| ___ acid (aqua fortis) | 22 |
| ___ acid (corrosive agent) | 26 |
| ___ acid (food preservative) | 28 |
| ___ acid (from apples, etc.) | 28 |
| ___ acid (mild antiseptic) | 26 |
| ___ acid (perfume ingredient) | 29 |
| ___ acid (preservative) | 23 |
| ___ acid (protein builder) | 26 |
| ___ acid (protein component) | 28 |
| ___ acid (soap ingredient) | 26 |
| ___ acid (vinegar component) | 28 |
| ___ acid (yellow vitamin) | 25 |
| ___ acid, bleaching agent | 25 |
| ___ acid, found in apples | 25 |
| ___ acid, soap component | 24 |
| ___ acid, used as a vitamin | 27 |
| ___ acid, used in bleaching | 27 |
| ___ across (contribute) | 23 |
| ___ Act (1862 measure) | 22 |
| ___ ad (political ploy) | 23 |
| ___ adagio (score direction) | 28 |
| ___ adagio (very slowly) | 24 |
| ___ Adams, wife of Kovacs | 25 |
| ___ admin (computer techie) | 27 |
| ___ advantage (find handy) | 26 |
| ___ affaire flambée | 22 |
| ___ against (have effect) | 25 |
| ___ Against the Machine | 23 |
| ___ Age (1870-98 in U.S.) | 25 |
| ___ Agrippa (king of Judea) | 27 |
| ___ Aigner (purse designer) | 27 |
| ___ Air (carrier to Taiwan) | 27 |
| ___ Air (L.A. community) | 24 |
| ___ Air (Mideast carrier) | 25 |
| ___ aisle (church part) | 23 |
| ___ aisle, in a cathedral | 25 |
| ___ al pomodoro (Tuscan soup) | 29 |
| ___ alai (handball relative) | 28 |
| ___ Alamitos, California | 24 |
| ___ Alamos, New Mexico | 22 |
| ___ Alaska (creamy dessert) | 27 |
| ___ Albert of cartoons | 22 |
| ___ Alegre (Brazilian city) | 27 |
| ___ Alegre, Brazilian seaport | 29 |
| ___ algebra (math subject) | 26 |
| ___ alia (among other things) | 29 |
| ___ all (do oneself in) | 23 |
| ___ alla genovese (sauce) | 25 |
| ___ allegro (very quickly) | 26 |
| ___ Allen (furniture company) | 29 |
| ___ aller (last resort) | 23 |
| ___ Alliance (airline bloc) | 27 |
| ___ almond (ice-cream flavor) | 29 |
| ___ alone (by oneself) | 22 |
| ___ alone (do by oneself) | 25 |
| ___ alone (do without help) | 27 |
| ___ alone (have no help) | 24 |
| ___ Alou, Expos' manager | 28 |
| ___ Alpha Epsilon fraternity | 28 |
| ___ Alps (Swiss range) | 22 |
| ___ Alta, town SW of San Juan | 29 |
| ___ Alverio (Rita Moreno) | 25 |
| ___ America (cable station) | 27 |
| ___ America / Final maneuver | 28 |
| ___ Amin, Ugandan exile | 23 |
| ___ an egg (bombed on stage) | 28 |
| ___ an egg (fail publicly) | 26 |
| ___ anchor (be moored) | 22 |
| ___ anchor (is moored) | 22 |
| ___ and a day (sentence) | 24 |
| ___ and Abner, old comedy duo | 29 |
| ___ and all including faults) | 29 |
| ___ and cheese (lunch dish) | 27 |
| ___ and Clark expedition | 24 |
| ___ and Coke (mixed drink) | 26 |
| ___ and cones (eye parts) | 25 |
| ___ and cry (public clamor) | 27 |
| ___ and Driver magazine | 23 |
| ___ and end-all (whole) | 23 |
| ___ and hearty (healthy) | 24 |
| ___ and hounds (outdoor game) | 29 |
| ___ and Kashmir, Indian state | 29 |
| ___ and Liverpool Canal | 23 |
| ___ and lot (old levy) | 22 |
| ___ and Mary of songdom | 23 |
| ___ and Mary, former trio | 25 |
| ___ and Means Committee | 23 |
| ___ and needles (nervous) | 25 |
| ___ and outs (intricacies) | 26 |
| ___ and outs (particulars) | 26 |
| ___ and run (leave in haste) | 28 |
| ___ and Sedition Acts: 1798 | 27 |
| ___ and Span (cleaner brand) | 28 |
| ___ and Span (cleanser) | 23 |
| ___ and span (very clean) | 25 |
| ___ and Stimpy (cartoon duo) | 28 |
| ___ and terminer (trial) | 24 |
| ___ and the Family Stone | 24 |
| ___ and the Gang (rockers) | 26 |
| ___ and the other thing | 23 |