| The ultimate early riser | 24 |
| The ultimate in dexterity | 25 |
| The ultimate in elegance | 24 |
| The ultimate in Elizabethan theatre | 35 |
| The ultimate in indulgence | 26 |
| The ultimate in priorities | 26 |
| The ultimate is the Nth | 23 |
| The ultimate motivator | 22 |
| The ultimate pan | 16 |
| The ultimate starter home | 25 |
| The ultimate state | 18 |
| The UN and AOL have theirs in NYC | 33 |
| The unambitious worker ___ | 26 |
| The Unanswered Question composer | 35 |
| The underlying cause | 20 |
| The underprivileged | 19 |
| The Underworld | 14 |
| The underworld chase for author Deighton? | 41 |
| The unemployed | 14 |
| The unemployed bricklayer promised not to... | 44 |
| The Union, to Lincoln | 21 |
| The United States has a great one | 33 |
| The United States, e.g. | 23 |
| The United States, for one | 26 |
| The United States, from Mexico: Sp. | 35 |
| The United States, in Nuevo Laredo | 34 |
| The United States, metaphorically | 33 |
| The United States, notably | 26 |
| The United States, to Central Americans | 39 |
| The United States, to Mexicans | 30 |
| The United States, to Mexico | 28 |
| The United States, to some prospective immigrants | 49 |
| The universe | 12 |
| The universe has it | 19 |
| The universe on day one | 23 |
| The university community | 24 |
| The University of the South, familiarly | 39 |
| The University of Washington won the first one in 1982 | 54 |
| The unknown author, briefly | 27 |
| The unmarried woman in "An Unmarried Woman" | 53 |
| The unordained | 14 |
| The Unready | 11 |
| The unscrupulous candidate ___ | 30 |
| The unscrupulous Mr. Heep | 25 |
| The Unsers of Indy | 18 |
| The Unsers of racing | 20 |
| The unskilled | 13 |
| The Untouchables | 16 |
| The Untouchables' leader | 28 |
| The Untouchables, briefly | 25 |
| The Untouchables, e.g. | 22 |
| The Untouchables, for short | 27 |
| The unused W.J.C.? | 18 |
| The unwashed | 12 |
| The upper class | 15 |
| The upper crust | 15 |
| The Upper House, briefly | 24 |
| The upper Midwest's ___ Canals | 34 |
| The upper part | 14 |
| The upper Thames River | 22 |
| The Upright Citizens Brigade, e.g. | 34 |
| The Urals are west of it | 24 |
| The Urals divide it | 19 |
| The Urals, e.g. | 15 |
| The urge to go to a school dance? | 33 |
| The Urubamba river flows through them | 37 |
| The US declared it eradicated in 2005 | 37 |
| The US joined it in '17 | 27 |
| The USA's "uncle" | 31 |
| The USA's 50 | 16 |
| The USA's largest labor union | 33 |
| The USA: Abbr. | 14 |
| The use of cigarettes and cigars | 32 |
| The use of figurative language | 30 |
| The Used "Pieces ___" | 31 |
| The Used "___ It Away" | 32 |
| The Used "___ Your Own Throat" | 40 |
| The used-car dealer ordered ___ | 31 |
| The Used: "___ Your own Throat" | 41 |
| The USS Enterprise, e.g. | 24 |
| The usual | 9 |
| The usual amts. | 15 |
| The usual run of things | 23 |
| The usual suspects? | 19 |
| The usual taunt from the crowd when the ball-playing urologists are up? | 71 |
| The usual: Abbr. | 16 |
| The utmost | 10 |
| The V in PVC | 12 |
| The V of V.P. | 13 |
| The Vagabond King composer | 29 |
| The vain put them on | 20 |
| The Vaisyas, for one | 20 |
| The Valkyries answered to him | 29 |
| The Valley Island | 17 |
| The value of actress Fabray? | 28 |
| The value of an Egyptian sun god's bales? | 45 |
| The Vamp | 8 |
| The van driver ... | 18 |
| The Van __ (Dick and Jerry) | 27 |
| The Vancouver Island marmot, for one | 36 |