| PENTAMETER | "Whate'er you think, good words, I think, were best" (King John), for example |
| TOPER | Soak best King Edward? (5) |
| BAPTIST | John, for example - British painter, erasing one stroke of pen |
| GOSPELTRUTH | Absolute certainty seen in Luke and John, for example (6,5) |
| APOSTLE | John, for example, has a job with the French |
| NAMESAKE | John vis-a-vis other Johns, for example |
| LETSCALLITADAY | "I think we're done here" ... or a hint to translating each of the four shaded words in this puzzle |
| ALONE | Tiffany's hit, "I Think We're ... Now" (5) |
| DOLLYPARTON | Speaker of the quip "I think we're all...": 2 Wds. |
| GULP | [Um ... I think we're in trouble!] |
| ALONENOW | Tiffany "I Think We're ___" |
| AHA | "I think we're on the right track!" |
| UHOH | "I think we're in trouble!" |
| ANDTHATSABOUTIT | "I think we're done here" |
| CASECLOSED | "I think we're done here!" |
| MISSING | 1982 film drama for which Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek were Best Actor and Actress in a Leading Role |
| GRIMM | Surname of two German brothers who were best known for publishing collections of folk and fairy tales (5) |
| LADS | James Bolam and Rodney Bewes were best friends in this (TheLikely ----) |
| PLAYME | Neil Diamond "You are the words, I am the tune, ___" |
| REGRET | Feeling that might accompany the words "I can't believe I ate the whole thing" |
