| Text | Length |
| Prepared, as a bed | 18 |
| Caught, as a train | 18 |
| ___ choice (opted) | 18 |
| __ mistake (erred) | 18 |
| Showed some hustle | 18 |
| Grabbed the chance | 18 |
| Sherry alternative | 18 |
| Was a huge success | 18 |
| Succeeded: Colloq. | 18 |
| Mel Gibson persona | 18 |
| Port city of India | 18 |
| Bay of Bengal city | 18 |
| Striped silk cloth | 18 |
| Bay of Bengal burg | 18 |
| Pablo's parent | 18 |
| Esposa de su padre | 18 |
| Prado's locale | 18 |
| City NNE of Toledo | 18 |
| West of Tinseltown | 18 |
| West of Hollywood? | 18 |
| West from Brooklyn | 18 |
| West of Hollywood | 18 |
| West from the East | 18 |
| West who went west | 18 |
| West of the movies | 18 |
| West of the cinema | 18 |
| West of Holly-wood | 18 |
| West in old movies | 18 |
| Fannie in the news | 18 |
| Fannie of finance | 18 |
| Powerful whirlpool | 18 |
| Miss Murray et al. | 18 |
| Fannie and Ginnie? | 18 |
| Eminent conductors | 18 |
| Leader of the band | 18 |
| Toscanini, notably | 18 |
| Toscanini or Satie | 18 |
| Address for Abbado | 18 |
| Colleen's name | 18 |
| Mario Puzo subject | 18 |
| Underworld society | 18 |
| Group with rackets | 18 |
| Corleones and crew | 18 |
| Stand buy, briefly | 18 |
| Shiny chrome wheel | 18 |
| Mad, e.g., briefly | 18 |
| Kiosk buy, briefly | 18 |
| Money, for example | 18 |
| Lesser-known Gabor | 18 |
| Balthasar, for one | 18 |
| Balthasar for one | 18 |
| Vivid purplish red | 18 |
| Jiggs's spouse | 18 |
| Bethlehem visitors | 18 |
| New Testament trio | 18 |
| Three gift bearers | 18 |
| Famous gift givers | 18 |
| Trio bearing gifts | 18 |
| Gift-bearing kings | 18 |
| Biblical wise trio | 18 |
| Biblical wise guys | 18 |
| Yuletide wise trio | 18 |
| Trio from the East | 18 |
| They saw the Light | 18 |
| Matthew's trio | 18 |
| Kings of Christmas | 18 |
| Holiday travelers? | 18 |
| Epiphany threesome | 18 |
| Caspar and company | 18 |
| Biblical travelers | 18 |
| Merlin's forte | 18 |
| Wizard's skill | 18 |
| Teammate of Kareem | 18 |
| Certain stage show | 18 |
| Part of it is felt | 18 |
| Igneous rock, once | 18 |
| Igneous rock maker | 18 |
| Cum laude modifier | 18 |
| Great, on diplomas | 18 |
| Cum laude preceder | 18 |
| Attractive device? | 18 |
| Powerful attractor | 18 |
| It always attracts | 18 |
| Mississippi emblem | 18 |
| Revelations nation | 18 |
| A grandson of Noah | 18 |
| Myopic cartoon Mr. | 18 |
| Mister of cartoons | 18 |
| Relative of a crow | 18 |
| Belgian surrealist | 18 |
| Cosmo and GQ, e.g. | 18 |
| O and W, for short | 18 |
| Some sporty wheels | 18 |
| Ancient astrologer | 18 |
| Hungarian language | 18 |
| India's Taj -- | 18 |
| Hawaiian thank you | 18 |
| Writer on seapower | 18 |
| Gandhi's title | 18 |
| The Moslem messiah | 18 |
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