| NAMEGAME | 1965 Shirley Ellis hit full of wordplay, with "The" |
| PUNNY | Full of wordplay |
| NAME | "The __ Game" (1964 hit for Shirley Ellis) |
| BLINKED | Looked as though it had not hit full on (7) |
| SOPRANOS | #1 on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time" list, with "The" |
| ROOM | 2003 cult film known as the "'Citizen Kane' of bad movies," with "The" |
| ROOTS | House band for "The Tonight Show," with "The" |
| OJAYS | "Love Train" group, with "The" |
| SMITHS | "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" band, with "The" |
| ENIGMA | Monthly publication of the National Puzzlers' League, with "The" |
| OLDS | Parents and grandparents, in slang, with "the" |
| SIMS | Popular game with virtual people, with "The" |
| ONION | Publication with the spin-off site Clickhole, with "The" |
| EMPIRESTATE | Birthplace of five U.S. presidents, with "the" |
| EXTRAMILE | Above and beyond, with "the" |
| CROWN | Overarching term for the British monarchy, with "the" |
| DOW | It has daily openings, with "the" |
| FINS | Nickname for the Miami Dolphins, with "the" |
| FORCE | Jedi's power, with "the" |
| LEGOMOVIE | 2014 animated film whose protagonist, aptly, is a construction worker, with "The" |
