| MANA | "___ plan, a canal, Panama" |
| AMANA | "___ plan, a canal..." |
| MAN | "A ___, a plan, a canal - Panama" |
| LEIGH | ___ Mercer, originator of the palindrome "A man, a plan, a canal - Panama!" |
| AMAN | "___, a plan, a canal, Panama" |
| PLAN | 'A man, a ___ , a canal: Panama!' (4) |
| APLAN | "A man, ___, a canal, Panama!" |
| PANAMA | A man, a plan, a canal, ___ (6) |
| CHAT | Informal talk on origin of canal. Panama, perhaps (4) |
| COHERENT | "There is a ___ plan for the universe, though I don't know what it's a plan for": astronomer Fred Hoyle (8) |
| DENTAL | "___ plan!" "Lisa needs braces!" (Simpsons dialogue played on loop in a gag) |
| YEAR | Five-___ Plan |
| DAWES | ___ Plan (post-WWI arrangement) |
| TOWNSEND | ___ plan (Social Security Act precursor) |
| OUTA | Work ___ _ plan (Brainstorm) |
| KEOGH | ___ plan (retirement benefit option) |
| DILLINGERESCAPE | N.J. metalcore rockers ___ Plan |
| DATA | ___ plan (cell phone option that may be "unlimited") |
| SIMPLE | Canadian band, ___ Plan ...it's easy! |
| SCHLIEFFEN | ___ Plan, German WWI military strategy (10) |
