| Start of a proverb about consequences ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme | 79 |
| Start of a psychologist's statement | 39 |
| Start of a pun | 14 |
| Start of a pun about pounds | 27 |
| Start of a pun appreciated in summer | 36 |
| Start of a pun ideal for April 15th | 35 |
| Start of a pun you need to see | 30 |
| Start of a punny quip | 21 |
| Start of a puzzler's wish | 29 |
| Start of a query | 16 |
| Start of a query to a practical tailor | 38 |
| Start of a question | 19 |
| Start of a question about an old proverb | 40 |
| Start of a question by Sherman Alexie | 37 |
| Start of a question concerning aging | 36 |
| Start of a question from Dr. Laurence J. Peter | 46 |
| Start of a question on cross-examination? | 41 |
| Start of a question to a cleric | 31 |
| Start of a question to ponder | 29 |
| Start of a question with a calling | 34 |
| Start of a quip | 15 |
| Start of a quip about a famous director | 39 |
| Start of a quip about a marital mismatch | 40 |
| Start of a quip about a poor investment | 39 |
| Start of a quip about brain power | 33 |
| Start of a quip about budgeting | 31 |
| Start of a quip about financial planning | 40 |
| Start of a quip about middle age | 32 |
| Start of a quip about multiple blunders | 39 |
| Start of a quip about parenthood | 32 |
| Start of a quip about putting things off | 40 |
| Start of a quip about roulette | 30 |
| Start of a quip about security? | 31 |
| Start of a quip about sleep - or lack thereof | 45 |
| Start of a quip about Southern California | 41 |
| Start of a quip about sportsmanship | 35 |
| Start of a quip about the future | 32 |
| Start of a quip about wedded life | 33 |
| Start of a quip about weight loss | 33 |
| Start of a quip by Alfred E. Neuman | 35 |
| Start of a quip by Bob Hope | 27 |
| Start of a quip by comedian David Cross | 39 |
| Start of a quip by comedian Demetri Martin | 42 |
| Start of a quip by comedian Ron White upon being arrested in a bar | 66 |
| Start of a quip by comic Mike Birbiglia | 39 |
| Start of a quip by Dave Attell | 30 |
| Start of a quip by George Carlin | 32 |
| Start of a quip by Groucho Marx | 31 |
| Start of a quip by hockey commentator Don Cherry about his autobiography | 72 |
| Start of a quip by Lady Astor | 29 |
| Start of a quip by Laurence J. Peter | 36 |
| Start of a quip by Lily Tomlin | 30 |
| Start of a quip by Mamie Van Doren | 34 |
| Start of a quip by Mitch Hedberg | 32 |
| Start of a quip by Sarah Haskins | 32 |
| Start of a quip by stand-up comic Brian Kiley | 45 |
| Start of a quip by Will Rogers | 30 |
| Start of a quip concerning a Hitchcock film | 43 |
| Start of a quip concerning food | 31 |
| Start of a quip defining a fatuous fisherman | 44 |
| Start of a quip for families with teens | 39 |
| Start of a quip for parents | 27 |
| Start of a quip from a frustrated user? | 39 |
| Start of a quip from a hunter | 29 |
| Start of a quip from a returning vacationer | 43 |
| Start of a quip from an exercisephobe? | 38 |
| Start of a quip from Court and Society Review, 1887 | 51 |
| Start of a quip from Mad Magazine | 33 |
| Start of a quip overheard on the stag line | 42 |
| Start of a quip re dieting, not smoking, etc. | 45 |
| Start of a quip regarding an expert witness | 43 |
| Start of a quip requiring medical attention | 43 |
| Start of a quizzical Bob Seger lyric | 36 |
| Start of a quotable boast | 25 |
| Start of a quotation | 20 |
| Start of a quotation by Abraham Lincoln | 39 |
| Start of a quotation by Anne Lamott | 35 |
| Start of a quotation by Anon. | 29 |
| Start of a quotation by Ashley Montagu | 38 |
| Start of a quotation by Bill Clinton | 36 |
| Start of a quotation by Budd Schulberg | 38 |
| Start of a quotation by Frederick Buechner | 42 |
| Start of a quotation by Friedrich Nietzsche | 43 |
| Start of a quotation by Harvey Penick | 37 |
| Start of a quotation by Henry David Thoreau | 43 |
| Start of a quotation by Henry S. Haskins | 40 |
| Start of a quotation by John Wooden | 35 |
| Start of a quotation by Joseph Campbell | 39 |
| Start of a quotation by Ken Kesey | 33 |
| Start of a quotation by Laurence J. Peter | 41 |
| Start of a quotation by Mario Cuomo | 35 |
| Start of a quotation by Miller Williams | 39 |
| Start of a quotation by Mme. de Stael | 37 |
| Start of a quotation by Oscar Wilde | 35 |
| Start of a quotation by Pablo Picasso | 37 |
| Start of a quotation by Patricia Marx | 37 |
| Start of a quotation by President Bill Clinton | 46 |
| Start of a quotation by Rev. P.F. Howe | 38 |
| Start of a quotation by Rick Bragg | 34 |
| Start of a quotation by Robert Louis Stevenson | 46 |