| A vigorous reprimand (with ''the'') | 51 |
| A vigorous reprimand (with "the") | 43 |
| A villain might come to one | 27 |
| A violet | 8 |
| A violin, for short | 19 |
| A violinist might use one or take one | 37 |
| A violinist uses one and takes one | 34 |
| A VIP | 5 |
| A Virgin Island | 15 |
| A VIRGO | 7 |
| A virtue, to Chaucer | 20 |
| A virus, for short | 18 |
| A Visayan island | 16 |
| A Vishnu incarnation | 20 |
| A visit | 7 |
| A voice vote | 12 |
| A voiced vote | 13 |
| A volcano doing its thing | 25 |
| A volcano's thing | 21 |
| A volery of ___ | 15 |
| A von Trapp | 11 |
| A vote | 6 |
| A vote against | 14 |
| A vote for | 10 |
| A votre santé! | 17 |
| A votre sante? | 14 |
| A votre ___ | 11 |
| A votre ___ (French toast) | 26 |
| A votre ___! | 12 |
| A votre ___! (Cheers!) | 22 |
| A votre ____ | 12 |
| A vowel for Zeno | 16 |
| A VW | 4 |
| A W. C. Fields role | 19 |
| A W.Va. senator | 15 |
| A W.W. II prime minister | 24 |
| A wahine might drape one on you | 31 |
| A waistcoat worn in summer, compared to one worn in winter? | 59 |
| A waiter brings this | 20 |
| A waiter carries plates on it | 29 |
| A waiter for Godot | 18 |
| A waiter for no man | 19 |
| A waiter may be asked to hold it | 32 |
| A walk around the deck, e.g. | 28 |
| A walk between trees | 20 |
| A Wall St. bourse | 17 |
| A Wall St. Journal subscriber, perhaps | 38 |
| A Walton | 8 |
| A wandering dog? | 16 |
| A wanted man, maybe | 19 |
| A Warhol forte | 14 |
| A warm quip (Part 1) | 20 |
| A Warner Bros. brother | 22 |
| A warring nation of Revelations | 31 |
| A warship: Abbr. | 16 |
| A Wash. airport | 15 |
| A Washington celebrity? | 23 |
| A Washington office shape | 25 |
| A waste of time | 15 |
| A watched pot is never this | 27 |
| A water lily | 12 |
| A water pollutant | 17 |
| A water sign | 12 |
| A water-skier hangs on to it | 28 |
| A watercolor by Wolfgang? | 25 |
| A Watergate figure | 18 |
| A Waugh | 7 |
| A way around town | 17 |
| A way away | 10 |
| A way crosstown | 15 |
| A way in | 8 |
| A way into or out of N.Y.C. | 27 |
| A way not to run | 16 |
| A way of learning | 17 |
| A way of moving people | 22 |
| A way of walking | 16 |
| A way off | 9 |
| A way off and on | 16 |
| A way out | 9 |
| A way the wind blows | 20 |
| A way through the building | 26 |
| A way to accustom | 17 |
| A way to apologize or sweat | 27 |
| A way to barter | 15 |
| A way to be | 11 |
| A way to be at ease | 19 |
| A way to be sick | 16 |
| A way to be sure | 16 |
| A way to be sure? | 17 |
| A way to catch fish | 19 |
| A way to cheer | 14 |
| A way to conjoin | 16 |
| A way to cook | 13 |
| A way to correspond | 19 |
| A way to cure hiccups, it's said | 36 |
| A way to cut steak | 18 |
| A way to descend | 16 |
| A way to discourage | 19 |
| A way to do one's bidding | 29 |
| A way to drink whiskey | 22 |