| Text | Length |
| Macaroni or vermicelli | 22 |
| Linguini, for one | 17 |
| Italian food staple | 19 |
| Food in Firenze | 15 |
| Fettuccine, e.g. | 16 |
| Elbows, but not knees | 21 |
| Elbows on the table? | 20 |
| Carbo-loader's course | 25 |
| Carb-loading dish | 17 |
| Bow ties, e.g. | 14 |
| An Italian cuisine | 18 |
| Ziti, for one | 13 |
| Ziti, for example | 17 |
| Ziti or orzo | 12 |
| Ziti or linguine | 16 |
| Ziti or fusilli | 15 |
| Trattoria menu heading | 22 |
| Spaghetti or ravioli | 20 |
| Source of carbs | 15 |
| Shells and bow ties | 19 |
| Rotini or linguine | 18 |
| Ravioli, e.g. | 13 |
| Pre-marathon staple | 19 |
| Popular pre-marathon meal | 25 |
| Noodles, e.g. | 13 |
| Naples noodles | 14 |
| Linguini, ziti, etc. | 20 |
| Linguine or fettucine | 21 |
| Lasagna and linguine | 20 |
| Kitchen tubes | 13 |
| Italian restaurant option | 25 |
| Italian food favorite | 21 |
| It's sometimes served primavera | 35 |
| It may come in ribbons | 22 |
| Fusilli or rotini | 17 |
| Farfalle, e.g. | 14 |
| Farfalle or fusilli | 19 |
| Entree category | 15 |
| Elbows and shells | 17 |
| Edible shells | 13 |
| Carbo-loading meal | 18 |
| Carbo-loading food | 18 |
| Carbo-loader's course, perhaps | 34 |
| Base of some salads | 19 |
| Angel hair or elbows | 20 |
| Angel hair on your tongue | 25 |
| An Italian dish | 15 |
| "Ristorante" course | 29 |
| Ziti, say | 9 |
| Ziti or cannelloni | 18 |
| Ziti or angel hair | 18 |
| Via Veneto fare | 15 |
| Vermicelli, for example | 23 |
| Vermicelli | 10 |
| Trattoria plateful | 18 |
| Trattoria buy | 13 |
| Tortellini, e.g. | 16 |
| Tortellini or fusilli | 21 |
| Tortellini or capellini | 23 |
| Strands at dinner | 17 |
| Staple in Sorrento | 18 |
| Spirals and shells | 18 |
| Spaghetti, for instance | 23 |
| Spaghetti, for example | 22 |
| Spaghetti or macaroni | 21 |
| Spaghetti or linguini | 21 |
| Spaghetti and vermicelli | 24 |
| Spaghetti e.g. | 15 |
| Some corkscrews | 15 |
| Some bowties | 12 |
| Siracusa specialty | 18 |
| Shells, for example | 19 |
| Shells, elbows, etc. | 20 |
| Shells or wagon wheels | 22 |
| Shells or elbows | 16 |
| Shells or bow ties | 18 |
| Shells on a plate, e.g. | 23 |
| Saucy dish | 10 |
| Salsa's bed | 15 |
| Ristorante's pride | 22 |
| Rigatoni or spaghetti | 21 |
| Rigatoni or rotini | 18 |
| Rigatoni or ravioli | 19 |
| Rigatoni | 8 |
| Ribbons on a plate | 18 |
| Ravioli or ziti | 15 |
| Ravioli or macaroni | 19 |
| Ravioli base | 12 |
| Ravioli for one | 16 |
| Ravioli e.g. | 13 |
| Premarathon food | 16 |
| Pre-marathon meal | 17 |
| Pesto partner, perhaps | 22 |
| Perciatelli e.g. | 17 |
| Penne or linguini | 17 |
| Penne and shells | 16 |
| Pappardelle, e.g. | 17 |
| Orzo, e.g. | 10 |
| Orecchiette, e.g. | 17 |
| Olive Garden staple | 19 |
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