| THREEWISEMEN | Smart trio who threw enemies into confusion (5,4,3) |
| CIRCE | Greek goddess who turned her enemies into animals |
| DEAD | Whan an opossum feels afraid, he lies very still to trick his enemies into thinking that he's ___ |
| THREESTOOGES | The ___ vaudeville trio who perfomed together from 1922 to 1970, making more than 200 short comedy films (5,7) |
| RANDYJOHNSON | Pitcher who threw no-hitters for the Mariners and Diamondbacks: 2 wds. |
| PUTOUTOFGEAR | Throw into confusion by changing into neutral? (3,3,2,4) |
| GOOSEGOSSAGE | Yankees reliever with a bird nickname who threw the pitch in the Pine Tar Incident: 2 wds. |
| DISCONCERTED | Thrown into confusion, frustrated (12) |
| HUESCORPORATION | R&B trio who hit #1 with 1974's "Rock the Boat" |
| JADE | R&B trio who hit #4 with "Don't Walk Away" |
| AHA | Trio who did the soundtrack to the Bond movie "The Living Daylights" |
| TLC | Trio who sang the 1999 #1 hit "Unpretty" |
| MAGI | Trio who traveled to Bethlehem |
| HAIM | Sister trio who sing "Now I'm in It" |
| KINGSX | Texan trio who came Out Of The Silent Planet (5,1) |
| RUNDMC | Old School rap trio who walked with Aerosmith, ___-___ (3,3) |
| AMOS | Trio who released the 1994 album "Under the Pink" |
| RUN | ___-DMC (trio who covered Walk This Way) |
| PIONEERS | Reggae trio who hit with Long Shot Kick De Bucket (8) |
| LOVEUNLIMITED | Female trio who provided backing vocals for Barry White (4,9) |
