| STOOGES | The Three ___: Curly, Larry and Moe (7) |
| TRIO | Curly, Larry and Moe, e.g. |
| BASENJI | Barkless ___; curly-tailed dog |
| ROLL | Swiss ___, curly sponge cake |
| STOOGE | Curly, Larry or Moe |
| PEPBOYS | The three ___: Manny Moe and Jack (auto parts chain) (3,4) |
| FREEDOM | Fred and Moe struggle for liberty (7) |
| CURLY | Partner for Larry and Moe |
| DEGREES | The Three _ (7) |
| SUMMERS | Economist Larry, and a plural season |
| THREESTOOGES | The ... ... , US comedy trio consisting of Larry Fine, Curly Howard and Moe Howard (5,7) |
| SLAPPEDTOGETHER | "I have this dream where I'm a kid delivering donuts to the Three Stooges. I'm in their office setting up (and listening) and Moe says to Larry, 'Hey, porcupine! Does this new script seem ___?' ..." |
| GRACES | The Three ____ , collective term for the Royal Liver, the Cunard and the Port of Liverpool Buildings (6) |
| HANKAZARIA | Voice of Apu and Moe in The Simpsons (4,6) |
| AZARIA | Voice of Apu and Moe in The Simpsons, Hank ... (6) |
| LARRY | Pal of Curly and Moe |
| BEARS | Fairy tale, Goldilocks and the Three ___ |
| MOE | Larry and Curly's offsider in The Three Stooges |
| BARS | Cheers and Moe's, for two |
| TENORS | The Three ___ ___ , operatic singing group of Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti (6) |