| The percussionist ... | 21 |
| The Perdido R. forms part of its border | 39 |
| The perennial perennial youth | 29 |
| The perfect fall gift? | 22 |
| The Perfect Fool | 16 |
| The perfect match, for some | 27 |
| The perfect place to cool a pie? | 32 |
| The perfect thing | 17 |
| The Perfesser's nephew in the comic strip "Shoe" | 62 |
| The performances of Milli Vanilli, essentially | 46 |
| The Persians conquered them under Cyrus the Great | 49 |
| The person behind the wheel? | 28 |
| The person in question? | 23 |
| The person quoted | 17 |
| The person quoted in today's puzzle | 39 |
| The person summoned | 19 |
| The person who made this puzzle, e.g. | 37 |
| The person who stole that parking spot you were waiting to take, e.g. | 69 |
| The person whom we have quoted | 30 |
| The personification of peace | 28 |
| The pessimist ... | 17 |
| The Pet Shop Boys' politely named debut album | 49 |
| The PGA's Calvin | 20 |
| The phantom in "The Phantom of the Opera" | 51 |
| The Phantom of the Opera | 24 |
| The Phantom of the Opera's first name | 41 |
| The Phantom of the Opera's name | 35 |
| The Phantom's instrument | 28 |
| The Phantom's rival | 23 |
| The Phantom's rival in "The Phantom of the Opera" | 63 |
| The Pharisees and others | 24 |
| The Pharisees, e.g. | 19 |
| The Pharmacists' leader Leo | 31 |
| The Pharmacists' Ted | 24 |
| The Phila. Warriors were its first champs | 41 |
| The Philippines' highest peak: Abbr. | 40 |
| The Philippines' Marcos | 27 |
| The Philippines' ___ Archipelago | 36 |
| The Philippines, to Philippe | 28 |
| The Phillie Phanatic, e.g. | 26 |
| The Phillies are in it | 22 |
| The Phillies Phanatic, e.g. | 27 |
| The Phillies' division, briefly | 35 |
| The philosophy behind colatherapy | 33 |
| The Phoenix of the NCAA's Southern Conference | 49 |
| The Phoenix of the Southern Conference | 38 |
| The phoenix rises from these | 28 |
| The phone company personified | 29 |
| The Piano actress Holly | 26 |
| The Piazzale Michelangelo affords a view of it | 46 |
| The pick of the litter | 22 |
| The picky pick them | 19 |
| The picture | 11 |
| The Pied Piper of Hamelin, e.g. | 31 |
| The Pied Piper's river | 26 |
| The pig in pigs in blankets | 27 |
| The Pigeon R. forms part of its border | 38 |
| The Pilgrim's Progress author | 36 |
| The pill alternative | 20 |
| The Pillsbury Doughboy? | 23 |
| The pilot is __ | 15 |
| The pilots of Penzance: Abbr. | 29 |
| The Piltdown Man, e.g. | 22 |
| The Piltdown Man, notably | 25 |
| The Pine Tree State | 19 |
| The pineapple | 13 |
| The Pineapple Island | 20 |
| The Pineapple Isle | 18 |
| The Pineapple King | 18 |
| The Pink Panther and others | 27 |
| The Pink Panther, e.g. | 22 |
| The Pink Panther, in ''The Pink Panther'' | 57 |
| The Pink Panther, in "The Pink Panther" | 49 |
| The pinnace stops here | 22 |
| The Pioneers of the N.C.A.A. | 28 |
| The piper's son | 19 |
| The piper's son, in rhyme | 29 |
| The pipes are calling him | 25 |
| The pipes ___ | 13 |
| The Pirates of the N.C.A.A. | 27 |
| The Pirates, in sports headlines | 32 |
| The Pistons, on a scoreboard | 28 |
| The Pistons, the Pacers, etc. | 29 |
| The pit | 7 |
| The pit, to Pythagoras | 22 |
| The pitcher who took Sterno to a picnic ___ | 43 |
| The pits | 8 |
| The pits! | 9 |
| The pits, figuratively | 22 |
| The pits? | 9 |
| The Pixies "Where is My ___" | 38 |
| The pizzeria in "Do the Right Thing" | 46 |
| The pizzeria owner in "Do the Right Thing" | 52 |
| The place | 9 |
| The place for a good mountaineer? | 33 |
| The place of one's fodder? | 30 |
| The place to be | 15 |
| The place to be seen | 20 |
| The place to go in lilac time | 29 |
| The place to go in London | 25 |