| ''A Fistful of Dollars'' director Sergio | 56 |
| ''A Kiss Before Dying'' novelist Levin | 54 |
| ''A Light in the Attic'' author Silverstein | 59 |
| ''A long time ___, in a galaxy far ...'' | 56 |
| ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' animal | 56 |
| ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' disguise | 58 |
| ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' king | 54 |
| ''A Momentary ___ of Reason'' (Pink Floyd) | 58 |
| ''A nest of robins in her hair'' poem | 53 |
| ''A Perfect Spy'' novelist John le ___ | 54 |
| ''A Prairie Home Companion'' feature | 52 |
| ''A Question of Blood'' author Rankin | 53 |
| ''A stitch in time saves nine,'' e.g. | 53 |
| ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' character | 54 |
| ''A ___ of the Mind,'' Shepard drama | 52 |
| ''A-Tisket, A-Tasket'' singer Fitzgerald | 56 |
| ''Abandon hope, all ye who ___ here'' | 53 |
| ''Abbey'' or ''Tobacco'' | 56 |
| ''Abe Lincoln in Illinois'' character | 53 |
| ''Absalom and Achitophel'' poet John | 52 |
| ''According to me,'' in e-mail shorthand | 56 |
| ''Achilles and the Tortoise'' author Mark | 57 |
| ''Achilles and the Tortoise'' subject Mark | 58 |
| ''Ad astra ___ aspera''' (Kansas motto) | 59 |
| ''Ad ___ per aspera'' (Kansas motto) | 52 |
| ''Ad'' or ''ab'' ending | 55 |
| ''Address to the ___ Guid'' (Robert Burns) | 58 |
| ''Afternoon of a ___'' (Mallarme poem) | 54 |
| ''Ain't Misbehavin''' star Carter | 57 |
| ''Ain't That a Shame'' singer, 1955 | 55 |
| ''Air'' and ''tear'' enders | 59 |
| ''Air'' or ''canto'' opener | 59 |
| ''Air'' or ''field'' starter | 60 |
| ''Aisle'' or ''window'' selection | 65 |
| ''Alice'' or ''Roseanne'' | 57 |
| ''Alice's Restaurant Massacree'' singer Guthrie | 67 |
| ''Alice's Restaurant'' chronicler Guthrie | 61 |
| ''Alice's Restaurant'' singer Guthrie | 57 |
| ''All for one and one for all,'' e.g. | 53 |
| ''All I Ever Need ___'' (Sonny and Cher hit) | 60 |
| ''All in the Family'' producer Norman | 53 |
| ''All My Ex's Live in Texas'' singer | 56 |
| ''All Quiet on the Western Front'' star Lew | 59 |
| ''All that I am I ___ thee'' (Psalms) | 53 |
| ''All the News That's Fit to Print'' coiner | 63 |
| ''All ___ for Christmas is my . . .'' | 53 |
| ''All ___ for Christmas is my two . . .'' | 57 |
| ''All ___ Is a Miracle'' (Mike + the Mechanics) | 63 |
| ''All ___'' (pop standard since 1931) | 53 |
| ''America's Most Wanted'' letters | 53 |
| ''America's Puppet Master'' Tony | 52 |
| ''American Gangster'' (2007) co-star | 52 |
| ''Amo'' or ''j'aime'' | 57 |
| ''An Iceland Fisherman'' author Pierre | 54 |
| ''An ill wind that nobody blows good'' | 54 |
| ''And giving ___, up the chimney . . .'' | 56 |
| ''And hast thou ___ the Jabberwock?'' | 53 |
| ''And I will give him the morning ___'' (Rev. 2:28) | 67 |
| ''And look before you ___ you leap'' (Samuel Butler) | 68 |
| ''And Moses sent them to ___ out the land of Canaan'' | 69 |
| ''And now, without further ___ ...'' | 52 |
| ''And this shall be ___ unto you'' (Luke 2:12) | 62 |
| ''And you, miss, are no lady!'' speaker | 55 |
| ''And ___ thou slain the Jabberwock?'' (Carroll) | 64 |
| ''Angeles'' or ''Lobos'' starter | 64 |
| ''Annuit coeptis'' is written on them | 53 |
| ''Another Green World'' composer Brian | 54 |
| ''Any Woman's Blues'' author Jong | 53 |
| ''Appalachian Spring'' composer Copland | 55 |
| ''Are ___ or out?'' (dealer's question) | 59 |
| ''Aren't we ___?'' (Sondheim lyric) | 55 |
| ''Arms'' or ''world'' qualifier | 63 |
| ''Around the World in Eighty Days'' author | 58 |
| ''Arrested Development'' actress Portia de ___ | 62 |
| ''As I see it,'' in chat room shorthand | 55 |
| ''As if that weren't enough . . .'' | 55 |
| ''Ay, there's the ___'' (Shakespeare) | 57 |
| ''Baby, It's Cold Outside,'' e.g. | 53 |
| ''Backyards, Greenwich Village'' artist | 55 |
| ''Bali __'' (''South Pacific'' tune) | 68 |
| ''Bali ___'' (''South Pacific'' song) | 69 |
| ''Bali ___'' (from ''South Pacific'') | 69 |
| ''Bar'' or ''airport'' follower | 63 |
| ''Barbara ___'' (1965 Beach Boys hit) | 53 |
| ''Barbara ___'' (Beach Boys classic) | 52 |
| ''Battle Hymn of the Republic'' author | 54 |
| ''Battle Hymn of the Republic'' writer | 54 |
| ''Battlefield Earth'' author Hubbard | 52 |
| ''Be My Yoko ___'' (Barenaked Ladies song) | 58 |
| ''Be on the lookout'' messages, briefly | 55 |
| ''Be ___ . . .'' (start of a request) | 53 |
| ''Be ___ and . . .'' (request start) | 52 |
| ''Be ___!'' (''Help me out here!'') | 67 |
| ''Bed'' or ''home'' ending | 58 |
| ''Before the Next Teardrop Falls'' singer | 57 |
| ''Beggars can't be choosers,'' e.g. | 55 |
| ''Begin the Beguine'' bandleader Artie | 54 |
| ''Beowulf'' or ''Iliad,'' e.g. | 62 |
| ''Beverly Hills Cop'' character Foley | 53 |
| ''Big Momma's House'' actress Long | 54 |