| WASA | Third and fourth word in many limericks |
| SCHOOLOFHARDKNOCKS | Experiential learning idiom whose first, third, and fourth words are an academic establishment, the opposite of "soft," and a synonym for "raps on a door": 4 wds. (Theme answer: When the first word is |
| ATIME | Third and fourth words of many a fairy tale (5) |
| ORNOT | Third and fourth words of a soliloquoy |
| WAS | Third word in many limericks |
| ONCE | Word in many limericks |
| WENT | Fourth word in "Jack and Jill" |
| BANG | Third or fourth word in a fictional car's name (4) |
| HOOT | Fourth word in the ladder |
| TO | Fourth word in the "Pledge of Allegiance" |
| AGO | Fourth word in the "Star Wars" intro |
| SNOW | Fourth word in "Jingle Bells" |
| NEE | Fourth word in Sarandon's Wikipedia article |
| SOFARSOGOOD | Phrase meaning "no problems yet!" whose second and fourth words are the opposites of "near" and "bad": 4 wds. |
| TENOUTOFTEN | Best-possible ranking whose first and fourth words are the same and spell a tennis court divider backwards: 4 wds. (Theme answer: When interpreted as a division problem, this phrase equates to 1) |
| DOGDAYSOFSUMMER | Time of year whose first, second, and fourth words are a barking pet, the opposites of "nights," and the opposite of "winter": 4 wds. |
| IHATETOGO | "Unfortunately, can't stay any longer" equivalent whose second and fourth words are the opposites of "love" and "stop": 4 wds. |
| SOBADITSGOOD | Descriptor meaning "terrible but therefore somehow enjoyable" whose second and fourth words are opposites: 4 wds. |
| TOOBADSOSAD | Phrase meaning "stinks for you!" whose second and fourth words rhyme: 4 wds. |
| DONTYUCKMYYUM | Phrase meaning "I want to avoid worrying about your dislike of something I like!" whose second and fourth words are opposite reactions to trying a new food: 4 wds. |
