| Valedictorian's pride, and a hint to this puzzle's theme | 64 |
| Valedictorian's pride, for short | 36 |
| Valedictorian's pride: Abbr. | 32 |
| Valedictorian's rank | 24 |
| Valedictorian, e.g. | 19 |
| Valedictorian, for example | 26 |
| Valedictorian, presumably | 25 |
| Valedictorian, typically | 24 |
| Valedictorian, usually | 22 |
| Valedictorian? | 14 |
| Valedictorians do it | 20 |
| Valedictorians have them | 24 |
| Valedictorians, e.g. | 20 |
| Valedictories | 13 |
| Valedictory deliverer, e.g. | 27 |
| Valedictory, e.g. | 17 |
| Valemount area code, to Julius | 30 |
| Valen-time? (Abbr.) | 19 |
| Valen-time?: abbr. | 18 |
| Valence lead-in | 15 |
| Valence of sodium | 17 |
| Valence opening | 15 |
| Valence valediction | 19 |
| Valencia and bergamot | 21 |
| Valencia street | 15 |
| Valencia valediction | 20 |
| Valencia valentine words | 24 |
| Valencia waters | 15 |
| Valencia, e.g. | 14 |
| Valencia, for one | 17 |
| Valencian dish | 14 |
| Valencian entree | 16 |
| Valencian rice dish | 19 |
| Valencian rice dishes | 21 |
| Valencias, e.g. | 15 |
| Valenciennes | 12 |
| Valenciennes, e.g. | 18 |
| Valens "La ___" | 25 |
| Valens hit | 10 |
| Valens song: 1958 | 17 |
| Valens who sang "Donna" | 33 |
| Valent opening | 14 |
| Valentine acronym | 17 |
| Valentine adornments | 20 |
| Valentine and others: Abbr. | 27 |
| Valentine bouquet | 17 |
| Valentine bouquet item | 22 |
| Valentine candy invitation | 26 |
| Valentine candy message | 23 |
| Valentine character | 19 |
| Valentine cherub | 16 |
| Valentine color | 15 |
| Valentine Day's gift, perhaps | 33 |
| Valentine decoration | 20 |
| Valentine delivered in Santa Rosa | 33 |
| Valentine edging | 16 |
| Valentine embellishment | 23 |
| Valentine favorite | 18 |
| Valentine feature | 17 |
| Valentine figure | 16 |
| Valentine figures | 17 |
| Valentine flower | 16 |
| Valentine flowers | 17 |
| Valentine for moviegoers | 24 |
| Valentine for Valéry | 23 |
| Valentine gift | 14 |
| Valentine gifts, perhaps | 24 |
| Valentine inscription | 21 |
| Valentine letters | 17 |
| Valentine letters? | 18 |
| Valentine line | 14 |
| Valentine message | 17 |
| Valentine message in Venice | 27 |
| Valentine message, for short | 28 |
| Valentine misspelling | 21 |
| Valentine of "Room 222" | 33 |
| Valentine of choice | 19 |
| Valentine offering | 18 |
| Valentine part, sometimes | 25 |
| Valentine phrase | 16 |
| Valentine piercer | 17 |
| Valentine present! | 18 |
| Valentine present? | 18 |
| Valentine recipient | 19 |
| Valentine recipient, perhaps | 28 |
| Valentine sender | 16 |
| Valentine sender, maybe | 23 |
| Valentine sentiment | 19 |
| Valentine sentiment to the 80-89% crowd? | 40 |
| Valentine shape | 15 |
| Valentine shorthand | 19 |
| Valentine subject | 17 |
| Valentine symbol | 16 |
| Valentine symbols | 17 |
| Valentine theme | 15 |
| Valentine trim | 14 |
| Valentine verse starter | 23 |
| Valentine word | 14 |
| Valentine words | 15 |
| Valentine's boys of summer | 30 |