| TASKMASTERS | But being the smartest, ask a different way (11) |
| WISEST | Witnessed no end of being the smartest (6) |
| HUMANS | Being the smartest sorts (6) |
| LOSINGHEART | In love with, but being discouraged by (6,5) |
| MAGNUM | Dirty Harry asked, "But being as this is a .44 ..., the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself a question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya punk |
| JACOBS | A. J. ___, author of the best seller "The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest |
| BRAIN | With a ___ that can weigh up to 10 pounds, the elephant is one of the smartest animals in the world |
| ENRON | Company that's the subject of the documentary "The Smartest Guys in the Room" |
| TRIGGER | 'The smartest horse in the movies' |
| NEATEST | The teen sat around looking the smartest (7) |
| PIG | Farm animal considered the smartest domesticated animal in the world |
| MATTRESS | The smartest is ordered for the bedroom (8) |
| MEEK | But being submissive, by God, won't the world be theirs for the taking? (4) |
| TESTS | Checks in at the smartest salons (5) |
| MENSABUSINESS | Bookkeeping for the smartest 2%? |
| WARE | "Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth" graphic artist Chris |
| GENII | The smartest among us (var.) |
| SWISHEST | Good person conceals desires to be the smartest (8) |
| HAVINGNOIDEA | Being useless, but being quite unaware of it (6,2,4) |
| BEATING | Disturbing the game, but being victorious (7) |
