| __ America Competition | 22 |
| __ America (cable channel) | 26 |
| __ Altos, California | 20 |
| __ Altos, Calif. | 16 |
| __ Alto, Calif. | 15 |
| __ Alto, CA | 11 |
| __ Alto | 7 |
| __ alternative | 14 |
| __ Alps: Eiger locale | 21 |
| __ Alps | 7 |
| __ alone (solo) | 15 |
| __ alone | 8 |
| __ Alley: old music-publishing district | 39 |
| __ Alley | 8 |
| __ Allen furniture stores | 25 |
| __ Allan Poe | 12 |
| __ all-time high | 16 |
| __ all possible | 15 |
| __ Alegre, Brazil | 17 |
| __ alcohol: fusel oil component | 31 |
| __ alcohol | 10 |
| __ Alamos, NM | 13 |
| __ Alamos | 9 |
| __ Alamitos, CA | 15 |
| __ alai | 7 |
| __ aisle | 8 |
| __ Airport Network | 18 |
| __ Aires | 8 |
| __ airbags (car safety feature) | 31 |
| __ Air: Los Angeles community | 29 |
| __ agreement | 12 |
| __ Agnew, singer with Celtic Woman | 34 |
| __ Age | 6 |
| __ Afghan Airlines | 18 |
| __ admiral | 10 |
| __ Addams (cartoonist's signature) | 38 |
| __ Addams (cartoon byline) | 26 |
| __ Adams Wilderness: Sierra Nevada region | 41 |
| __ Act: 1919 Prohibition legislation | 36 |
| __ acids (protein building block) | 33 |
| __ acid: vitamin B9 | 19 |
| __ acid: prenatal vitamin ingredient | 36 |
| __ acid: explosive compound | 27 |
| __ acid: antiseptic cleaner | 27 |
| __ acid (protein part) | 22 |
| __ acid (protein component) | 27 |
| __ acid (protein building block) | 32 |
| __ acid (B vitamin) | 19 |
| __ acid (antiseptic) | 20 |
| __ acid | 7 |
| __ acetate: paint solvent | 25 |
| __ acetate: banana oil | 22 |
| __ account: never | 17 |
| __ account (never) | 18 |
| __ account | 10 |
| __ Accords: 1993 Mideast pact | 29 |
| __ Accords: 1993 agreement | 26 |
| __ Accords, 1993 Israel-PLO pact | 32 |
| __ accompli | 11 |
| __ Accepted (toothpaste phrase) | 31 |
| __ Accepted (phrase on many CVS boxes) | 38 |
| __ above the rest (better) | 26 |
| __ above the rest | 17 |
| __ above | 8 |
| __ about: roughly | 17 |
| __ about: meddles | 17 |
| __ about: approximately | 23 |
| __ about (rove) | 15 |
| __ about (roughly) | 18 |
| __ about (near) | 15 |
| __ about (happen) | 17 |
| __ about (around) | 17 |
| __ about (approximately) | 24 |
| __ about | 8 |
| __ Abner | 8 |
| __ Abdul-Jabbar | 15 |
| __ Abby | 7 |
| __ Ababa | 8 |
| __ a time (singly) | 18 |
| __ a time (individually) | 24 |
| __ a time | 9 |
| __ a sour note | 14 |
| __ a soul (no one) | 18 |
| __ a soul | 9 |
| __ A Sketch | 11 |
| __ a seat (act as usher) | 24 |
| __ a one | 8 |
| __ a million (rare) | 19 |
| __ a million | 12 |
| __ a long shot | 14 |
| __ a limb | 9 |
| __ a kind: unique | 17 |
| __ a kind | 9 |
| __ a high note | 14 |
| __ a happy note | 15 |
| __ a hand | 9 |
| __ a good start | 15 |
| __ a fox | 8 |
| __ a day's work | 19 |
| __ a customer | 13 |