| Words before "double" or "mend" | 51 |
| Words before "Do I have to?" | 38 |
| Words before "date" or "world record" | 57 |
| Words before "date" or "trap" | 49 |
| Words before "costs" | 30 |
| Words before "Cologne" | 32 |
| Words before "carte" but not "horse" | 56 |
| Words before "carte" | 30 |
| Words before "Can you give me directions?" | 52 |
| Words before "calm" and "bright" | 52 |
| Words before "broke" or "the gold" | 54 |
| Words before "Believer" | 33 |
| Words before "arms" or "the air" | 52 |
| Words before "arms" or "space" | 50 |
| Words before "arms" or "smoke" | 50 |
| Words before "angle" | 30 |
| Words before "And here I thought ..." | 47 |
| Words before "about" and "at 'em" | 57 |
| Words before "about" | 30 |
| Words before "A-B-C" | 30 |
| Words before "a whip" | 31 |
| Words before "a monkey's uncle" | 45 |
| Words before "a high note" | 36 |
| Words before "a Brain" and "an Animal" in book titles | 73 |
| Words before "1-2-3" or "A-B-C" | 51 |
| Words before "... and that's final!" | 50 |
| Words before 'war' or 'God' | 43 |
| Words before 'shoppe' | 29 |
| Words before '96, '97, etc. | 35 |
| Words before ''Z'' | 34 |
| Words before ''vacation'' or ''drink'' | 70 |
| Words before ''state of affairs'' | 49 |
| Words before ''rule'' or ''result'' | 67 |
| Words before ''precedent'' or ''good example'' | 78 |
| Words before ''Mr. Nice Guy!'' | 46 |
| Words before ''Methuselah'' or ''the hills'' | 76 |
| Words before ''instant'' | 40 |
| Words before ''hurray!'' | 40 |
| Words before ''house'' and ''move'' | 67 |
| Words before ''honor'' or ''insult'' | 68 |
| Words before ''hey, hey, hey, goodbye'' | 55 |
| Words before ''boy'' or ''girl'' | 64 |
| Words at the top of a list | 26 |
| Words at the start of a countdown | 33 |
| Words at the outset | 19 |
| Words at the bridge table | 25 |
| Words at the altar | 18 |
| Words at an altar | 17 |
| Words at a well | 15 |
| Words at a wedding | 18 |
| Words at a union meeting? | 25 |
| Words at a shootout | 19 |
| Words anticipating comeuppance | 30 |
| Words always preceding a date | 29 |
| Words Alice read on a cake | 26 |
| Words Alice read | 16 |
| Words Alice obeyed | 18 |
| Words after work or term | 24 |
| Words after woe | 15 |
| Words after whoop, ham or live | 30 |
| Words after who or where | 24 |
| Words after where | 17 |
| Words after what | 16 |
| Words after walking down the aisle | 34 |
| Words after wait or just | 24 |
| Words after vive | 16 |
| Words after ugly or guilty | 26 |
| Words after two or hole | 23 |
| Words after touch or stop | 25 |
| Words after touch or forget in plant names | 42 |
| Words after the race | 20 |
| Words after the end of 17-A, 25-A, 53-A and 62-A | 48 |
| Words after thanks | 18 |
| Words after taking one's turn | 33 |
| Words after take or tie | 23 |
| Words after take or save | 24 |
| Words after take or gain | 24 |
| Words after suit to or fit to | 29 |
| Words after stop or turn | 24 |
| Words after stick or sock | 25 |
| Words after step or sleep | 25 |
| Words after step | 16 |
| Words after stem or turn | 24 |
| Words after sleep or step | 25 |
| Words after sit or look | 23 |
| Words after shake or break | 26 |
| Words after seek or find | 24 |
| Words after see, hear or speak | 30 |
| Words after run or split | 24 |
| Words after ready or whether | 28 |
| Words after rake or pack | 24 |
| Words after pour or pass | 24 |
| Words after post or suffer | 26 |
| Words after play or for | 23 |
| Words after pie and before mode | 31 |
| Words after Peter or Alexander | 30 |
| Words after pass and raise | 26 |
| Words after pack or rub | 23 |
| Words after ode | 15 |
| Words after nouns | 17 |