| Start of a pirate chant | 23 |
| Start of a pin simile | 21 |
| Start of a piece of advice | 26 |
| Start of a phrase of regret | 27 |
| Start of a phrase meaning "always" | 44 |
| Start of a photographer's come-on | 37 |
| Start of a phobia? | 18 |
| Start of a phobia | 17 |
| Start of a pessimist's credo | 32 |
| Start of a pesky quip | 21 |
| Start of a pertinent nursery rhyme | 34 |
| Start of a personal trainer's motto | 39 |
| Start of a personal note | 24 |
| Start of a Perry Mason title | 28 |
| Start of a perplexed person's question | 42 |
| Start of a permanent definition | 31 |
| Start of a performance | 22 |
| Start of a Penn film title | 26 |
| Start of a pencil-and-paper game | 32 |
| Start of a patriotic sports trio | 32 |
| Start of a patriotic song | 25 |
| Start of a patriotic cheer | 26 |
| Start of a patient's observation | 36 |
| Start of a patient's complaint | 34 |
| Start of a parliamentary proposal | 33 |
| Start of a Parisian protest | 27 |
| Start of a parent's wry quip | 32 |
| Start of a parent's warning to a rambunctious child | 55 |
| Start of a paraphrased quote | 28 |
| Start of a paraphrased quip from Laurence J. Peter | 50 |
| Start of a paraphrased quip from John Ruskin | 44 |
| Start of a palindrome whose center word is "ere" | 58 |
| Start of a palindrome | 21 |
| Start of a pageant winner's title | 37 |
| Start of a P.O. motto | 21 |
| Start of a one-two punch | 24 |
| Start of a one-two | 18 |
| Start of a nursery song | 23 |
| Start of a nursery rhyme | 24 |
| Start of a number of Keats titles | 33 |
| Start of a number of ditties performed by creepy little orange dudes in "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" | 123 |
| Start of a novel? | 17 |
| Start of a noted victory announcement | 37 |
| Start of a noted palindrome | 27 |
| Start of a noted mongoose | 25 |
| Start of a noted JFK quote | 26 |
| Start of a noted Italian song | 29 |
| Start of a noted B-29 name | 26 |
| Start of a nostalgic quote | 26 |
| Start of a Noel Coward song | 27 |
| Start of a noel | 15 |
| Start of a Niels Bohr quote | 27 |
| Start of a Nichols title | 24 |
| Start of a newspaper headline about a workplace mishap | 54 |
| Start of a newspaper banner | 27 |
| Start of a newsgroup name online | 32 |
| Start of a newsboy's cry | 28 |
| Start of a news item about a drug investigation? | 48 |
| Start of a new Yule tree | 24 |
| Start of a New Year's song title | 36 |
| Start of a New Year's phrase | 32 |
| Start of a new season: Abbr. | 28 |
| Start of a new car's odometer | 33 |
| Start of a new book | 19 |
| Start of a new año | 21 |
| Start of a Neapolitan lament | 28 |
| Start of a nautical order | 25 |
| Start of a nautical heave chant | 31 |
| Start of a nautical day | 23 |
| Start of a nautical caveat | 26 |
| Start of a nationalistic cheer, perhaps | 39 |
| Start of a national anthem | 26 |
| Start of a mystery-solving quip | 31 |
| Start of a mystery | 18 |
| Start of a Musketeer credo | 26 |
| Start of a musical series | 25 |
| Start of a musical scale | 24 |
| Start of a musical riddle | 25 |
| Start of a musical refrain | 26 |
| Start of a muffler shop's slogan | 36 |
| Start of a Mozart title | 23 |
| Start of a Mozart piece | 23 |
| Start of a Mozart opera | 23 |
| Start of a motto first published in an 1844 book | 48 |
| Start of a Mother Goose rhyme | 29 |
| Start of a morning diner order | 30 |
| Start of a money motto | 22 |
| Start of a modern address | 25 |
| Start of a mocking guffaw | 25 |
| Start of a Mitchell title | 25 |
| Start of a Mitch Albom quote | 28 |
| Start of a missive to Ms. Van Buren | 35 |
| Start of a Milton quote re cafes? | 33 |
| Start of a Milton Berle quip | 28 |
| Start of a Miller title | 23 |
| Start of a millennium | 21 |
| Start of a milk carton message | 30 |
| Start of a military motto | 25 |
| Start of a mil. career | 22 |
| Start of a Midwestern capital | 29 |