| 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 |
| 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 |