| ___ Perot | 9 |
| ___ perpetua | 12 |
| ___ Perpetua (Idaho's motto) | 32 |
| ___ perpetua (IdahoÂ’s motto) | 32 |
| ___ perpetuum (let it be everlasting) | 37 |
| ___ Perrot, Québec | 21 |
| ___ person | 10 |
| ___ personae | 12 |
| ___ personality | 15 |
| ___ peso (Mexican currency) | 27 |
| ___ Pet | 7 |
| ___ Pet (cultivatable gift) | 27 |
| ___ pet (irked) | 15 |
| ___ Pet (item advertised around Christmas) | 42 |
| ___ Pet (kitschy plant) | 23 |
| ___ Pet (novelty item) | 22 |
| ___ pet (onetime fad item) | 26 |
| ___ Pet (sprouting figurine) | 28 |
| ___ Pete (cheap liquor) | 23 |
| ___ Pete (cheap wine) | 21 |
| ___ Pete (inferior wine) | 24 |
| ___ Peter to pay Paul | 21 |
| ___ Peterson, Judy Holliday's role in "Bells Are Ringing" | 71 |
| ___ Peterson, lead role in "Bells Are Ringing" | 56 |
| ___ Pets (1980s fad) | 20 |
| ___ peur (fearless) | 19 |
| ___ Phair with the 2003 tune "Why Can't I?" | 57 |
| ___ phenomena (ESP, telepathy, etc.) | 36 |
| ___ phenomenon (optical illusion) | 33 |
| ___ Phi Beta (sorority founded at Howard University) | 52 |
| ___ Phi Omega | 13 |
| ___ Philbin (TV talk-show host) | 31 |
| ___ Philbin, TV host | 20 |
| ___ Philippe (Swiss timepiece) | 30 |
| ___ Phillips, who played Livia in "I, Claudius" | 57 |
| ___ phone (application field) | 29 |
| ___ phrase (invent) | 19 |
| ___ Phraya (Asian river) | 24 |
| ___ Phraya, Thai river | 22 |
| ___ Pi (dessert lover's fraternity?) | 40 |
| ___ Piao, former Chinese Communist leader | 41 |
| ___ picada (burrito filler) | 27 |
| ___ piccata | 11 |
| ___ Picchu | 10 |
| ___ Picchu (Inca site) | 22 |
| ___ Picchu (Incan site) | 23 |
| ___ Picchu (Incan stronghold) | 29 |
| ___ Picchu (Peruvian landmark) | 30 |
| ___ Picchu (site of Incan ruins) | 32 |
| ___ Picchu, Peru | 16 |
| ___ pick (cavil) | 16 |
| ___ pick (part of a figure skate) | 33 |
| ___ pickings | 12 |
| ___ pickle | 10 |
| ___ pickle (on the ropes) | 25 |
| ___ Pickles (youngest of the Rugrats) | 37 |
| ___ Picone (clothing maker) | 27 |
| ___ Picone of fashion | 21 |
| ___ Pictures | 12 |
| ___ Pictures (entertainment company) | 36 |
| ___ Pictures (old studio) | 25 |
| ___ Pictures Television ("Jeopardy!" producer) | 56 |
| ___ pie | 7 |
| ___ Pie (frozen treat) | 22 |
| ___ pie (little sweetheart) | 27 |
| ___ pie (sweetheart) | 20 |
| ___ pie (sweetie) | 17 |
| ___ pie (turnover) | 18 |
| ___ Pie Island (artist commune on the Thames) | 45 |
| ___ piece | 9 |
| ___ piece (alike) | 17 |
| ___ piece (consistent) | 22 |
| ___ piece (Safire column) | 25 |
| ___ Pieces | 10 |
| ___ pieces (became discombobulated) | 35 |
| ___ Pieces (candy brand) | 24 |
| ___ Pieces (lookalikes of M&M's) | 40 |
| ___ Piedras, P.R. | 17 |
| ___ Piedras, Puerto Rico | 24 |
| ___ pig | 7 |
| ___ Pigalle | 11 |
| ___ pigeon | 10 |
| ___ Piggle-Wiggle (children's character) | 44 |
| ___ Piggy | 9 |
| ___ pill (amphetamine) | 22 |
| ___ Pills | 9 |
| ___ Pills (classic muscle-ache medication) | 42 |
| ___ pilot | 9 |
| ___ Pilots, original name of the Milwaukee Brewers | 50 |
| ___ pin | 7 |
| ___ pin (fastening device) | 26 |
| ___ pin (tidy) | 14 |
| ___ pin (very tidy) | 19 |
| ___ pin drop | 12 |
| ___ Pinafore | 12 |
| ___ Pince, librarian at Hogwarts | 32 |
| ___ pinch | 9 |
| ___ pinch of salt | 17 |
| ___ pink | 8 |
| ___ pink (healthy) | 18 |