| DMC | The three letters on the DeLorean's grille (3) |
| AKA | Three letters on many wanted posters |
| FUN | Apt word for this puzzle's theme, found by using the three letters that appear nowhere else in this entire puzzle's grid |
| ABC | 3 letters on 2 |
| DEF | 3 letters on a phone |
| OUTATIME | What it says on the Delorean's license plate in Back to the Future |
| TOE | Lowest of the three- letter body parts |
| TEN | Largest of all the three-letter numbers |
| LAX | What is the three-letter code for Los Angeles International Airport? (1,1,1) |
| OLE | Matador's cry When you've solved the crossword, the letters on the shaded squares, reading left to right, top to bottom, spell a mystery word or phrase. |
| DUE | About to arrive When you've solved the crossword, the letters on the shaded squares, reading left to right, top to bottom, spell a mystery word or phrase. |
| RAS | Moroccan spice mix, ... el hanout When you've solved the crossword, the letters on the shaded squares, reading left to right, top to bottom, spell a mystery word or phrase. |
| ANY | Song, ... Dream Will Do When you've solved the crossword, the letters on the shaded squares, reading left to right, top to bottom, spell a mystery word or phrase. |
| APT | Suitable When you've solved the crossword, the letters on the shaded squares, reading left to right, top to bottom, spell a mystery word. |
| MNO | Letters on the 6 on a phone |
| PRS | Letters on the 7 button on older phones |
| GHI | Letters on the 4 on phones |
| AOL | Big letters on the Internet |
| BBC | Letters on the telly |
| STL | Letters on the caps of baseball's Cardinals |
