| ___ al pomodoro (Tuscan soup) | 29 |
| ___ aisle, in a cathedral | 25 |
| ___ aisle (church part) | 23 |
| ___ Air (Mideast carrier) | 25 |
| ___ Air (L.A. community) | 24 |
| ___ Air (carrier to Taiwan) | 27 |
| ___ Aigner (purse designer) | 27 |
| ___ Agrippa (king of Judea) | 27 |
| ___ Age (1870-98 in U.S.) | 25 |
| ___ Against the Machine | 23 |
| ___ against (have effect) | 25 |
| ___ affaire flambée | 22 |
| ___ advantage (find handy) | 26 |
| ___ admin (computer techie) | 27 |
| ___ Adams, wife of Kovacs | 25 |
| ___ adagio (very slowly) | 24 |
| ___ adagio (score direction) | 28 |
| ___ ad (political ploy) | 23 |
| ___ Act (1862 measure) | 22 |
| ___ across (contribute) | 23 |
| ___ acid, used in bleaching | 27 |
| ___ acid, used as a vitamin | 27 |
| ___ acid, soap component | 24 |
| ___ acid, found in apples | 25 |
| ___ acid, bleaching agent | 25 |
| ___ acid (yellow vitamin) | 25 |
| ___ acid (vinegar component) | 28 |
| ___ acid (soap ingredient) | 26 |
| ___ acid (protein component) | 28 |
| ___ acid (protein builder) | 26 |
| ___ acid (preservative) | 23 |
| ___ acid (perfume ingredient) | 29 |
| ___ acid (mild antiseptic) | 26 |
| ___ acid (from apples, etc.) | 28 |
| ___ acid (food preservative) | 28 |
| ___ acid (corrosive agent) | 26 |
| ___ acid (aqua fortis) | 22 |
| ___ acid (an antiseptic) | 24 |
| ___ acetate (banana oil) | 24 |
| ___ Ace (Burt Reynolds role) | 28 |
| ___ account (reprimand) | 23 |
| ___ account (not at all) | 24 |
| ___ account (considered) | 24 |
| ___ account (absolutely not) | 28 |
| ___ Accords (1993 agreement) | 28 |
| ___ AC (pharmacy purchase) | 26 |
| ___ above (better than) | 23 |
| ___ about; approximately | 24 |
| ___ about (time phrase) | 23 |
| ___ about (time frame) | 22 |
| ___ about (publicly visible) | 28 |
| ___ about (phrase re a date) | 28 |
| ___ about (legalistic phrase) | 29 |
| ___ about (legal time frame) | 28 |
| ___ about (legal phrase) | 24 |
| ___ about (investigate) | 23 |
| ___ about (in the vicinity) | 27 |
| ___ about (had fondness for) | 28 |
| ___ about (date phrase) | 23 |
| ___ about (date designation) | 28 |
| ___ about (courtroom phrase) | 28 |
| ___ about (be informed of) | 26 |
| ___ about (approximately) | 25 |
| ___ about (a certain date) | 26 |
| ___ abet (be an accomplice) | 27 |
| ___ abend (good evening) | 24 |
| ___ Abel, ex-newscaster | 23 |
| ___ Abbey, U.S. painter | 23 |
| ___ Ababa (African Union HQ) | 28 |
| ___ Açucar (Sugarloaf) | 25 |
| ___ A. Bank (menswear store) | 28 |
| ___ A. Bank (menswear label) | 28 |
| ___ a wild goose chase | 22 |
| ___ a turn (cooked perfectly) | 29 |
| ___ a turn (cook perfectly) | 27 |
| ___ a time (individually) | 25 |
| ___ a tie (require overtime) | 28 |
| ___ a sudden (unexpectedly) | 27 |
| ___ A Sketch (drawing toy) | 26 |
| ___ A Sketch (classic toy) | 26 |
| ___ a rock and a hard place | 27 |
| ___ a ride (hitchhike) | 22 |
| ___ a little (quite a bit) | 26 |
| ___ a judge (temperate) | 23 |
| ___ a high note (finish well) | 29 |
| ___ a happy smile (beamed) | 26 |
| ___ a hand (helps out) | 22 |
| ___ a ghost (gets scared) | 25 |
| ___ a gasket (saw red) | 22 |
| ___ a fuse (became irate) | 25 |
| ___ a fugitive (hides a perp) | 29 |
| ___ a fall (courts danger) | 26 |
| ___ a customer (sale limit) | 27 |
| ___ a conclusion (prejudges) | 28 |
| ___ a clue (is out of it) | 25 |
| ___ a clue (is ignorant) | 24 |
| ___ a clue (is at sea) | 22 |
| ___ a clue (doesn't know) | 29 |
| ___ a climax (built up) | 23 |
| ___ a cheetah (speedy) | 22 |