| CHRON | S.F paper, briefly (with "the") |
| TRIB | Tampa paper, briefly, with "the" |
| SEEME | Words on an F paper, maybe |
| SOX | South Side squad, briefly, with "the" |
| MET | New York museum, briefly (with "the") |
| TEMPS | Motown group, briefly with "The" |
| MERC | Chicago exchange, briefly, with "the" |
| COMPADRE | Arrive briefly with the chaplain, a friend (8) |
| GRANDTOTAL | Great to talk briefly with the ultimate figure (5,5) |
| STONES | "Beast of Burden" band, briefly (with "the") |
| NYT | "All the News That's Fit to Print" paper, briefly |
| OBIT | Sad notice in the paper, briefly |
| LATIMES | Norman Chandler's paper, briefly |
| OPED | Piece in the paper, briefly |
| SUBSTANDARD | Inferior editorial team member on London paper, briefly (11) |
| FACET | Aspect of champion covered by paper briefly |
| DAIL | Paper briefly read in parliament |
| NYTIMES | Pentagon Papers paper, briefly |
| WSJ | Financial paper, briefly |
| LAT | West Coast paper, briefly |
