| BECAUSEITSTHERE | George Mallory's response to why he wanted to climb Everest (7,3,5) |
| EVEREST | 'Because it is there,' answered George Mallory when asked why he wanted to climb this mountain |
| OHYES | Emphatic agreement to "Why, he's nothing!" |
| PAPERBACKWRITER | In his just published book, "The Lyrics," Paul McCartney offers details about 154 of his songs; early on he wanted to be a novelist, and for this hit imagined penning "a letter to the publishing compa |
| YOUHADMEATHELLO | Vegetarian's "Duh!" response to why they hate their formerly vegan pal? |
| NORGAY | Together with Sir Edmund Hillary, he was the first to climb Everest, Tenzing ... |
| EDMUND | ___ Hillary (with Sherpa Tenzing) first to climb Everest in 1953 (6) |
| FALL | Best time to climb Everest, ironically |
| TALLY | He's lofty and that's why he's able to score (5) |
| CATFISH | Why did Silly Sam buy his kitten a rod and reel? Because he wanted to see a ___ |
| EGGPLANT | Why did the foolish farmer spread fertilizer outside his chicken coop? Because he wanted to grow an ___ |
| GOUPINTHEWORLD | Climb Everest to improve social standing? |
| AMEREDISCOUNT | "Some studio exec wasn't happy with ___--he wanted to get in for free." |
| ITWASTHESAMEOLDGRIND | He wanted to run a coffee shop but ___ |
| TED | He wanted to get rid of that sickly look (3) |
| SUZY | ESPN reporter Kolber, whom Joe Namath said he wanted to kiss on-air |
| NORTHPOLE | Great Scott - he wanted to be as far from there as possible! |
| GARVEY | He wanted to build a new Black-governed nation in Africa |
| PACKHAM | He wanted to leave Weatherfield for Cornwall, with Cathy Matthews (5,7) |
| BRIAN | He wanted to leave Weatherfield for Cornwall, with Cathy Matthews (5,7) |
