| ___ above (better) | 18 |
| ___ above (better than) | 23 |
| ___ above | 9 |
| ___ about; approximately | 24 |
| ___ about town | 14 |
| ___ about face | 14 |
| ___ about . . . | 15 |
| ___ about (words of approximation) | 34 |
| ___ about (wastes time, British-style) | 38 |
| ___ about (waste time, in the U.K.) | 35 |
| ___ about (wander) | 18 |
| ___ about (time-setting phrase) | 31 |
| ___ about (time phrase) | 23 |
| ___ about (time frame) | 22 |
| ___ about (stirring) | 20 |
| ___ about (snoop) | 17 |
| ___ about (rove) | 16 |
| ___ about (roughly) | 19 |
| ___ about (roams) | 17 |
| ___ about (roam) | 16 |
| ___ about (publicly visible) | 28 |
| ___ about (prosecutor's phrase) | 35 |
| ___ about (phrase re a date) | 28 |
| ___ about (near) | 16 |
| ___ about (near a certain date) | 31 |
| ___ about (legalistic phrase) | 29 |
| ___ about (legal time frame) | 28 |
| ___ about (legal phrase) | 24 |
| ___ about (lawyer's phrase) | 31 |
| ___ about (investigate) | 23 |
| ___ about (in the vicinity) | 27 |
| ___ about (happened) | 20 |
| ___ about (had fondness for) | 28 |
| ___ about (date-setting phrase) | 31 |
| ___ about (date phrase) | 23 |
| ___ about (date designation) | 28 |
| ___ about (courtroom phrase) | 28 |
| ___ about (circa) | 17 |
| ___ about (be informed of) | 26 |
| ___ about (around) | 18 |
| ___ about (approximately) | 25 |
| ___ about (a certain date) | 26 |
| ___ about | 9 |
| ___ Aboumrad (contestant on Season 2 of "Top Chef") | 61 |
| ___ aboard | 10 |
| ___ Abner | 9 |
| ___ abet (be an accomplice) | 27 |
| ___ abend (good evening) | 24 |
| ___ Abel, ex-newscaster | 23 |
| ___ Abe | 7 |
| ___ Abdul-Jabbar | 16 |
| ___ Abdel Nasser | 16 |
| ___ Abby | 8 |
| ___ Abbey, U.S. painter | 23 |
| ___ Abbey, Dracula's home in England | 40 |
| ___ Ababa, Ethiopia | 19 |
| ___ Ababa (capital of Ethiopia) | 31 |
| ___ Ababa (African Union HQ) | 28 |
| ___ Ababa | 9 |
| ___ año (in the course of the year: Sp.) | 43 |
| ___ Açucar (Sugarloaf) | 25 |
| ___ Aarnio, innovative furniture designer | 41 |
| ___ A.F.B., N.D. | 16 |
| ___ A. Talese (Doubleday imprint) | 33 |
| ___ A. Bank, menswear retailer | 30 |
| ___ A. Bank (menswear store) | 28 |
| ___ A. Bank (menswear label) | 28 |
| ___ A. Bank (men's clothing retailer) | 41 |
| ___ A. Bank | 11 |
| ___ a wild goose chase | 22 |
| ___ a while | 11 |
| ___ a wet hen | 13 |
| ___ a vis | 9 |
| ___ a victory | 13 |
| ___ a turn (perfect) | 20 |
| ___ a turn (cooked perfectly) | 29 |
| ___ a turn (cook perfectly) | 27 |
| ___ a turn | 10 |
| ___ a tune | 10 |
| ___ a toe | 9 |
| ___ A to Z | 10 |
| ___ a time; singly | 18 |
| ___ a time (singly) | 19 |
| ___ a time (individually) | 25 |
| ___ a time (in pairs) | 21 |
| ___ a time | 10 |
| ___ a tie (require overtime) | 28 |
| ___ a tie | 9 |
| ___ a tangent | 13 |
| ___ a T | 7 |
| ___ a sudden (unexpectedly) | 27 |
| ___ a sour note | 15 |
| ___ a soul (nobody) | 19 |
| ___ a soul (no one) | 19 |
| ___ a soul | 10 |
| ___ a slow start | 16 |
| ___ A Sketch (drawing toy) | 26 |
| ___ A Sketch (classic toy) | 26 |
| ___ A Sketch | 12 |
| ___ a sheet | 11 |