| ROOTS | House band for "The Tonight Show," with "The" |
| ROOM | 2003 cult film known as the "'Citizen Kane' of bad movies," with "The" |
| AMARILLOSLIM | Poker legend who appeared on "The Tonight Show" and "I've Got a Secret" (2 wds.) |
| RECORD | "Let the ___ show ..." |
| BALDEAGLE | Benjamin Franklin famously considered it "a rank coward" with "bad moral character" |
| GETITTOGETHER | "With patience and perseverance you're sure to ___" |
| DUE | "With all __ respect ... " |
| SMITHS | "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" band, with "The" |
| ONION | Publication with the spin-off site Clickhole, with "The" |
| CROWN | Overarching term for the British monarchy, with "the" |
| FINS | Nickname for the Miami Dolphins, with "the" |
| SOPRANOS | #1 on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time" list, with "The" |
| OJAYS | "Love Train" group, with "The" |
| ENIGMA | Monthly publication of the National Puzzlers' League, with "The" |
| PIRATEBAY | Notorious online hub for illegal file sharing, with "The" |
| OLDS | Parents and grandparents, in slang, with "the" |
| EXTRAMILE | Above and beyond, with "the" |
| SIMS | Popular game with virtual people, with "The" |
| LEGOMOVIE | 2014 animated film whose protagonist, aptly, is a construction worker, with "The" |
| ITCLUB | L.A. jazz venue where Thelonious Monk recorded a live album, with "the" |
