| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ICER | Hit man, so to speak |
| ARISE | Hit the deck, so to speak |
| ABED | Having hit the hay, so to speak |
| FEMMESFATALES | Man-eaters, so to speak |
| WED | Make an honest man of, so to speak |
| MIDDLEAMERICANS | Time's 1975 Man of the Year, so to speak |
| ELIZABETHII | Time's 1952 Man of the Year, so to speak |
| ENDANGEREDEARTH | Time's 1985 Man of the Year, so to speak |
| SMEE | "Man who stabbed, so to speak, without offence," in a 1911 novel |
