| TORRE | "The Yankee Years" co-author |
| JOETORRE | "The Yankee Years" co-author |
| COSMO | "Bachelor of the Year" co-awarder |
| SOSA | Sportsman of the Year co-winner of 1998 |
| MELINDAGATES | Philanthropist who was a Time Person of the Year co-honoree in 2005 |
| SOPH | Second-year co-ed |
| JOSEPHBOLOGNA | My Favorite Year co-star |
| ALDA | Burstyn's "Same Time, Next Year" co-star |
| DIMAGGIO | Surname of the US baseball player Joltin' Joe or the Yankee Clipper, one of the sport's all-time greats (8) |
| IRONY | Sarcasm from the Yankee at the golf club (5) |
| THETIMES | By itself, the Yankee territory introduction of cruel capital punishment means nothing will be the same (3,5,4,3,1-8) |
| THEYAREA | By itself, the Yankee territory introduction of cruel capital punishment means nothing will be the same (3,5,4,3,1-8) |
| CHANGING | By itself, the Yankee territory introduction of cruel capital punishment means nothing will be the same (3,5,4,3,1-8) |
| AROD | Nickname of the Yankee who was the 1996 MLB batting champion: Hyph. |
| TOY | To the Yankee, a childish imitation |
| BEEFY | Strong meat to the Yankee (5) |
| BERRA | Yogi the Yankee |
| YAWED | The Yankee, in fear, failed to stay on line |
| ALLY | To the Yankee, everybody's a friend (4) |
| DETRAINS | Gets off the Yankee Clipper |
