| The P of PRNDL | 14 |
| The P of RPM | 12 |
| The P.G.A.'s Craig ___ | 26 |
| The P.L.O.'s Mahmoud ___ | 28 |
| The PA in IPA | 13 |
| The Pac-10's Golden Bears | 29 |
| The Pacific Ocean's only island kingdom | 43 |
| The Pacific's "Valley Isle" | 41 |
| The packaging supervisor brought ... | 36 |
| The pages of history | 20 |
| The pair | 8 |
| The pairs of letters inserted into each of this puzzle's theme answers, for example | 87 |
| The paleo, for one | 18 |
| The Paleolithic period is part of it | 36 |
| The palest in the entire country? | 33 |
| The Palestra, e.g. | 18 |
| The Palins, e.g. | 16 |
| The Palmer Squares "Blind ___" | 40 |
| The Pan-American Highway runs through it | 40 |
| The panhandler ordered ___ | 26 |
| The Panthers | 12 |
| The Panthers of the Big East | 28 |
| The Panthers of the Big East Conference | 39 |
| The Panthers of the N.C.A.A. | 28 |
| The paparazzo ... | 17 |
| The paper doll maker ... | 24 |
| The paper for a pad? | 20 |
| The paper nautilus | 18 |
| The paradise of "Paradise Lost" | 41 |
| The paradise tree | 17 |
| The parenthesis in :-) | 22 |
| The Parisian? | 13 |
| The Parson told the last of them | 32 |
| The part of "The Wizard of Oz" that's in color | 60 |
| The part of a gift horse you shouldn't inspect, it's said | 65 |
| The part of the church that's covered in hair? | 50 |
| The part that is left | 21 |
| The Parthenon is dedicated to her | 33 |
| The Parthenon's raison d'être | 40 |
| The Parthenon, for one | 22 |
| The Partridge Family's manager Reuben | 41 |
| The parts get made of clay (7) | 30 |
| The party faithful they're not | 34 |
| The passive voice ___ | 21 |
| The Passover | 12 |
| The past tense | 14 |
| The past, for example | 21 |
| The past, in the past | 21 |
| The past, tomorrow | 18 |
| The pastor at the wedding, e.g. | 31 |
| The path of virtue | 18 |
| The path of virtue in Confucianism | 34 |
| The path to becoming a Mafia kingpin? | 37 |
| The patience of ___ | 19 |
| The patient promised not to bother his shrink's... | 54 |
| The patriot | 11 |
| The patriotic beverage | 22 |
| The patriotic entrée | 27 |
| The patriotic salad dressing | 28 |
| The patron replied ... | 22 |
| The Patrons of Husbandry | 24 |
| The pause that refreshes | 24 |
| The pause that refreshes? | 25 |
| The Pawtucket Red Sox, e.g. | 27 |
| The PB in a PB&J, maybe | 27 |
| The Peabody, e.g. | 17 |
| The Peacock Network | 19 |
| The peacock was sacred to her | 29 |
| The peak of a hill | 18 |
| The Pearl of the Black Sea | 26 |
| The Pearl of the Danube | 23 |
| The Pearl of the Orient | 23 |
| The Pearl of the Riviera | 24 |
| The Peck and Snyder Company pioneered the use of ___ as advertising tools to sell a) candy; b) beverages; c) tobacco; d) sporting goods | 135 |
| The Pemaquid Point Light is on its state quarter | 48 |
| The pen | 7 |
| The Penguin's player in "Batman Returns" | 54 |
| The Penguin, to Batman | 22 |
| The Pennines, e.g. | 18 |
| The Pentagon is its HQ | 22 |
| The Pentagon, e.g.: Abbr. | 25 |
| The Pentateuch | 14 |
| The Pentax ME-F was the first one with autofocus | 48 |
| The people on "Jersey Shore"? | 39 |
| The people over there | 21 |
| The people upstairs, briefly | 28 |
| The people upstairs: Abbr. | 26 |
| The people vs. us | 17 |
| The People's Champ | 22 |
| The People's Champion | 25 |
| The people's choice | 23 |
| The People's Choice author | 33 |
| The Pep Boys, e.g. | 18 |
| The Pequod was one | 18 |
| The Pequod's captain | 24 |
| The Pequod's harpooner | 26 |
| The Pequod's skipper | 24 |
| The Pequod, e.g. | 16 |
| The Pequod, for one | 19 |
| The Pequod, to Ahab | 19 |