| ''Bonfire of the Vanities'' author |
WOLFE |
| ''Casablanca'' role |
ILSA |
| ''I Fall to Pieces'' singer |
PATSYCLINE |
| ''La Vie en Rose'' singer |
PIAF |
| ''Star Wars'' star |
MARKHAMILL |
| ''Told ya!'' |
SEE |
| Absorb |
SOAKUP |
| Accidental success |
FLUKE |
| Approximately |
CLOSETO |
| Big bang |
KABOOM |
| Blacksmith, at times |
SHOER |
| Brine-cured cheeses |
FETAS |
| British portraitist |
OPIE |
| City on the Rhone |
LYONS |
| Cold War power |
USSR |
| Common sitcom rating |
TVPG |
| Confesses |
OWNSUP |
| Correspondence |
MAIL |
| Couture monogram |
YSL |
| Coveted statuette |
OSCAR |
| Expanse |
FIELD |
| Federal agent |
TMAN |
| Feudal worker |
SERF |
| Five-star nickname |
IKE |
| Flew the coop |
RAN |
| Floppy lid |
TAM |
| Hapless ones |
LOSERS |
| Hi-tech ID |
DNA |
| Hoopla |
ADO |
| Imported auto |
KIA |
| Jazz instruments |
TENORSAXES |
| Jeweled headpiece |
TIARA |
| Knight of song |
GLADYS |
| Legal injury |
TORT |
| Like crayons |
WAXY |
| Loses one's cool |
HASAFIT |
| Lot measurement |
AREA |
| Low-lying region |
VALE |