| Perp. to vertical | 17 |
| Perp. to vert. | 14 |
| Perp. to hor. | 13 |
| Perp-to-cop story | 17 |
| Perp, perhaps | 13 |
| Perp's target, in cop slang | 31 |
| Perp's story | 16 |
| Perp's red herring | 22 |
| Perp's pretext | 18 |
| Perp's place | 16 |
| Perp's piece | 16 |
| Perp's photo ID | 19 |
| Perp's petition | 19 |
| Perp's payment | 18 |
| Perp's patterns, briefly | 28 |
| Perp's out | 14 |
| Perp's flight | 17 |
| Perp's fake name | 20 |
| Perp's excuse | 17 |
| Perp's cover | 16 |
| Perp's counterpart | 22 |
| Perp's bracelets | 20 |
| Perp zappers | 12 |
| Perp zapper | 11 |
| Perp subduer | 12 |
| Perp pursuers | 13 |
| Perp prosecutors, for short | 27 |
| Perp prosecutors, briefly | 25 |
| Perp prosecutors | 16 |
| Perp in "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" | 49 |
| Perp chaser, with "the" | 33 |
| Perp catcher | 12 |
| Perp alerts, briefly | 20 |
| Perp alert | 10 |
| Perp | 4 |
| Peroxide blonde, e.g. | 21 |
| Perot, formally | 15 |
| Perot, e.g. | 11 |
| Perot's surplus? | 20 |
| Perot's party, once | 23 |
| Perot's Electronic Systems | 30 |
| Perot's 1996 running mate | 29 |
| Perot's "giant sucking sound" maker | 49 |
| Perot who ran for president | 27 |
| Perot theme song | 16 |
| Perot running mate Pat | 22 |
| Perot prop | 10 |
| Perot opposed it during his '92 campaign | 44 |
| Perot opposed it | 16 |
| Perot of politics | 17 |
| Perot impersonator on "SNL" | 37 |
| Perot follower: Abbr. | 21 |
| Perot et al. | 12 |
| Perot | 5 |
| Peroration word | 15 |
| Peroration | 10 |
| Peropteryx sandlottia? | 22 |
| Peron, for one | 14 |
| Peron or Gabor | 14 |
| Peron or Braun | 14 |
| Peron of Argentina | 18 |
| Peron et al. | 12 |
| Peron | 5 |
| Perola ___ (nickname for Pelé) | 33 |
| Pernod's flavor | 19 |
| Pernod's cousin | 19 |
| Pernod ingredient | 17 |
| Pernod flavoring | 16 |
| Pernod flavorer | 15 |
| Pernickity one | 14 |
| Pernickety one | 14 |
| Pernickety | 10 |
| Perniciousness | 14 |
| Pernicious plot | 15 |
| Pernicious pets | 15 |
| Pernicious pet | 14 |
| Pernicious or perifidious | 25 |
| Pernicious | 10 |
| Pern portrayer in ''Evita'' | 43 |
| Permutes or transmutes | 22 |
| Permuted | 8 |
| Permute | 7 |
| Permitting the sale of alcohol | 30 |
| Permitting | 10 |
| Permitted to leave | 18 |
| Permitted things | 16 |
| Permitted entry | 15 |
| Permitted by law | 16 |
| Permitted | 9 |
| Permits, British style | 22 |
| Permits to pass | 15 |
| Permits that let fools rush in? | 31 |
| Permits passage, perhaps | 24 |
| Permits | 7 |
| Permit: Abbr. | 13 |
| Permit to speak | 15 |
| Permit to move ahead | 20 |
| Permit to leave the country | 27 |
| Permit to enter | 15 |
| Permit to board | 15 |