| ''Diff'rent Strokes'' actress Charlotte | 59 |
| ''Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg'' heroine | 58 |
| ''Desperate Housewives'' star Hatcher | 53 |
| ''Defense of Fort M'Henry'' author | 54 |
| ''Defending Liberty, Pursuing Justice'' org. | 60 |
| ''Deep in my heart, ___ believe ...'' | 53 |
| ''Dedicated to the ___ Love'' (Shirelles song) | 62 |
| ''Death of a Salesman'' director Kazan | 54 |
| ''Dead Poets Society'' director Peter | 53 |
| ''Dead Man Walking'' actress Sarandon | 53 |
| ''Dancing with the Stars'' selection | 52 |
| ''Dancer Adjusting Her Shoe'' artist | 52 |
| ''Cup'' or ''Bank'' preceder | 60 |
| ''CSI'' or ''The Sopranos'' | 59 |
| ''Crucifixion of St. Peter'' painter Guido | 58 |
| ''Critique of Pure Reason'' philosopher | 55 |
| ''Cray'' or ''pay'' ending | 58 |
| ''Cray'' or ''Motor'' ending | 60 |
| ''Crack'' or ''jack'' follower | 62 |
| ''Cover ___ Face'' (P.D. James mystery) | 55 |
| ''Couldn't have said it better myself'' | 59 |
| ''Cotton Comes to Harlem'' director Davis | 57 |
| ''Confessions of Zeno'' novelist Svevo | 54 |
| ''Cone'' or ''Cat'' intro | 57 |
| ''Concerto for the Left Hand'' composer | 55 |
| ''Come ___!'' (''Welcome!'') | 60 |
| ''Come to My Window'' singer Etheridge | 54 |
| ''Come On-A My House'' vocalist Clooney | 55 |
| ''Coffee ___?'' (host's question) | 53 |
| ''Coal Miner's Daughter'' subject | 53 |
| ''Closed'' or ''Open'' | 54 |
| ''Circle'' or ''final'' start | 61 |
| ''Christ of St. John of the Cross'' artist | 58 |
| ''Children of the Tenements'' author | 52 |
| ''Children of the Albatross'' author | 52 |
| ''Chicago'' or ''Philadelphia'' | 63 |
| ''Cherish those hearts that ___ thee'' (Shakespeare) | 68 |
| ''Cheers'' or ''Friends'' | 57 |
| ''Cheer up, for goodness' sake!'' | 53 |
| ''Charlie's Angels'' film actress | 53 |
| ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' author | 60 |
| ''Cats and Bats and Things With Wings'' poet | 60 |
| ''Cathy'' or ''Blondie,'' e.g. | 62 |
| ''Carthage must be destroyed'' Roman | 52 |
| ''Caro __'' (''Rigoletto'' aria) | 64 |
| ''Carmen'' or ''Aida'' | 54 |
| ''Caps Lock'' or ''Print Screen'' | 65 |
| ''Candle in the Wind'' performer John | 53 |
| ''Candle in the Wind 1997'' dedicatee | 53 |
| ''Can't Help Lovin' __ Man'' | 52 |
| ''Can you ___?'' (''Is it obvious?'') | 69 |
| ''Call to Greatness'' author Stevenson | 54 |
| ''Call it'' reply, about half of the time | 57 |
| ''California, Here I Come'' co-writer Joseph | 60 |
| ''California, Here I Come'' co-composer Joseph | 62 |
| ''Cabbages'' and ''kings'' | 58 |
| ''By ___, I think he's got it!'' | 52 |
| ''By the time I count to three'' follower | 57 |
| ''But ___ me, give me liberty . . .'' | 53 |
| ''But when thou __ alms . . .'': Matthew | 56 |
| ''But only God can make a ___'' (Kilmer) | 56 |
| ''But answer came there ___'' (Lewis Carroll) | 61 |
| ''Burnt Weeny Sandwich'' composer Frank | 55 |
| ''Bug'' or ''peek'' follower | 60 |
| ''Brideshead Revisited'' author Waugh | 53 |
| ''Breathing Lessons'' Pulitzer winner | 53 |
| ''Breakfast at Tiffany's'' actress Patricia | 63 |
| ''Break ___!'' (''Perform well!'') | 66 |
| ''Bravo!'' or ''Hurrah!'' | 57 |
| ''Boy!'' or ''girl!'' preceder | 62 |
| ''Boy!'' or ''girl!'' lead-in | 61 |
| ''Botch-___'' (Rosemary Clooney hit) | 52 |
| ''Born in the ___'' (Springsteen song) | 54 |
| ''Bob & Carol & ___ & Alice'' | 57 |
| ''Blue'' or ''White'' river | 59 |
| ''Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain'' singer (1975) | 62 |
| ''Blowin' in the Wind'' composer | 52 |
| ''Billy, Don't Be ___'' (1974 hit) | 54 |
| ''Big'' part of California or of a Kerouac novel | 64 |
| ''Big Momma's House'' star (2000) | 53 |
| ''Big Momma's House'' actress Long | 54 |
| ''Beverly Hills Cop'' character Foley | 53 |
| ''Beowulf'' or ''Iliad,'' e.g. | 62 |
| ''Begin the Beguine'' bandleader Artie | 54 |
| ''Beggars can't be choosers,'' e.g. | 55 |
| ''Before the Next Teardrop Falls'' singer | 57 |
| ''Bed'' or ''home'' ending | 58 |
| ''Be ___!'' (''Help me out here!'') | 67 |
| ''Be ___ and . . .'' (request start) | 52 |
| ''Be ___ . . .'' (start of a request) | 53 |
| ''Be on the lookout'' messages, briefly | 55 |
| ''Be My Yoko ___'' (Barenaked Ladies song) | 58 |
| ''Battlefield Earth'' author Hubbard | 52 |
| ''Battle Hymn of the Republic'' writer | 54 |
| ''Battle Hymn of the Republic'' author | 54 |
| ''Barbara ___'' (Beach Boys classic) | 52 |
| ''Barbara ___'' (1965 Beach Boys hit) | 53 |
| ''Bar'' or ''airport'' follower | 63 |
| ''Bali ___'' (from ''South Pacific'') | 69 |
| ''Bali ___'' (''South Pacific'' song) | 69 |