| Start of an explanation | 23 |
| Start of an expiration notice | 29 |
| Start of an expiration date notice | 34 |
| Start of an expansive definition | 32 |
| Start of an exhausting question | 31 |
| Start of an exercise buff's motto | 37 |
| Start of an excuse for inattention | 34 |
| Start of an excuse | 18 |
| Start of an exchange | 20 |
| Start of an excerpt from an Edna St. Vincent Millay poem | 56 |
| Start of an example of Murphy's Law | 39 |
| Start of an exaggeration | 24 |
| Start of an evolutionary quip | 29 |
| Start of an Everly Brothers hit | 31 |
| Start of an erudite barfly's lament at curfew | 49 |
| Start of an Ernie Kovacs observation about television | 53 |
| Start of an Erma Bombeck quip | 29 |
| Start of an epitaph | 19 |
| Start of an epigram by J. J. Ingalls | 36 |
| Start of an epigram | 19 |
| Start of an epic spaghetti western | 34 |
| Start of an epic | 16 |
| Start of an entreaty | 20 |
| Start of an English rule, and this puzzle's theme | 53 |
| Start of an engagement, often | 29 |
| Start of an encouraging cry | 27 |
| Start of an encouraging adage | 29 |
| Start of an Emerson quote | 25 |
| Start of an emergency call | 26 |
| Start of an embarrassment simile | 32 |
| Start of an elocution class phrase | 34 |
| Start of an Ella Fitzgerald standard | 36 |
| Start of an elimination rhyme | 29 |
| Start of an elimination process | 31 |
| Start of an elimination | 23 |
| Start of an Elgar title | 23 |
| Start of an elementary lesson | 29 |
| Start of an Elbert Hubbard quote | 32 |
| Start of an Einstein quote that holds true when solving clever crosswords | 73 |
| Start of an Einstein quote | 26 |
| Start of an egotistical quip | 28 |
| Start of an Edward Albee title | 30 |
| Start of an Edna Millay verse | 29 |
| Start of an editor's quip about verbose writing | 51 |
| Start of an edgy person's description of himself | 52 |
| Start of an Edgard Varese quotation | 35 |
| Start of an Ed McMahon intro | 28 |
| Start of an economist's observation | 39 |
| Start of an Eastern title | 25 |
| Start of an Easter prayer | 25 |
| Start of an early Grafton title | 31 |
| Start of an Eagles hit title | 28 |
| Start of an Ayn Rand title | 26 |
| Start of an author's lament | 31 |
| Start of an Austen title | 24 |
| Start of an audiophile's wish | 33 |
| Start of an auction offer | 25 |
| Start of an attorney's ending | 33 |
| Start of an attention-getting cry | 33 |
| Start of an attention-getting call | 34 |
| Start of an attack | 18 |
| Start of an Atlantic City name | 30 |
| Start of an Asunción año | 30 |
| Start of an astute observation | 30 |
| Start of an aside, to tweeters | 30 |
| Start of an aside, for short | 28 |
| Start of an Army recruitment slogan | 35 |
| Start of an Army recruiting slogan | 34 |
| Start of an aptly expressed linguistic observation | 50 |
| Start of an appreciative cheer | 30 |
| Start of an appeal for privacy | 30 |
| Start of an appeal | 18 |
| Start of an apology | 19 |
| Start of an apocryphal confession | 33 |
| Start of an aphorism | 20 |
| Start of an AOL alert | 21 |
| Start of an anonymous quotation | 31 |
| Start of an anonymous quip | 26 |
| Start of an annual request | 26 |
| Start of an Anne Lamott quotation | 33 |
| Start of an animated query | 26 |
| Start of an angler's lament (Part 3) | 40 |
| Start of an angler's lament (Part 2) | 40 |
| Start of an angler's lament (Part 1) | 40 |
| Start of an Andy Rooney quote | 29 |
| Start of an Andy Rooney quip | 28 |
| Start of an Andy Capp toast | 27 |
| Start of an ancient boast | 25 |
| Start of an amusing musing | 26 |
| Start of an alphabet song | 25 |
| Start of an alphabet book | 25 |
| Start of an alley-oop | 21 |
| Start of an Alka-Seltzer jingle | 31 |
| Start of an algebra problem | 27 |
| Start of an agreement that's not really an agreement | 56 |
| Start of an aging question | 26 |
| Start of an age-old quip | 24 |
| Start of an afterthought | 24 |
| Start of an African capital | 27 |
| Start of an advisor's lament | 32 |