| BEALLANDENDALL | Only thing of importance (2-3,3,3,3-3) |
| MATTERS | Things of importance |
| ORDEROFTHEDAY | The only thing available for the agenda (5,2,3,3) |
| USETO | "The only thing to do with good advice is pass it on. It is never any ___ __ oneself", Oscar Wilde. (3,2) |
| FEAR | A feeling of alarm, dread or terror, which, according to FDR, is the only thing to be afraid of (4) |
| IAMGROOT | Only thing said by the treelike character in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" |
| STAGDO | Buck's dalliance with one of the opposite sex curtailed - it's a men-only thing (4,2) |
| PALLIATE | Moderate starter of pate the only thing I consumed |
| HODOR | "Game of Thrones" character named for the only thing he says |
| TRIUMPH | 'The only thing necessary for the ... of evil is for good men to do nothing' (Burke) (7) |
| SOCRATES | Athenian philosopher, 470-399 BCE, who proclaimed that the only thing he was aware of was his ignorance (8) |
| TOFEAR | "The only thing we have ___ is..." |
| LOMBARDI | "Winning...is the only thing" coach |
| ISNT | "Winning ___ everything, it's the only thing" |
| MEATSAFE | Only thing the hungry burglar was interested in? |
| PANDORA | Hope the only thing left in her box (7) |
| POETRY | 'The only thing that matters': cummings |
| RETREAT | The only thing a defeated army can beat (7) |
| SOLO | The only thing to eat? (4) |
| FREESPACE | Only thing filled in on the worst Bingo card |
