| ALIG | Character who aked "Does you think that men should marry only one woman? Does you believe in mahogany?" |
| UTILE | Wood used as a substitute for mahogan: (5) |
| LASTPOST | Indication that men should turn in final job (4,4) |
| EVE | Number one woman? |
| BARE | Aked |
| AIDA | A role only one woman can take |
| BROTHERINLAW | The biblical levirate obligation says a sonless widow should marry her ____ (7-2-3) |
| VOTE | "If you think that the problem in this city is that my rent is too low, ___ for him. If you know the problem in this city is that your rent is too high, ___ for me": Zohran Mamdani |
| ASILLY | "Chances are, 'cause I wear _ _ _ _ _ _ grin the moment you come into view Chances Are you think that I'm in love with you..." -Johnny Mathis (1957) |
| IDEA | What gave you that ___? (Why do you think that?) |
| IAM | "You think that you're the man / I think, therefore, ___": Billie Eilish |
| IMAGINED | Assumed wise men should stop in east before ending in yard (8) |
| ALMICHAELS | Sportscaster who memorably asked "Do you believe in miracles?" |
| LUCK | See what you hear, for good or ill, if you believe in it. (4) |
| DEBITLINE | The part of the balance sheet that does you no credit! (5,4) |
| FANCY | Expression, 'A little bit of what you - - - does you good' (5) |
| ALITTLEOF | ___ ___ ___ What You Fancy Does You Good, 1915 classic music hall song (1,6,2) |
| SWORDOFDAMOCLES | This is bound to fall sometime when it does you'll have some headache (5,2,8) |
| INFIRMLY | "And thus it is that that men who rise well will often stand ____" (Henry Taylor on climbing the political slippery pole) |
| IMHURT | "How could you think that of me?" |
