| Text | Length |
| Rio vis-Ã -vis the 2016 Olympics | 34 |
| Regis, Jay or David | 19 |
| Regis or Jay, e.g. | 18 |
| Regis or Jay | 12 |
| Person running the show | 23 |
| Party-giver | 11 |
| Party V.I.P. | 12 |
| Party holder | 12 |
| Party fellow | 12 |
| Parasite's target | 21 |
| One who entertains | 18 |
| One of a symbiotic pair | 23 |
| One having an affair | 20 |
| Leno, notably | 13 |
| Leno for one | 13 |
| Johnny or Jay e.g. | 19 |
| Jay Leno, e.g. | 14 |
| Jay Leno role | 13 |
| Invitations sender | 18 |
| Human in "Alien," e.g. | 32 |
| Home team | 9 |
| Have over, say | 14 |
| Have an affair? | 15 |
| Have a party, say | 17 |
| Guestlist writer | 16 |
| Guest greeter | 13 |
| Give a bash | 11 |
| Fifth word in the ladder | 24 |
| Father of the bride, often | 26 |
| Entertain guests | 16 |
| Dinner giver | 12 |
| Consecrated bread | 17 |
| Check-payer | 11 |
| Caterer caller | 14 |
| Carson, e.g. | 12 |
| Carson or Letterman | 19 |
| Carson or Griffin | 17 |
| Ball thrower? | 13 |
| Ball thrower | 12 |
| Arsenio Hall is one | 19 |
| Alex Trebek, for one | 20 |
| "A ___, of golden daffodils": Wordsworth | 50 |
| "A ___, of golden daffodils" | 38 |
| " . . . a ___ of golden daffodils" | 44 |
| Popular ground cover plant | 26 |
| Plantain lily | 13 |
| Shade-loving plant | 18 |
| Popular landscaping plant | 25 |
| Border plant | 12 |
| Ornamental herb | 15 |
| Lilylike garden plant | 21 |
| Lily plant with showy leaves | 28 |
| Shade-tolerant plant | 20 |
| Shade-loving perennial | 22 |
| Shade tolerant perennial | 24 |
| Plaintain lily | 14 |
| Lily-like plant | 15 |
| Leafy garden plant | 18 |
| Ground-cover plant | 18 |
| Garden plant with showy leaves | 30 |
| One held for ransom | 19 |
| Kidnapping victim | 17 |
| Terrorist's insurance | 25 |
| One used to exert pressure | 26 |
| Kidnappee, at times | 19 |
| Jack's Mannequin song about holdup victim? | 46 |
| Damon, for one | 14 |
| Conditional detainee | 20 |
| Behan's "The ___" | 31 |
| Bad thing to be held | 20 |
| Threw a party | 13 |
| Was the emcee | 13 |
| Threw a ball | 12 |
| Like some Web forums | 20 |
| Emceed | 6 |
| Acted as moderator | 18 |
| Sponsored a party | 17 |
| Ran the party | 13 |
| Played on home grounds | 22 |
| Made introductions, maybe | 25 |
| Like some blogs | 15 |
| Led a talk show | 15 |
| Had a party | 11 |
| Gave, as a gala | 15 |
| Entertained guests | 18 |
| Emulated Cavett or Carson | 25 |
| Covered the costs for | 21 |
| Traveler's stop | 19 |
| Auberge | 7 |
| Antagonistic | 12 |
| Low-cost stopover | 17 |
| Lodging house | 13 |
| Inexpensive lodging | 19 |
| Low-cost lodging | 16 |
| Inexpensive inn | 15 |
| Overnight spot | 14 |
| Hiker's stopover | 20 |
| Backpackers' stopover | 25 |
| Youth stopover | 14 |
| Young travelers' crash site | 31 |
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