| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| AGREATLEAP | " . . . ... in the dark" (Hobbes's last words) |
| CORA | Dark-haired Munro sister in "The Last of the Mohicans" |
| ASHOT | Words before "in the arm" or "in the dark" |
| NERO | His last words were "What an artist the world is losing in me!" |
| SIRSANDWICH | Military response style in which the first and last words are the same |
| BLACKJACK | Casino game, and hint to the theme in last words of answers to starred clues |
| JIM | "Good luck, ..." (last words on the "Mission: Impossible" tape that would "self-destruct in five seconds") |
| CASHUPFRONT | Seller's assurance of payment, and a hint to what the last words of the answers to starred clues can have in common |
