| Be accepted as | 14 |
| Be accepted by | 14 |
| Be accommodating | 16 |
| Be accountable | 14 |
| Be accountable (for) | 20 |
| Be acquainted with | 18 |
| Be acquainted with Frosty? | 26 |
| Be acquainted with Vanna? | 25 |
| Be active | 9 |
| Be active at Words with Friends, say | 36 |
| Be active on Wall St. | 21 |
| Be active on Wall Street | 24 |
| Be actorish | 11 |
| Be adamant | 10 |
| Be added periodically as an increase | 36 |
| Be adequate | 11 |
| Be adjacent | 11 |
| Be adjacent to | 14 |
| Be admitted | 11 |
| Be affable | 10 |
| Be affected | 11 |
| Be affected by | 14 |
| Be affected by a blocked airway | 31 |
| Be affected by a long run, perhaps | 34 |
| Be affected by a recall problem | 31 |
| Be affected by electrical attraction? | 37 |
| Be affected by gravitational pull | 33 |
| Be affected by gravity | 22 |
| Be affected by winter weather, perhaps | 38 |
| Be afflicted with | 17 |
| Be afraid to | 12 |
| Be afraid to offend | 19 |
| Be against | 10 |
| Be against change | 17 |
| Be against? | 11 |
| Be aggressive with, dog-style | 29 |
| Be agitated | 11 |
| Be agreeable | 12 |
| Be aimless | 10 |
| Be alarmed by | 13 |
| Be alert | 8 |
| Be alive | 8 |
| Be alive with | 13 |
| Be all for it | 13 |
| Be all leers | 12 |
| Be all leers? | 13 |
| Be all thumbs | 13 |
| Be all thumbs as a writer? | 26 |
| Be all wet | 10 |
| Be all ___ | 10 |
| Be allowed to start | 19 |
| Be almost out | 13 |
| Be almost truthful | 18 |
| Be alongside | 12 |
| Be altered? | 11 |
| Be altruistic | 13 |
| Be amazed | 9 |
| Be amazed (at) | 14 |
| Be ambiguous | 12 |
| Be ambitious | 12 |
| Be amenable | 11 |
| Be amiss | 8 |
| Be among the best at | 20 |
| Be among the cast of | 20 |
| Be among the real | 17 |
| Be amorous with, in Britain | 27 |
| Be amorous, in a way | 20 |
| Be amused by | 12 |
| Be an A-one scout? | 18 |
| Be an abusive chef? | 19 |
| Be an accessory | 15 |
| Be an accessory before the fact, e.g. | 37 |
| Be an accessory to | 18 |
| Be an accessory to the crime | 28 |
| Be an accomplice | 16 |
| Be an advocate | 14 |
| Be an agent | 11 |
| Be an agent (for) | 17 |
| Be an agent for, in brief | 25 |
| Be an agent of | 14 |
| Be an ally | 10 |
| Be an also-ran | 14 |
| Be an amateur no more | 21 |
| Be an angel | 11 |
| Be an angel? | 12 |
| Be an anklet at a costume party? | 32 |
| Be an appetizer for | 19 |
| Be an arbitrator | 16 |
| Be an attendant | 15 |
| Be an author | 12 |
| Be an eager beaver | 18 |
| Be an eager beaver? | 19 |
| Be an ecdysiast | 15 |
| Be an effective boss | 20 |
| Be an effective ghost | 21 |
| Be an egoist | 12 |
| Be an end user? | 15 |
| Be an excellent student | 23 |
| Be an expert in | 15 |
| Be an immature victor | 21 |