NY Times Crossword
December 27, 1999
Gregory E. Paul (#1-3)

The answers to the clues below will have something in common.

1. Shakespeare play with Rosalind
2. Long-running TV soap opera
3. William Faulkner novel
4. Based on current information
5. Probable
6. Song from "Casablanca"
7. The best we can hope for
8. Previously stated

Answers:

1. "As You Like It" 
2. "As The World Turns"
3. As I Lay Dying
4. As far as I know
5. As likely as not 
6. "As Time Goes By" 
7. As good as it gets 
8. "As I mentioned"