| Was in a contest | 16 |
| Was a contestant | 16 |
| Tried to outdo | 14 |
| Tried for a title | 17 |
| Traded blows | 12 |
| Strove, as for superiority | 26 |
| Strove (for) | 12 |
| Strived (for) | 13 |
| Ran for office, e.g. | 20 |
| Fought (for) | 12 |
| Entered a competition | 21 |
| Renan's "La ___ Jésus" | 39 |
| Strive to get | 13 |
| She preceded Curry on "Today" | 39 |
| Meredith, formerly of 'Today' | 37 |
| Meredith of "Today" | 29 |
| Couric's "Today" successor | 40 |
| 'Today' co-host Meredith | 32 |
| Mission ___, Calif. | 19 |
| Ropa ___ (Cuban steak dish) | 27 |
| Mission -- (Orange County city) | 31 |
| Mission __, California | 22 |
| Mission ___, California | 23 |
| Hurdy-gurdy: Fr. | 16 |
| "___ la sera," Puccini duet | 37 |
| Capital of Austria | 18 |
| Boys' Choir home | 20 |
| Austrian capital | 16 |
| Austria's capital | 21 |
| "Amadeus" setting | 27 |
| "The Third Man" setting | 33 |
| Wiener schnitzel's namesake city | 36 |
| Where the accordion was first patented | 38 |
| Where Lippizaners are trained | 29 |
| Sort of sausage | 15 |
| Site of Mozart's Figarohaus | 31 |
| Setting for "Der Rosenkavalier" | 41 |
| OPEC's headquarters | 23 |
| Marie Antoinette's birthplace | 33 |
| It's Wien to Austrians | 26 |
| Home of the Hofburg Palace | 26 |
| Haydn place? | 12 |
| Gustav Klimt's birthplace | 29 |
| Fritz Lang's birthplace | 27 |
| Franz Schubert's birthplace | 31 |
| Danube capital | 14 |
| Congress site of 1814-15 | 24 |
| Congress of ___: 1814–15 | 31 |
| City where Marie Antoinette was born | 36 |
| City known for its Boys' Choir | 34 |
| Billy Joel song about Austria? | 30 |
| Austrian city with a sausage named for it | 41 |
| "Tales From the ___ Woods," Strauss waltz | 51 |
| ___ Boys' Choir | 19 |
|   Schönbrunn Palace site | 35 |
| Palais Augarten boarders | 24 |
| Hofburg Palace Chapel performers | 32 |
| Young feudal attendant from Austria? | 36 |
| Schubert's schillings? | 26 |
| Topping for schnitzel? | 22 |
| Meat course in a capital meal? | 30 |
| It was invented by a butcher in Frankfurt | 41 |
| Some hors d'oeuvres | 23 |
| Certain hors d'oeuvres | 26 |
| City south of Lyon | 18 |
| City near Lyon | 14 |
| From Austria's capital | 26 |
| Like some waltzes | 17 |
| Like Mozart | 11 |
| Lively European dance | 21 |
| Largest city of Laos | 20 |
| Capital and largest city of Laos | 32 |
| Contender | 9 |
| Twice zwei | 10 |
| One in competition | 18 |
| Four, in Frankfurt | 18 |
| Zwei und zwei | 13 |
| Zwei mal zwei | 13 |
| One-fifth of zwanzig | 20 |
| One in a heat | 13 |
| Number between drei and funf | 28 |
| Half of "acht" | 24 |
| "Zwei" squared | 24 |
| Plasma TV from Panasonic | 24 |
| Panasonic flatscreen | 20 |
| Potential importance of a German quartet? | 41 |
| 1/3 Dutzend pilots? | 19 |
| Makes a play (for) | 18 |
| Is a contender | 14 |
| Goes head-to-head | 17 |
| Competes (for) | 14 |
| Strives for victory | 19 |
| Tries for the prize | 19 |
| Tries for a title | 17 |
| Seeks the same prize | 20 |
| Joins the race | 14 |
| Tries for a prize | 17 |
| Throws one's hat in the ring | 32 |
| Takes part in a race | 20 |
| Runs (for) | 10 |