| Without butter | 14 |
| Without bumps | 13 |
| Without breaks | 14 |
| Without breaking the rules | 26 |
| Without breaking a sweat | 24 |
| Without breaking | 16 |
| Without break | 13 |
| Without bound | 13 |
| Without bounce | 14 |
| Without body | 12 |
| Without blemish | 15 |
| Without blame | 13 |
| Without bias | 12 |
| Without bells and whistles | 26 |
| Without believability | 21 |
| Without being stopped by, with "of" | 45 |
| Without being spoken | 20 |
| Without being said | 18 |
| Without being punished | 22 |
| Without being expressed in words | 32 |
| Without being asked | 19 |
| Without beginning or end, archaically | 37 |
| Without beginning or end | 24 |
| Without basis | 13 |
| Without backup | 14 |
| Without backing, in a way: Var. | 31 |
| Without avail | 13 |
| Without auditory feedback | 25 |
| Without attracting notice | 25 |
| Without attracting attention, say | 33 |
| Without assistance, as in a fight | 33 |
| Without assistance in a fight | 29 |
| Without assistance | 18 |
| Without assignment | 18 |
| Without artifice | 16 |
| Without apparent effort | 23 |
| Without apologizing | 19 |
| Without anything on | 19 |
| Without anyone knowing | 22 |
| Without anymore | 15 |
| Without any wood or plastic, say | 32 |
| Without any warranty | 20 |
| Without any trouble | 19 |
| Without any slack | 17 |
| Without any promise of payment | 30 |
| Without any profit | 18 |
| Without any pizazz | 18 |
| Without any oomph | 17 |
| Without any musical accompaniment (var.) | 40 |
| Without any more need for payback | 33 |
| Without any meaningful motive | 29 |
| Without any markup | 18 |
| Without any kick | 16 |
| Without any key, in music | 25 |
| Without any hue | 15 |
| Without any help | 16 |
| Without any guarantees | 22 |
| Without any gas? | 16 |
| Without any extras | 18 |
| Without any embroidery | 22 |
| Without any duties at all | 25 |
| Without any doubt at all | 24 |
| Without any doubt | 17 |
| Without any competition | 23 |
| Without any changes | 19 |
| Without any chance at all (and a phonetic hint to this puzzle's theme) | 74 |
| Without any assistance | 22 |
| Without any aptitude for | 24 |
| Without another | 15 |
| Without angst | 13 |
| Without anesthesia, as surgery | 30 |
| Without an umbrella, perhaps | 28 |
| Without an ulterior motive | 26 |
| Without an Rx | 13 |
| Without an owner | 16 |
| Without an out | 14 |
| Without an occupant | 19 |
| Without an intermission | 23 |
| Without an intermediary | 23 |
| Without an escort | 17 |
| Without an end in sight | 23 |
| Without an edge | 15 |
| Without an awkward pause | 24 |
| Without an answer | 17 |
| Without an angle | 16 |
| Without an agenda | 17 |
| Without amendments | 18 |
| Without ambition | 16 |
| Without ambiguity | 17 |
| Without alteration | 18 |
| Without allies | 14 |
| Without all the details | 23 |
| Without aim | 11 |
| Without aid | 11 |
| Without aforethought | 20 |
| Without advantage or disadvantage | 33 |
| Without advantage | 17 |
| Without adulteration | 20 |
| Without adornment | 17 |
| Without admixtures | 18 |