| Time's 2007 "Invention of the Year |
| 15th-century French king nicknamed "the Prudent |
| African country whose flag is nearly identical to Romania's |
| A billion years |
| 15th-century Peruvian |
| Terminated early, as a spaceflight |
| Early kind of prison |
| Adult-contemperary music of the late '70s and early '80s |
| Story of a Ping-Pong champ's retirement years? |
| Allen Dulles headed it for eight years under D.D.E. |
| Celebrating the New Year in different time zones, for example |
| Nights before Christmas and New Year's Day |
| ___ Accidentally Leaks Results of 2008 Election Early" ("The Onion" headline) |
| Yearn (after) |
| Dish dubbed "the greatest recipe to originate from the Americas in 50 years" by the International Society of Epicures in 1953 |
| Early Irish nobleman |
| Bothersome phrase indicating a show randomly won't air again until next year |
| Agriculture giant celebrating its 175th anniversary this year |
| Early computer printer speed meas. |
| Early missile launcher |
| Able to think clearly |
| Early concert halls |
| Lobbying group formed fifteen years after TMI |
| A Journal of the Plague Year" author |
| Marvel Comics superhero wielding a nearly indestructible shield |
| Very nearly |
| ___ Awards (show hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood this year): Abbr. |
| A billion years (Var.) |
| James who died three years before winning a Pulitzer |
| Family name in early violin-making |