| ___ the line (obeyed orders) | 28 |
| ___ the line (last stop) | 24 |
| ___ the line (conforms) | 23 |
| ___ the line (conformed) | 24 |
| ___ the line (conform) | 22 |
| ___ the line (behaved) | 22 |
| ___ the lily (overembellish) | 28 |
| ___ the lily (overdo it) | 24 |
| ___ the light fantastic | 23 |
| ___ the Kid (N.H.L. nickname) | 29 |
| ___ the job (right person) | 26 |
| ___ the Hyena, of comics | 24 |
| ___ the house (dine free) | 25 |
| ___ the hole (hidden asset) | 27 |
| ___ the Hills and Far Away | 26 |
| ___ the hills (ancient) | 23 |
| ___ the heels (shabby) | 22 |
| ___ the Hedgehog (video game) | 29 |
| ___ the ground running | 22 |
| ___ the ground (overdoes) | 25 |
| ___ the green (fracas) | 22 |
| ___ the Great: 912–73 | 28 |
| ___ the Great: 10th century | 27 |
| ___ the Great, German king | 26 |
| ___ the Great of Europe | 23 |
| ___ the Great (boy detective) | 29 |
| ___ the Giant of wrestling | 26 |
| ___ the gallery (grandstands) | 29 |
| ___ the Funky Homosapien | 24 |
| ___ the flag (kids' game) | 29 |
| ___ the fire (enterprise) | 25 |
| ___ the Eagle (a Muppet) | 24 |
| ___ the dinosaur (extinction) | 29 |
| ___ the day (was sorry) | 23 |
| ___ the cup (misses a putt) | 27 |
| ___ the cup (miss a putt) | 25 |
| ___ the cup (just misses) | 25 |
| ___ the cup (just missed) | 25 |
| ___ the crowd (ham it up) | 25 |
| ___ the cows come home | 22 |
| ___ the Cow (Borden symbol) | 27 |
| ___ the course (perseveres) | 27 |
| ___ the cold (stranded) | 23 |
| ___ the charts (No. 1) | 22 |
| ___ the cat (be daring) | 23 |
| ___ the candle at both ends | 27 |
| ___ the butt-crack of dawn | 26 |
| ___ the bridge (past events) | 28 |
| ___ the boards (acted) | 22 |
| ___ the bill (pay for) | 22 |
| ___ the arm (boosters) | 22 |
| ___ the Americas, in N.Y.C. | 27 |
| ___ the aisle (choice spots) | 28 |
| ___ the aisle (bipartisanly) | 28 |
| ___ the air (unsettled) | 23 |
| ___ Thani, Thai province | 24 |
| ___ Thani, city in Thailand | 27 |
| ___ than (what < means) | 26 |
| ___ than (time-limit words) | 27 |
| ___ text (do some editing) | 26 |
| ___ tetra (aquarium fish) | 25 |
| ___ tetra (aquarium favorite) | 29 |
| ___ testimony (is a witness) | 28 |
| ___ Test-Ban Treaty: 1974 | 25 |
| ___ test, for a race horse | 26 |
| ___ tesselatum (mosaic) | 23 |
| ___ Territory: 1861-89 | 22 |
| ___ Territories, Canada | 23 |
| ___ terrier (small dog breed) | 29 |
| ___ terrier (Scottish dog) | 26 |
| ___ terrier (Scottish breed) | 28 |
| ___ terrier (dog breed) | 23 |
| ___ tenens (substitute) | 23 |
| ___ temperature (was sick) | 26 |
| ___ temperature (be feverish) | 29 |
| ___ temperature (ailed) | 23 |
| ___ Teh, early Mao comrade | 26 |
| ___ Technical Institute | 23 |
| ___ team (police group) | 23 |
| ___ team (assault unit) | 23 |
| ___ tea (summer beverage) | 25 |
| ___ Te Kanawa, noted soprano | 28 |
| ___ Te Kanawa, famed soprano | 28 |
| ___ Te Kanawa of the Met | 24 |
| ___ tax (liquor levy, e.g.) | 27 |
| ___ Tau, U.S.S.R. ranges | 24 |
| ___ Tau, U.S.S.R. range | 23 |
| ___ task (difficult job) | 24 |
| ___ tarragon: Spanish spice? | 28 |
| ___ tao (Chinese gooseberry) | 28 |
| ___ Tanura, Saudi Arabia | 24 |
| ___ tank (sewage holder) | 24 |
| ___ Tamid (synagogue lamp) | 26 |
| ___ Tamid (Hebrew lamp) | 23 |
| ___ talk (pregame speech) | 25 |
| ___ tale (far-fetched story) | 28 |
| ___ Tahari (fashion house) | 26 |
| ___ Tages (one day): Ger. | 25 |
| ___ Tag (1980s toy set) | 23 |
| ___ Tafari (Haile Selassie) | 27 |