| Crackers? | 9 |
| Intelligent men find fault with falsehoods | 42 |
| Muppet game show host with all the answers? | 43 |
| Good way to choose | 18 |
| In a sage manner | 16 |
| "X's and," said Tom ___ | 37 |
| Solomon, notably | 16 |
| One of a Yule trio | 18 |
| Member of a biblical trio | 25 |
| Melchior, e.g. | 14 |
| Stable visitors | 15 |
| Religious threesome | 19 |
| Guys with gifts | 15 |
| Group with gifts | 16 |
| "Star Trek" principals? | 33 |
| Athena's appearance? | 24 |
| "You made the right decision" | 39 |
| He knows it all | 15 |
| Upstart who makes insolent comments | 35 |
| Certain bison | 13 |
| Bison of Europe | 15 |
| Mature sage | 11 |
| Solomon in his later years | 26 |
| Experienced know-it-all | 23 |
| Smart bird in a nursery rhyme | 29 |
| Source of sage advice | 21 |
| Fowl advice? | 12 |
| More sagacious | 14 |
| Partner of older | 16 |
| More sage | 9 |
| More like Solomon | 17 |
| More knowing | 12 |
| Having learned a lesson | 23 |
| Better informed | 15 |
| Older partner? | 14 |
| Older and ___ | 13 |
| More Solomonic | 14 |
| More learned | 12 |
| Less foolish | 12 |
| What you get as you grow older | 30 |
| What "Time" is, to Black Crowes | 41 |
| Tempered by experience | 22 |
| Smartened up | 12 |
| Sadder but | 10 |
| Partner of sadder | 17 |
| Older, presumably | 17 |
| Older partner | 13 |
| Older but ___ | 13 |
| Older but __ | 12 |
| Not so likely to be fooled again | 32 |
| More smart-alecky | 17 |
| More politic | 12 |
| More likely to mouth off | 24 |
| More likely to be fresh | 23 |
| More erudite | 12 |
| More discreet | 13 |
| Less likely to be taken for a ride | 34 |
| Having learned things | 21 |
| Having learned a tough lesson | 29 |
| Having an edge in experience | 28 |
| Cannier | 7 |
| Buffalo Tom song about being smarter? | 37 |
| Black Crowes "___ Time" | 33 |
| ___ up (gets smart) | 19 |
| Gets smart (with "up") | 32 |
| Gets a clue, with "up" | 32 |
| Figures it out, with "up" | 35 |
| Catches on, with "up" | 31 |
| Becomes hip, with 'up' | 30 |
| Becomes aware, with "up" | 34 |
| -- up (gets smart) | 18 |
| ___ up (gives info to) | 22 |
| ___ up (familiarizes) | 21 |
| ___ up (catches on) | 19 |
| Least foolish | 13 |
| Most sagacious | 14 |
| Most like Gandalf | 17 |
| Most knowing | 12 |
| Most enlightened | 16 |
| Most discreet | 13 |
| Tops in reason | 14 |
| Solomonic to the nth degree | 27 |
| Of birds, the owl? | 18 |
| Most sage | 9 |
| Most politic | 12 |
| Most owlish | 11 |
| Most like the Magi | 18 |
| Making the most sense | 21 |
| Best to consult for advice | 26 |
| Best for seeking advice from | 28 |
| "Only the ___ and stupidest of men never change": Confucius | 69 |
| Sees the light, perhaps | 23 |
| Finally understands, with "to" | 40 |
| Sage coquette | 13 |
| Hardly ignorant of | 18 |
| Up on one's vocabulary | 26 |
| See through at last | 19 |
| Traditional female healers | 26 |
| You make it with your eyes closed | 33 |
| Genie's largesse | 20 |