| "Let me point out..." | 31 |
| One who doesn't miss things | 31 |
| Observant type | 14 |
| Taking in | 9 |
| "___ I can help it!" | 30 |
| ''___ I can help it!'' | 38 |
| "__ I can help it!" | 29 |
| "I know __ the day be ours": "King Henry V" | 63 |
| "_____ I can help it!" | 32 |
| "___ you were the last person on Earth!" | 50 |
| "__ you were the last one on earth!" | 46 |
| "__ you paid me!" | 27 |
| "__ I have anything to say about it" | 46 |
| ___ but when | 12 |
| Send word to | 12 |
| Get word to | 11 |
| Send word | 9 |
| In ___ (quickly) | 16 |
| "___ for Sergeants" | 29 |
| The blink of an eye | 19 |
| Seconds flat | 12 |
| In ___ (very soon) | 18 |
| 1970 The Guess Who hit | 22 |
| "I'm in a rush!" | 30 |
| Rusher's dismissal | 22 |
| Instant, in a phrase (with "in") | 42 |
| Instant, in a phrase | 20 |
| In ___ (instantly) | 18 |
| Hurried person's phrase | 27 |
| Guess Who hit of 1970 | 21 |
| First words of an Ira Levin title | 33 |
| Behrman's "___ for Comedy" | 40 |
| A jiffy | 7 |
| "We can't delay!" | 31 |
| "There's ___ like the present" | 44 |
| "Sorry, too busy" | 27 |
| "Sorry, too busy!" | 28 |
| "Sorry, I'm busy" | 31 |
| "I'm late!" | 25 |
| "Gotta fly, sorry!" | 29 |
| "Don't bother me, I'm in a rush!" | 51 |
| "Can't stop now!" | 31 |
| "___ for Comedy": Behrman | 35 |
| "___ for Comedy," Behrman play | 40 |
| Away from the office | 20 |
| "Tell it ___ Gath" | 28 |
| Running an errand, say | 22 |
| Out sick, say | 13 |
| Out of stock | 12 |
| Out for lunch, say | 18 |
| At lunch, say | 13 |
| " . . . and ye took me ___": Matt. 25:43 | 50 |
| '-- a million years!' | 29 |
| Vacationing, perhaps | 20 |
| Unavailable for appointments | 28 |
| Out to lunch, e.g. | 18 |
| Out for lunch, perhaps | 22 |
| Away from one's desk | 24 |
| Away at the moment | 18 |
| Absent from the office | 22 |
| "The fault . . . is ___ our stars . . . ": Shak. | 58 |
| "Tell it ___ Gath'' | 32 |
| "___ a million years!" | 32 |
| Jotting down | 12 |
| Making mention of | 17 |
| Taking heed of | 14 |
| Remarking on | 12 |
| Recording in writing | 20 |
| Record making | 13 |
| Perceiving | 10 |
| Observing carefully | 19 |
| Observer's activity | 23 |
| Mentioning | 10 |
| Heeding | 7 |
| Giving heed to | 14 |
| Acknowledging | 13 |
| Like junior high orchestras, at times | 37 |
| Whimsical idea | 14 |
| Vague conception | 16 |
| Opinion; view | 13 |
| It may be crazy | 15 |
| Dissatisfied diner's decision | 33 |
| Result of poor service | 22 |
| What a dissatisfied diner may decide to leave | 45 |
| Waiter's worry | 18 |
| Upshot of poor service | 22 |
| Upshot of bad service, maybe | 28 |
| Surly server's penalty | 26 |
| Surly server's comeuppance | 30 |
| Stiff penalty? | 14 |
| Result of bad service | 21 |
| Response to waiting too long for someone who's waiting? | 59 |
| Response to poor service | 24 |
| Response to bad service | 23 |
| Bad-service upshot | 18 |
| Angry diner's decision | 26 |
| Aftermath of service faults | 27 |
| "Reward" for poor service | 35 |
| Vacation resort policy, perhaps | 31 |
| Private club's gratuity policy, often | 41 |