| Start of an adult school course name | 36 |
| Start of an admonition | 22 |
| Start of an admission | 21 |
| Start of an address | 19 |
| Start of an addition | 20 |
| Start of an Adams hymn | 22 |
| Start of an adage about forgiveness | 35 |
| Start of an adage about economy | 31 |
| Start of an adage | 17 |
| Start of an act | 15 |
| Start of an absent-minded quip | 30 |
| Start of an Abraham Lincoln quotation | 37 |
| Start of an año | 18 |
| Start of an A/C installer's remark | 38 |
| Start of an 1880 song title | 27 |
| Start of an "Oliver!" song title | 42 |
| Start of an "Indians" song | 36 |
| Start of an "Ave Maria" line | 38 |
| Start of amusing question by Zach Galifianakis | 46 |
| Start of Ambrose Bierce's definition of 'Discussion' in 'The Devil's Dictionary' | 104 |
| Start of Ambrose Bierce's definition of 'Acquaintance' in 'The Devil's Dictionary' | 106 |
| Start of almost every ZIP code in New York | 42 |
| Start of all Oklahoma ZIP codes | 31 |
| Start of all Florida ZIP codes | 30 |
| Start of Alaska's motto | 27 |
| Start of advice from Susan DiLallo's grandmother, Rose | 58 |
| Start of adulthood? | 19 |
| Start of adolescence? | 21 |
| Start of adolescence and war | 28 |
| Start of a Zsa Zsa quip | 23 |
| Start of a Zsa Zsa Gabor quote | 30 |
| Start of a Yuletide reading | 27 |
| Start of a yule reading | 23 |
| Start of a Yule hymn | 20 |
| Start of a Yogi Berra quote | 27 |
| Start of a Yogi Berra quip | 26 |
| Start of a yarn? | 16 |
| Start of a Yale song | 20 |
| Start of a WWW address | 22 |
| Start of a wry remark about physical fitness | 44 |
| Start of a writer's question | 32 |
| Start of a writ | 15 |
| Start of a worried tryster's statement | 42 |
| Start of a workplace quip | 25 |
| Start of a workout motto | 24 |
| Start of a workout credo | 24 |
| Start of a word ladder (and the starting point of the journey) | 62 |
| Start of a word ladder | 22 |
| Start of a Woody Allen title | 28 |
| Start of a Woody Allen quip | 27 |
| Start of a Wolfe title | 22 |
| Start of a wk., workwise | 24 |
| Start of a witness's statement | 34 |
| Start of a wishful comment | 26 |
| Start of a wish | 15 |
| Start of a winning line | 23 |
| Start of a winning combination | 30 |
| Start of a Williams title | 25 |
| Start of a Will Rogers quip | 27 |
| Start of a Will Rogers observation | 34 |
| Start of a Will Rogers line | 27 |
| Start of a Wilde comment | 24 |
| Start of a wife's remark | 28 |
| Start of a wife's lament | 28 |
| Start of a wife's comment | 29 |
| Start of a wide-area police radio alert | 39 |
| Start of a Whitney Houston hit | 30 |
| Start of a whispered comment, perhaps | 37 |
| Start of a whispered comment | 28 |
| Start of a whaler's cry | 27 |
| Start of a whale-spotter's cry | 34 |
| Start of a whale of a story | 27 |
| Start of a West line | 20 |
| Start of a well-known tongue twister | 36 |
| Start of a well-known soliloquy | 31 |
| Start of a well-known series | 28 |
| Start of a well-known round | 27 |
| Start of a well-known poem | 26 |
| Start of a well-known palindrome | 32 |
| Start of a well-known hymn | 26 |
| Start of a Welk intro | 21 |
| Start of a weird infraction? | 28 |
| Start of a weightlifting maneuver | 33 |
| Start of a wedding proverb | 26 |
| Start of a website manager's email address, maybe | 53 |
| Start of a Web site address | 27 |
| Start of a web address? | 23 |
| Start of a web address | 22 |
| Start of a weary quip | 21 |
| Start of a Wayne Gretzky quote | 30 |
| Start of a way? | 15 |
| Start of a watery pun | 21 |
| Start of a warning to mudslingers | 33 |
| Start of a warning to couch potatoes | 36 |
| Start of a warning to candidates | 32 |
| Start of a warning sign for restaurant customers | 48 |
| Start of a warning for Paul Revere | 34 |
| Start of a warning by A.P. Gouthey | 34 |
| Start of a warning | 18 |
| Start of a warm weather pun | 27 |