| Taking a grand tour | 19 |
| Taking a grand tour, say | 24 |
| Taking a job as a columnist for the 1%? (6->5) | 49 |
| Taking a little off the top? | 28 |
| Taking a load off | 17 |
| Taking a long trip at sea | 25 |
| Taking a lunch break | 20 |
| Taking a lunch break, e.g. | 26 |
| Taking a maternity break, say | 29 |
| Taking a personal day | 21 |
| Taking a personal day, perhaps | 30 |
| Taking a plunge from | 20 |
| Taking a remedial poetry course? | 32 |
| Taking a risk on | 16 |
| Taking a risk sheepishly? | 25 |
| Taking a sabbatical | 19 |
| Taking a stripe from | 20 |
| Taking a tour | 13 |
| Taking a vacation day | 21 |
| Taking action | 13 |
| Taking advantage | 16 |
| Taking advantage of | 19 |
| Taking advantage of a conscience clause, e.g. | 45 |
| Taking after | 12 |
| Taking after Clio? | 18 |
| Taking an arctic vacation? | 26 |
| Taking an excursion for pleasure | 32 |
| Taking antidepressants, say | 27 |
| Taking apart, as a sentence | 27 |
| Taking attendance | 17 |
| Taking away from | 16 |
| Taking back one's words in humiliation | 42 |
| Taking Back Sunday: "___ Operator" | 44 |
| Taking badly? | 13 |
| Taking big steps | 16 |
| Taking bold steps | 17 |
| Taking by choice | 16 |
| Taking by force | 15 |
| Taking candy from a baby? | 25 |
| Taking care of | 14 |
| Taking care of a job | 20 |
| Taking care of business | 23 |
| Taking care of matters | 22 |
| Taking care of something | 24 |
| Taking care of that | 19 |
| Taking care of the issue | 24 |
| Taking care of the job | 22 |
| Taking care of the problem | 26 |
| Taking care of the situation | 28 |
| Taking care of things | 21 |
| Taking catnaps | 14 |
| Taking chances | 14 |
| Taking credit? | 14 |
| Taking customers | 16 |
| Taking decisive punitive action | 31 |
| Taking down | 11 |
| Taking drive-thru orders, e.g. | 30 |
| Taking drugs | 12 |
| Taking drugs regularly | 22 |
| Taking effect | 13 |
| Taking effect later, in law | 27 |
| Taking every point, in hearts | 29 |
| Taking extra vitamin C? | 23 |
| Taking five | 11 |
| Taking for granted | 18 |
| Taking forever | 14 |
| Taking forty winks | 18 |
| Taking great interest? | 22 |
| Taking great pains | 18 |
| Taking great pains, like many a boxer? (8) | 42 |
| Taking habitually | 17 |
| Taking heed of | 14 |
| Taking in | 9 |
| Taking in calves? | 17 |
| Taking in too little | 20 |
| Taking inspiration from | 23 |
| Taking into account | 19 |
| Taking into custody | 19 |
| Taking inventory at the Tropicana plant? | 40 |
| Taking issue? | 13 |
| Taking it all in | 16 |
| Taking it away makes a maid mad? | 32 |
| Taking it easy | 14 |
| Taking it on the ___ (fleeing) | 30 |
| Taking it wrong? | 16 |
| Taking its toll? | 16 |
| Taking liberties | 16 |
| Taking liberty | 14 |
| Taking little risk | 18 |
| Taking lots of medications | 26 |
| Taking no chances | 17 |
| Taking no profit | 16 |
| Taking no side | 14 |
| Taking no sides | 15 |
| Taking no skin off your back | 28 |
| Taking notes and writing essays? | 32 |
| Taking off | 10 |
| Taking off on | 13 |
| Taking off quickly | 18 |
| Taking off the payroll | 22 |