| Former PLO leader | 17 |
| Former PLO chief Arafat | 23 |
| Former player in Canada | 23 |
| Former Platte River inhabitants | 31 |
| Former Platte River dwellers | 28 |
| Former planet | 13 |
| Former plane in the stratosphere | 32 |
| Former plains dwelling | 22 |
| Former Pittsburgh Steeler Jerome | 32 |
| Former pitcher Waite | 20 |
| Former pitcher Valenzuela's nickname | 40 |
| Former pitcher Ryan | 19 |
| Former pitcher nicknamed "The Rocket" | 47 |
| Former pitcher Miller | 21 |
| Former pitcher Maglie | 21 |
| Former pitcher Hershiser | 24 |
| Former Pistons great Thomas | 27 |
| Former Pistons coach Chuck | 26 |
| Former Piston Thomas | 20 |
| Former pirates' hide-out | 28 |
| Former Pirates slugger Ralph | 28 |
| Former Piper Cub competitor | 27 |
| Former phone-company nickname | 29 |
| Former phone part | 17 |
| Former phone features | 21 |
| Former phone co. | 16 |
| Former Phoenician seaport | 25 |
| Former Philly mayor Wilson _____ | 32 |
| Former Philly mayor Wilson ___ | 30 |
| Former Philly mayor Wilson et al. | 33 |
| Former Phillies player and manager Larry | 40 |
| Former Phillies manager Larry | 29 |
| Former Philippines first lady | 29 |
| Former Philippine President, ___ Magsaysay | 42 |
| Former Philippine president going around something? | 51 |
| Former Philippine president Fidel | 33 |
| Former Philippine president | 27 |
| Former Philippine leader | 24 |
| Former Philippine first lady ___ Marcos | 39 |
| Former Philippine base _____ Bay | 32 |
| Former Philbin foil | 19 |
| Former Philadelphia Mayor Wilson | 32 |
| Former Philadelphia ball park | 29 |
| Former pharmaceutical giant | 27 |
| Former pharmaceutical company that Donald Rumsfeld once headed | 62 |
| Former Ph.D. tests | 18 |
| Former Persian potentate | 24 |
| Former Persian | 14 |
| Former perennial Socialist candidate | 36 |
| Former percussionist with Prince | 32 |
| Former Peppers drummer Jack | 27 |
| Former People for the American Way president Ralph | 50 |
| Former penitentiary in San Francisco Bay | 40 |
| Former pen pal? | 15 |
| Former Peking name | 18 |
| Former Pearl Jam drummer Jack | 29 |
| Former Peacock Throne site | 26 |
| Former PBS host Alistair | 24 |
| Former PBS anchor Jim who moderated 12 presidential debates | 59 |
| Former pay-phone cost | 21 |
| Former Patriots quarterback Bledsoe | 35 |
| Former Patriots QB Steve | 24 |
| Former Partridge on "L.A. Law" | 40 |
| Former partners | 15 |
| Former partner? | 15 |
| Former partner | 14 |
| Former part of the United Kingdom | 33 |
| Former part of the British Airways fleet, for short | 51 |
| Former part of Portuguese India | 31 |
| Former part of Norway | 21 |
| Former part of Austria | 22 |
| Former part of a lira | 21 |
| Former park near the Harlem River | 33 |
| Former Parisian money | 21 |
| Former Parisian coin | 20 |
| Former papal seat | 17 |
| Former papal residence | 22 |
| Former papal headgear | 21 |
| Former Panther | 14 |
| Former Panamanian president | 27 |
| Former Panamanian leader Torrijos | 33 |
| Former Panamanian chief Noriega | 31 |
| Former Panama leader Noriega | 28 |
| Former Pan Am rival | 19 |
| Former Palm Springs mayor | 25 |
| Former Palm smartphone | 22 |
| Former Palestinian leader | 25 |
| Former Palestinian coin | 23 |
| Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir | 39 |
| Former Pakistani president | 26 |
| Former Pakistani P.M. Bhutto | 28 |
| Former Pakistani leader Benazir | 31 |
| Former pairs | 12 |
| Former pact | 11 |
| Former Packer hero | 18 |
| Former Pacific pact for short | 30 |
| Former Pacific defense org. | 27 |
| Former Pacific defense gp. | 26 |
| Former Pacific def. group | 25 |
| Former Pacific counterpart of NATO | 34 |