| ___ Watanabe, Olympics figure skater | 36 |
| ___ wave (powerful ocean movement) | 34 |
| ___ Wawa (role for Gilda Radner) | 32 |
| ___ Wayne ("Fireman" rapper) | 38 |
| ___ Wayne ("Prom Queen" rapper) | 41 |
| ___ wear, Lauren's Polo collection | 38 |
| ___ Weasley of Harry Potter books | 33 |
| ___ Webster (Twain's jumping frog) | 38 |
| ___ Wee Reese (baseball Hall-of-Famer) | 38 |
| ___ Weekend (Gannett publication) | 33 |
| ___ weight (precious metal measurement) | 39 |
| ___ Weizmann, first president of Israel | 39 |
| ___ Weizmann, Israel's first president | 42 |
| ___ Welt (Berliner's New World) | 35 |
| ___ Wences (frequent Ed Sullivan guest) | 39 |
| ___ Wenger (Arsenal's coach) | 32 |
| ___ Wenner, founder of Rolling Stone | 36 |
| ___ West ("Diamond Lil" star) | 39 |
| ___ West (inflatable life jacket) | 33 |
| ___ Western in "Tom Jones" | 36 |
| ___ wheel (rotating engine part) | 32 |
| ___ Wick (room deodorizer brand) | 32 |
| ___ Willard, 1919 Dempsey victim | 32 |
| ___ Willard, champ before Dempsey | 33 |
| ___ William, Lewis Carroll character | 36 |
| ___ Williams (big name in bourbon) | 34 |
| ___ Williams, Huck Finn's female alias | 42 |
| ___ Willy (schoolyard annoyance) | 32 |
| ___ Wilson of "The Royal Tenenbaums" | 46 |
| ___ winds (herald of warm and muggy weather) | 44 |
| ___ Wingate, British general: 1903–44 | 44 |
| ___ Wojtyla (now Pope John Paul II) | 35 |
| ___ Wolfe (detective created by Rex Stout) | 42 |
| ___ woman in half, as a magician | 32 |
| ___ wonder (musical flash in the pan) | 37 |
| ___ wonder (short-lived success) | 32 |
| ___ wonder (Tone Loc or Crowded House, e.g.) | 44 |
| ___ Wonderful (juice brand touting antioxidants) | 48 |
| ___ wonders (Tone Loc and 10,000 Maniacs, e.g.) | 47 |
| ___ Wong ("Resident Evil" spy) | 40 |
| ___ Wood (character in a tongue twister) | 40 |
| ___ Woods National Monument, Calif. | 35 |
| ___ worded (like a harsh reprimand) | 35 |
| ___ World (Columbus' discovery) | 35 |
| ___ World Service (international news provider) | 47 |
| ___ World Service (radio provider) | 34 |
| ___ wrench (L-shaped hexagonal bar) | 35 |
| ___ X (Chris Rock "SNL" character) | 44 |
| ___ X (Chris Rock character on "SNL") | 47 |
| ___ X (Coca-Cola's secret ingredient) | 41 |
| ___ X'er (Baby Boomer's child, perhaps) | 47 |
| ___ Xers (baby boomers' kids) | 33 |
| ___ Xiaoping, China's paramount leader | 42 |
| ___ Xing (street sign's warning) | 36 |
| ___ Xtra (Coca-Cola Company beverage) | 37 |
| ___ y Plata (Montana's motto) | 33 |
| ___ Yale (benefactor of a famed university) (5) | 47 |
| ___ Yale, for whom Yale University is named | 43 |
| ___ yarn (does some storytelling) | 33 |
| ___ Years After (Woodstock band) | 32 |
| ___ York (NYC, to some residents) | 33 |
| ___ Yorke, lead singer of Radiohead | 35 |
| ___ Zürcher Zeitung (leading Swiss daily) | 44 |
| ___ Zelnicek (celebrity's maiden name) | 42 |
| ___ Zeppelin (all-girl cover band) | 34 |
| ___ Zone (bar and restaurant chain) | 35 |
| ___ Zone (sports-themed restaurant chain) | 41 |
| ___ Zor-El, Supergirl's birth name | 38 |
| ___ Zulu (warrior dubbed Africa's Napoleon) | 47 |
| ___! All Berries (Cap'n Crunch variety) | 43 |
| ___' Pea ("Popeye" character) | 43 |
| ___' Pea (Popeye's relative) | 36 |
| ___' Pea (Popeye's ward) | 32 |
| ___'acte (break in show business) | 37 |
| ___'acte (snack time at the opera) | 38 |
| ___'clock (when some local news starts) | 43 |
| ___'easter (storm affecting NYC) | 36 |
| ___'Groat's House (tip of Scotland) | 43 |
| ___'Orléans, in Québec | 32 |
| ___'Pea (Popeye's adopted son) | 38 |
| ___'Pea (Popeye's adoptive son) | 39 |
| ___'s Bam! Burger Hamburger Seasoning | 41 |
| ___'s Razor (philosophical law of simplicity) | 49 |
| ___'s Wells (renowned London theater) | 41 |
| ___, Cheatham, and Howe (bad name for a law firm) | 49 |
| ___, Optimo, Maximo (Benedictine motto) | 39 |
| ___, Straus and Giroux (book publisher) | 39 |
| ___, Straus and Giroux (book publishers) | 40 |
| ___, Straus and Giroux (publisher) | 34 |
| ___-1 ("Ghostbusters" car) | 36 |
| ___-1 ("Ghostbusters" vehicle) | 40 |
| ___-1701 (the starship USS Enterprise) | 38 |
| ___-80 (early personal computer) | 32 |
| ___-A (drug used to treat chickenpox) | 37 |
| ___-A-Fella Records (Jay-Z's label) | 39 |
| ___-again (like some Christians) | 32 |
| ___-Altenburg (former German duchy) | 35 |
| ___-Altenburg (old German duchy) | 32 |
| ___-am (kind of golf tournament) | 32 |
| ___-Americans (about 3.5 million people) | 40 |