| Text | Length |
| Beach description | 17 |
| Like some spinach | 17 |
| Like many beaches | 17 |
| Like beach towels | 17 |
| With it, mentally | 17 |
| Mentally together | 17 |
| Right in the head | 17 |
| With a sound mind | 17 |
| Sound in the head | 17 |
| Entirely sensible | 17 |
| More level-headed | 17 |
| More clear-headed | 17 |
| Relatively stable | 17 |
| Making more sense | 17 |
| Less unreasonable | 17 |
| Less like a yo-yo | 17 |
| Touched the least | 17 |
| Most level-headed | 17 |
| Joined the chorus | 17 |
| Performed an aria | 17 |
| Rendered a ballad | 17 |
| Played the pigeon | 17 |
| Emulated a canary | 17 |
| Belted out a tune | 17 |
| Tattled, slangily | 17 |
| Showed disloyalty | 17 |
| Performed karaoke | 17 |
| Acted the ratfink | 17 |
| Punch with a kick | 17 |
| Fruit-filled wine | 17 |
| Soundness of mind | 17 |
| Shark's place | 17 |
| Sharks' place | 17 |
| Settled gradually | 17 |
| Blasted a hole in | 17 |
| Coffee-aisle item | 17 |
| Coffee since 1903 | 17 |
| Reached the brain | 17 |
| Became understood | 17 |
| __-serif typeface | 17 |
| Without, to Henri | 17 |
| Without, in Sedan | 17 |
| Without, in Paris | 17 |
| Without, in Lyons | 17 |
| Lacking, to Louis | 17 |
| ___-a-Belt slacks | 17 |
| Present day hero? | 17 |
| Dancer's boss | 17 |
| Present-day hero? | 17 |
| Christmas visitor | 17 |
| Start for Barbara | 17 |
| Seasonal traveler | 17 |
| Man in a red suit | 17 |
| Receiver of lists | 17 |
| Present presenter | 17 |
| December temp job | 17 |
| December disguise | 17 |
| Clara or Catalina | 17 |
| Christmas regular | 17 |
| Calif. race track | 17 |
| Noted list keeper | 17 |
| December 25th VIP | 17 |
| Barbara and Clara | 17 |
| Anita and Barbara | 17 |
| French toast word | 17 |
| Hall of Famer Ron | 17 |
| Canonized Catalan | 17 |
| André or Amaro | 17 |
| ___ Paulo, Brazil | 17 |
| --- Paulo, Brazil | 17 |
| ___ Miguel Island | 17 |
| Miguel or João | 17 |
| __ Paulo, Brazil | 17 |
| River in E France | 17 |
| Island off Africa | 17 |
| Deplete gradually | 17 |
| Maple's yield | 17 |
| Maple tree output | 17 |
| Sugar-maple yield | 17 |
| Possessing flavor | 17 |
| Like fine cuisine | 17 |
| Homo ___ (people) | 17 |
| Possessing wisdom | 17 |
| Toothsome quality | 17 |
| Distinctive taste | 17 |
| Drained of energy | 17 |
| Drains, as energy | 17 |
| Military trenches | 17 |
| Drains of stamina | 17 |
| Isl. near Corsica | 17 |
| Fleetwood Mac hit | 17 |
| 1986 Starship hit | 17 |
| Teasdale the poet | 17 |
| Singer McLaughlin | 17 |
| Singer McLaughlan | 17 |
| Novelist Paretsky | 17 |
| Lee in the market | 17 |
| Actress Bernhardt | 17 |
| Ex-governor Palin | 17 |
| Soprano Brightman | 17 |
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