| The U.S. minimum is $7.25 per hour | 34 |
| The U.S. Mint? | 14 |
| The U.S. tied them in the first round of the 2006 World Cup: Abbr. | 66 |
| The U.S. Treasury is on their backs | 35 |
| The U.S. Virgin Is., e.g. | 25 |
| The U.S., in France | 19 |
| The U.S., in Mexican slang | 26 |
| The U.S., it's said | 23 |
| The U.S., metaphorically | 24 |
| The U.S., south of the U.S. border | 34 |
| The U.S., to an overseas G.I. | 29 |
| The U.S., to Mexicans | 21 |
| The U.S., to Mexico | 19 |
| The U.S.A.'s "uncle" | 34 |
| The U.S.A., in Caen | 19 |
| The U.S.A., in France | 21 |
| The U.S.S. Constitution has three | 33 |
| The U.S.S.R. had the first civilian one | 39 |
| The UAE has been a member of it since 1967 | 42 |
| The UAE is a member of it | 25 |
| The UAW was founded within it | 29 |
| The Ubangi joins it | 19 |
| The ugly duckling | 17 |
| The Ugly Duckling, e.g. | 23 |
| The Ugly Duckling, eventually | 29 |
| The Ugly Duckling, really | 25 |
| The ugly duckling, when grown | 29 |
| The Ukr., e.g. | 14 |
| The Ukraine, e.g. | 17 |
| The ultimate | 12 |
| The ultimate decider | 20 |
| The ultimate degree | 19 |
| The ultimate early riser | 24 |
| The ultimate in dexterity | 25 |
| The ultimate in elegance | 24 |
| The ultimate in Elizabethan theatre | 35 |
| The ultimate in indulgence | 26 |
| The ultimate in priorities | 26 |
| The ultimate is the Nth | 23 |
| The ultimate motivator | 22 |
| The ultimate pan | 16 |
| The ultimate starter home | 25 |
| The ultimate state | 18 |
| The UN and AOL have theirs in NYC | 33 |
| The unambitious worker ___ | 26 |
| The Unanswered Question composer | 35 |
| The underlying cause | 20 |
| The underprivileged | 19 |
| The Underworld | 14 |
| The underworld chase for author Deighton? | 41 |
| The unemployed | 14 |
| The unemployed bricklayer promised not to... | 44 |
| The Union, to Lincoln | 21 |
| The United States has a great one | 33 |
| The United States, e.g. | 23 |
| The United States, for one | 26 |
| The United States, from Mexico: Sp. | 35 |
| The United States, in Nuevo Laredo | 34 |
| The United States, metaphorically | 33 |
| The United States, notably | 26 |
| The United States, to Central Americans | 39 |
| The United States, to Mexicans | 30 |
| The United States, to Mexico | 28 |
| The United States, to some prospective immigrants | 49 |
| The universe | 12 |
| The universe has it | 19 |
| The universe on day one | 23 |
| The university community | 24 |
| The University of the South, familiarly | 39 |
| The University of Washington won the first one in 1982 | 54 |
| The unknown author, briefly | 27 |
| The unmarried woman in "An Unmarried Woman" | 53 |
| The unordained | 14 |
| The Unready | 11 |
| The unscrupulous candidate ___ | 30 |
| The unscrupulous Mr. Heep | 25 |
| The Unsers of Indy | 18 |
| The Unsers of racing | 20 |
| The unskilled | 13 |
| The Untouchables | 16 |
| The Untouchables' leader | 28 |
| The Untouchables, briefly | 25 |
| The Untouchables, e.g. | 22 |
| The Untouchables, for short | 27 |
| The unused W.J.C.? | 18 |
| The unwashed | 12 |
| The upper class | 15 |
| The upper crust | 15 |
| The Upper House, briefly | 24 |
| The upper Midwest's ___ Canals | 34 |
| The upper part | 14 |
| The upper Thames River | 22 |
| The Upright Citizens Brigade, e.g. | 34 |
| The Urals are west of it | 24 |
| The Urals divide it | 19 |
| The Urals, e.g. | 15 |
| The urge to go to a school dance? | 33 |
| The Urubamba river flows through them | 37 |
| The US declared it eradicated in 2005 | 37 |
| The US joined it in '17 | 27 |