "Once ___ ..." | 24 |
| "Once __ Time in America" | 35 |
| "It came ___ midnight clear" | 38 |
| "It came __ midnight clear . . ." | 43 |
| 'Once -- time ...' | 26 |
| ''When you wish _____...'' | 42 |
| Once removed | 12 |
| 1959 play (with ''Once'') | 41 |
| Straddling one's opponent? | 30 |
| Once ___ | 8 |
| Stratford-___ | 13 |
| Where to "see a fine lady" | 36 |
| Winning, barely | 15 |
| Winning, but barely | 19 |
| Leading 3-2, e.g. | 17 |
| Barely winning, in volleyball | 29 |
| Barely winning | 14 |
| Barely leading | 14 |
| Ahead by a little | 17 |
| Winning by a small margin | 25 |
| Winning by a single point | 25 |
| Winning by a point | 18 |
| Slightly leading in score | 25 |
| Just barely ahead | 17 |
| Having a slight lead | 20 |
| Barely beating | 14 |
| Barely ahead in volleyball, maybe | 33 |
| Barely ahead in the game | 24 |
| Ahead, but barely | 17 |
| Ahead by a small margin | 23 |
| Ahead by a single point | 23 |
| A point ahead | 13 |
| ___ sleeve (held secretly) | 26 |
| Suited to a person's strengths | 34 |
| Like what a person likes | 24 |
| Bid more | 8 |
| Secretly ready | 14 |
| Hidden, as an ace | 17 |
| " . . . all the frills ___" | 37 |
| "I fall ___ thorns of life!" | 38 |
| Simple Minds song for models? | 29 |
| Carol sung by that masked man from "The Lone Ranger"? | 63 |
| Drifters hit of 1963 | 20 |
| Canine's favorite '60s song? | 36 |
| Middle of the pun (part 2) | 26 |
| "Shape ___ ship out!" | 31 |
| 'Shape -- ship out!' | 28 |
| Bars from the supermarket, for short? | 37 |
| Right to the jaw, after four | 28 |
| Hiked, as prices | 16 |
| Raised, as an ante | 18 |
| Increased, as prices | 20 |
| Bumped, as the bid | 18 |
| Took higher | 11 |
| Like some antes | 15 |
| Raised, as stakes | 17 |
| Raised the bet | 14 |
| Raised the ante | 15 |
| Raised a notch | 14 |
| Hiked, as salaries | 18 |
| Hiked, as an auction bid | 24 |
| Hiked, as a price | 17 |
| Â Â Prefix with friendly | 30 |
| Amphetamine | 11 |
| Word with crust or hand | 23 |
| Certain berth | 13 |
| Berth with a ladder | 19 |
| Berth place? | 12 |
| Word with "crust" or "class" | 48 |
| Word with "class" or "crust" | 48 |
| Word with "berth" or "deck" | 47 |
| Word before crust or deck | 25 |
| Top berth | 9 |
| Shoe top | 8 |
| One half of a pair of dentures | 30 |
| Not lower | 9 |
| More northerly | 14 |
| Lower opposite | 14 |