| ___ Amin in "The Last King of Scotland" | 49 |
| ___ Amin | 8 |
| ___ Amiens (First Crusade preacher) | 35 |
| ___ amie | 8 |
| ___ ami | 7 |
| ___ Ames (California research center) | 37 |
| ___ Americano | 13 |
| ___ Americana | 13 |
| ___ American | 12 |
| ___ America / Final maneuver | 28 |
| ___ America (Chicago-based superstation) | 40 |
| ___ America (cable TV service) | 30 |
| ___ America (cable station) | 27 |
| ___ America | 11 |
| ___ Amboy, New Jersey | 21 |
| ___ Amboy, N.J. | 15 |
| ___ Amboy | 9 |
| ___ Ambassador | 14 |
| ___ Américas | 15 |
| ___ amandine | 12 |
| ___ Alverio (Rita Moreno) | 25 |
| ___ Altos, Calif. | 17 |
| ___ Alto, California | 20 |
| ___ Alto, Calif. | 16 |
| ___ Alto, CA | 12 |
| ___ Alto | 8 |
| ___ alteram partem | 18 |
| ___ Alte (Adenauer) | 19 |
| ___ Alte | 8 |
| ___ Alta, town SW of San Juan | 29 |
| ___ alt. (druggist's "every other day") | 53 |
| ___ Alps (Swiss range) | 22 |
| ___ Alps | 8 |
| ___ alphabet | 12 |
| ___ Alpha Epsilon fraternity | 28 |
| ___ Alpert & the Tijuana Brass | 34 |
| ___ Alou, Expos' manager | 28 |
| ___ Alonzo Stagg | 16 |
| ___ along (manage) | 18 |
| ___ along (follow) | 18 |
| ___ alone (have no help) | 24 |
| ___ alone (fly solo) | 20 |
| ___ alone (do without help) | 27 |
| ___ alone (do by oneself) | 25 |
| ___ alone (by oneself) | 22 |
| ___ alone | 9 |
| ___ almond (ice-cream flavor) | 29 |
| ___ almighty dollar | 19 |
| ___ Allison, colleague of puppeteer Tillstrom | 45 |
| ___ Alliance of 1879 | 20 |
| ___ Alliance (Princess Leia's group) | 40 |
| ___ Alliance (airline bloc) | 27 |
| ___ Alley | 9 |
| ___ aller (last resort) | 23 |
| ___ Allen, Food & Wine "Queer Eye" guy | 52 |
| ___ Allen furniture | 19 |
| ___ Allen belt | 14 |
| ___ Allen (furniture company) | 29 |
| ___ Allen ("American Idol" winner) | 44 |
| ___ Allen | 9 |
| ___ allegro (very quickly) | 26 |
| ___ allegiance | 14 |
| ___ Allan Poe | 13 |
| ___ Allah, Iranian religious leader | 35 |
| ___ alla Scala | 14 |
| ___ alla genovese (sauce) | 25 |
| ___ alla genovese | 17 |
| ___ alla bolognese | 18 |
| ___ all-time high | 17 |
| ___ all, knows all | 18 |
| ___ all there is | 16 |
| ___ all due respect | 19 |
| ___ all cylinders | 17 |
| ___ all (opens up) | 18 |
| ___ all (nohow) | 15 |
| ___ all (lowest) | 16 |
| ___ all (finally) | 17 |
| ___ all (do oneself in) | 23 |
| ___ all (confessed) | 19 |
| ___ all | 7 |
| ___ alios | 9 |
| ___ alike | 9 |
| ___ Alighieri | 13 |
| ___ alia (among other things) | 29 |
| ___ alia | 8 |
| ___ Ali, Afghan emir: 1863–78 | 36 |
| ___ algebra (math subject) | 26 |
| ___ Alf of comics | 17 |
| ___ Alexander (Hall-of-Fame pitcher) | 36 |
| ___ Alex (2005 Preakness and Belmont winner) | 44 |
| ___ Alert (child abduction bulletin) | 36 |
| ___ Alert (abduction bulletin) | 30 |
| ___ alert | 9 |
| ___ Alegre, Brazilian seaport | 29 |
| ___ Alegre, Brazil | 18 |
| ___ Alegre (Brazilian city) | 27 |
| ___ Alegre | 10 |
| ___ Ale (bootleg booze in "Star Trek") | 48 |
| ___ ale | 7 |
| ___ Alden ("Three's Company" blonde roommate) | 59 |