| SAHL | Satirist who said "If you were the only person left on the planet, I would have to attack you. That's my job" |
| NEMOME | Submarine captain to attack (you might say) on a shoestring in trouble with it, according to the Thi |
| LOUSE | Unpleasant person left on the river (5) |
| ELITE | Best part of planet I left, after launch? (5) |
| MATTER | "If you were the only girl in the world, and I were the only boy; Nothing else would ... in the world today; We could go on loving in the same old way" |
| AYER | Who wrote the songs Oh, You Beautiful Doll" (1911) and If You Were the Only Girl in the World (1916)? (4) |
| ATA | "...I knew _ _ _ glance that you were the only one for my heart..." -The Moonglows, "I Knew from the Start" j |
| CICERO | Murdered by Mark Antony's soldiers, the Roman orator and philosopher "Tully" who said "If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need" (6) |
| HAVEL | President who said "If you want to see your plays performed the way you wrote them, become president" |
| ALANKING | Comic who said "If you want to read about love and marriage, you've got to buy two separate books" |
| YOGIBERRA | Baseball catcher and manager who said "If you come to a fork in the road, take it" |
| ELIOT | Poet who said "If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?" |
| CARLIN | Comedian George who said, "If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten" |
| HST | Prez who said "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen" |
| CHEGUEVARA | Who said "If you tremble with indignation at every injustice, then you are a comrade of mine" |
| ALI | Athlete who said, "If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize" |
| KOCH | New York City mayor who said, "If you agree with me on twelve out of twelve [issues], see a psychiatrist" |
| ERMA | Bombeck who said, "If you can't make it better, you can laugh at it" |
| BAVUMA | Phehlukwayo and this player were the only members of the India-bound South African squad left unsold during the recent SA20 auction. (6) |
| JUSTFOURLAUGHS | What were heard when Ringo and his bandmates were the only ones to get the joke? |