| Start of a noted mongoose | 25 |
| Start of a noted palindrome | 27 |
| Start of a noted victory announcement | 37 |
| Start of a novel? | 17 |
| Start of a number of ditties performed by creepy little orange dudes in "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" | 123 |
| Start of a number of Keats titles | 33 |
| Start of a nursery rhyme | 24 |
| Start of a nursery song | 23 |
| Start of a one-two | 18 |
| Start of a one-two punch | 24 |
| Start of a P.O. motto | 21 |
| Start of a pageant winner's title | 37 |
| Start of a palindrome | 21 |
| Start of a palindrome whose center word is "ere" | 58 |
| Start of a paraphrased quip from John Ruskin | 44 |
| Start of a paraphrased quip from Laurence J. Peter | 50 |
| Start of a paraphrased quote | 28 |
| Start of a parent's warning to a rambunctious child | 55 |
| Start of a parent's wry quip | 32 |
| Start of a Parisian protest | 27 |
| Start of a parliamentary proposal | 33 |
| Start of a patient's complaint | 34 |
| Start of a patient's observation | 36 |
| Start of a patriotic cheer | 26 |
| Start of a patriotic song | 25 |
| Start of a patriotic sports trio | 32 |
| Start of a pencil-and-paper game | 32 |
| Start of a Penn film title | 26 |
| Start of a performance | 22 |
| Start of a permanent definition | 31 |
| Start of a perplexed person's question | 42 |
| Start of a Perry Mason title | 28 |
| Start of a personal note | 24 |
| Start of a personal trainer's motto | 39 |
| Start of a pertinent nursery rhyme | 34 |
| Start of a pesky quip | 21 |
| Start of a pessimist's credo | 32 |
| Start of a phobia | 17 |
| Start of a phobia? | 18 |
| Start of a photographer's come-on | 37 |
| Start of a phrase meaning "always" | 44 |
| Start of a phrase of regret | 27 |
| Start of a piece of advice | 26 |
| Start of a pin simile | 21 |
| Start of a pirate chant | 23 |
| Start of a pirate's chant | 29 |
| Start of a pirate's refrain | 31 |
| Start of a pirates' drinking song | 37 |
| Start of a pithy quote by Gertrude Stein | 40 |
| Start of a plan | 15 |
| Start of a plane trip | 21 |
| Start of a play | 15 |
| Start of a play to the quarterback | 34 |
| Start of a play? | 16 |
| Start of a playground chant | 27 |
| Start of a playground rhyme | 27 |
| Start of a playground rhyme to see who has to do something | 58 |
| Start of a plea | 15 |
| Start of a plea meaning "I am unwilling to contend" | 61 |
| Start of a pleasing expression? | 31 |
| Start of a plot | 15 |
| Start of a Poe title | 20 |
| Start of a poem by Emily Dickinson that continues "But God be with the Clown, / Who ponders this tremendous scene" | 124 |
| Start of a poetic quip | 22 |
| Start of a point to ponder | 26 |
| Start of a Poitier film title | 29 |
| Start of a Poitier title | 24 |
| Start of a poker game | 21 |
| Start of a poker player's declaration | 41 |
| Start of a Pope quote | 21 |
| Start of a Pope string | 22 |
| Start of a popular cheer | 24 |
| Start of a popular children's rhyme | 39 |
| Start of a popular Irish ballad | 31 |
| Start of a popular palindrome | 29 |
| Start of a popular phrase | 25 |
| Start of a popular round song | 29 |
| Start of a popular saying | 25 |
| Start of a position? | 20 |
| Start of a postman's motto | 30 |
| Start of a postwar period | 25 |
| Start of a prank, maybe | 23 |
| Start of a prayer | 17 |
| Start of a pregame number | 25 |
| Start of a pregame ritual | 25 |
| Start of a prehistoric creature's name | 42 |
| Start of a prehistoric yell? | 28 |
| Start of a preschool song | 25 |
| Start of a presidential march | 29 |
| Start of a pressurized quip | 27 |
| Start of a produce department warning | 37 |
| Start of a profound question | 28 |
| Start of a progression | 22 |
| Start of a prohibition | 22 |
| Start of a project | 18 |
| Start of a promise | 18 |
| Start of a promise, perhaps | 27 |
| Start of a proposal | 19 |
| Start of a proscription | 23 |
| Start of a proud father's remark | 36 |