| ASL | In which four raised fingers and a curved thumb is "B," in brief |
| AKINS | Actor Claude of "B.J. and the Bear" |
| VIENNA | Aunt of Prince William IV raised capital in Europe (6) |
| ZITHER | Shallow, flat stringed instrument which is laid flat and plucked with the fingers and a plectrum (6) |
| HAND | It has four fingers and a thumb |
| CHECK | What an upward raised finger means to a waiter |
| ONE | Number indicated by a raised finger |
| FDR | Who famously offered this speaking advice: "Be sincere, be brief, be seated," in brief |
| FBI | Clarice Starling's employer in "The Silence of the Lambs," in brief |
| WWI | Conflict in 2017's "Wonder Woman," in brief |
| SNL | Show that spawned "Wayne's World," in brief |
| THAI | Language in which "thank you" is "khaawp khun" |
| ROMANNUMERALS | In which four is seen in five (5, 8) |
| LOSER | What a finger and a thumb in the shape of an "L" on one's forehead means |
| DUTCHBARN | A farm building consisting of a steel frame and a curved roof (5,4) |
| NOONE | Who is "too small to make a difference," per a Greta Thunberg book title |
| FIVES | Game in which four will make a score? (5) |
| STOCKHOLM | Scandinavian city in which four of the five Nobel Prizes are presented to the winners (9) |
| KARAOKE | Segment of The Late Late Show on CBS in which 4/7 hosts celebrities in his car (7,7) |
| CARPOOL | Segment of The Late Late Show on CBS in which 4/7 hosts celebrities in his car (7,7) |
