| ___ Parker, aka Spider-Man | 26 |
| ___ Parker, Hall of Fame QB | 27 |
| ___ Parliament: 17th century | 28 |
| ___ part (play on stage) | 24 |
| ___ particle (electron) | 23 |
| ___ particle (unstable meson) | 29 |
| ___ party (fraternity event) | 28 |
| ___ party (golfers' bash) | 29 |
| ___ pas (social blunder) | 24 |
| ___ Pasha, Egyptian statesman | 29 |
| ___ Pasha, The Lion of Janina | 29 |
| ___ Pasha, Turkish leader | 25 |
| ___ Pass (Sierra Nevada) | 24 |
| ___ Pass, near Pikes Peak | 25 |
| ___ passim (so everywhere) | 26 |
| ___ passu (on equal footing) | 28 |
| ___ passu (side by side) | 24 |
| ___ passu (simultaneously) | 26 |
| ___ passu (with equal pace) | 27 |
| ___ pat (got stubborn) | 22 |
| ___ Patch, famed pacer | 22 |
| ___ patience of a saint | 23 |
| ___ patriae (patriotism) | 24 |
| ___ Paul (classic guitar) | 25 |
| ___ Paul and Mary Ford | 22 |
| ___ Paul Kruger, famed Boer | 27 |
| ___ Paul's seafood | 22 |
| ___ Paul, popular guitarist | 27 |
| ___ Paulo (Brazilian city) | 26 |
| ___ Pawn, Burmese riv. | 22 |
| ___ PÃ tos, Cypriot town | 26 |
| ___ Père (Parisian prayer) | 29 |
| ___ Pea (Popeye's baby) | 27 |
| ___ Pea (Popeye's kid) | 26 |
| ___ Pea of Popeye strip | 23 |
| ___ Pea, Popeye's adoptee | 29 |
| ___ Pea, Popeye's friend | 28 |
| ___ Pea, Popeye's infant | 28 |
| ___ Peacock (Clue character) | 28 |
| ___ Peak (Colorado mountain) | 28 |
| ___ Peaks (Indiana ski area) | 28 |
| ___ Peanut Butter Cups | 22 |
| ___ pedal (guitar accessory) | 28 |
| ___ Pelagie (Italian islands) | 29 |
| ___ pencil (makeup kit item) | 28 |
| ___ pendens (pending lawsuit) | 29 |
| ___ pendens (pending suit) | 26 |
| ___ Penh, Cambodia (Var.) | 25 |
| ___ Penh, Cambodia: Var. | 24 |
| ___ Peninsula, California | 25 |
| ___ penny (pre-1959 cent) | 25 |
| ___ Pensacola (mil. center) | 27 |
| ___ pensée (hidden motive) | 29 |
| ___ people (sci-fi figures) | 27 |
| ___ Pepper (Redford role) | 25 |
| ___ Pepper, Redford role | 24 |
| ___ Percé (Indian tribe) | 27 |
| ___ Percé (Western tribe) | 28 |
| ___ Percé, American Indian | 29 |
| ___ Peres (St. Louis suburb) | 28 |
| ___ Perignon champagne | 22 |
| ___ peso (Mexican currency) | 27 |
| ___ Pet (cultivatable gift) | 27 |
| ___ Pet (kitschy plant) | 23 |
| ___ Pet (novelty item) | 22 |
| ___ pet (onetime fad item) | 26 |
| ___ Pet (sprouting figurine) | 28 |
| ___ Pete (cheap liquor) | 23 |
| ___ Pete (inferior wine) | 24 |
| ___ phone (application field) | 29 |
| ___ Phraya (Asian river) | 24 |
| ___ Phraya, Thai river | 22 |
| ___ picada (burrito filler) | 27 |
| ___ Picchu (Inca site) | 22 |
| ___ Picchu (Incan site) | 23 |
| ___ Picchu (Incan stronghold) | 29 |
| ___ pickle (on the ropes) | 25 |
| ___ Picone (clothing maker) | 27 |
| ___ Pictures (old studio) | 25 |
| ___ Pie (frozen treat) | 22 |
| ___ pie (little sweetheart) | 27 |
| ___ piece (consistent) | 22 |
| ___ piece (Safire column) | 25 |
| ___ Pieces (candy brand) | 24 |
| ___ Piedras, Puerto Rico | 24 |
| ___ pill (amphetamine) | 22 |
| ___ pin (fastening device) | 26 |
| ___ Pinto (Texas county) | 24 |
| ___ pit (rock concert area) | 27 |
| ___ pitch (softball variety) | 28 |
| ___ pitcher (bullpen figure) | 28 |
| ___ plaid (fabric pattern) | 26 |
| ___ Plaines, Chicago suburb | 27 |
| ___ plaisir (willingly) | 23 |
| ___ plaisir (with pleasure) | 27 |
| ___ plan, including meals | 25 |
| ___ plane (military craft) | 26 |
| ___ Plata (Montana motto) | 25 |
| ___ Plateau (U.S. region) | 25 |
| ___ Plaza (hotel chain) | 23 |