| Cute marsupials | 15 |
| Cuddly marsupials | 17 |
| Cousins of wombats | 18 |
| Bearlike Australian beasts | 26 |
| Beanie Babies Mel and Eucalyptus, e.g. | 38 |
| Australian tree-dwellers | 24 |
| Arboreal Australian critters | 28 |
| "Down Under" tree climbers | 36 |
| Zen puzzle | 10 |
| Zen paradox | 11 |
| Zen riddle | 10 |
| Zen question | 12 |
| Meditation question | 19 |
| Contemplation of the sound of one hand clapping, e.g. | 53 |
| Zen master's riddle | 23 |
| Zen master's question | 25 |
| Zen discipline | 14 |
| Spiritual question | 18 |
| Riddle for a student of Zen | 27 |
| Paradoxical riddle | 18 |
| Paradoxical question of a sort | 30 |
| Paradox to be meditated on | 26 |
| Master's riddle | 19 |
| "When you can do nothing, what can you do?", e.g. | 59 |
| "What is the sound of one hand clapping?" e.g. | 56 |
| "What is the sound of one hand clapping?," say | 56 |
| "Has a dog Buddha-nature or not?" e.g. | 48 |
| Honshu port | 11 |
| Japanese port | 13 |
| Japanese city | 13 |
| Japanese seaport | 16 |
| Japanese port city | 18 |
| Bryant of the NBA | 17 |
| Type of beef | 12 |
| Japanese beef center | 20 |
| Hoopster Bryant | 15 |
| Expensive Japanese beef | 23 |
| City near Osaka | 15 |
| 1995 earthquake site | 20 |
| Prized beef | 11 |
| Port on Osaka Bay | 17 |
| Hoops star Bryant | 17 |
| High-quality beef | 17 |
| Fine beef source | 16 |
| Eastern beef city | 17 |
| Beefy Laker? | 12 |
| Asian beef center | 17 |
| 1995 earthquake city | 20 |
| Site of a devastating 1995 earthquake | 37 |
| Shaq teammate | 13 |
| Seaport on Osaka Bay | 20 |
| Prized Japanese beef | 20 |
| Pricey steak from Japan | 23 |
| Pricey Japanese beef | 20 |
| Port city in Japan on Osaka Bay | 34 |
| Port capital of Hyogo Prefecture | 32 |
| Pau's NBA teammate | 22 |
| Osaka Bay port | 14 |
| One of Nike's Most Valuable Puppets in TV ads | 49 |
| NBA star aka "Black Mamba" | 36 |
| Major port on Osaka Bay | 23 |
| Major port in Japan | 19 |
| Longtime Laker Bryant | 21 |
| Lakers star Bryant | 18 |
| Laker named for a steak | 23 |
| Laker legend Bryant | 19 |
| Laker first name | 16 |
| Laker all-star | 14 |
| Japanese beef | 13 |
| Japanese ''beef'' city | 38 |
| Honshu city noted for its beef | 30 |
| He played and lost in the 2004 NBA finals | 41 |
| Former teammate of Shaquille | 28 |
| Expensive steak variety | 23 |
| Expensive kind of beef | 22 |
| Court star named for a steak | 28 |
| City known for pricey beef | 26 |
| Chant at a Lakers game | 22 |
| Capital of Hyogo Prefecture | 27 |
| Bryant of the Lakers | 20 |
| Bryant of court fame | 20 |
| Bryant of basketball | 20 |
| Big name in beef or basketball | 30 |
| Beloved beef | 12 |
| Basketball star Bryant | 22 |
| Athlete nicknamed "The Black Mamba" | 45 |
| Asian city heavily bombed during W.W. II | 40 |
| Asian beef source | 17 |
| 2007-08 N.B.A. M.V.P., to fans | 30 |
| 2005-06 NBA leading scorer __ Bryant | 36 |
| Mayor Dinkins's predecessor | 31 |
| Ex-mayor of NYC | 15 |
| Wapner's successor on "The People's Court" | 60 |
| NYC's Ed | 12 |
| NYC mayor turned TV judge | 25 |
| New York mayor turned judge | 27 |
| Former New York mayor Ed | 24 |
| Former Big Apple mayor Ed | 25 |
| "How'm I Doing?" mayor/author | 43 |
| '70s-'80s Big Apple mayor | 33 |