| The purported prototype for Dracula | 35 |
| The punch in planter's punch | 32 |
| The puck's stopped here, often | 34 |
| The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, e.g. | 41 |
| The Protestant Reformation, e.g. | 32 |
| The prophet Muhammed's favorite wife | 40 |
| The prophet Muhammed's cousin | 33 |
| The Professor and Mary Ann were on one | 38 |
| The process of mountain formation | 33 |
| The principal waterway of Venice | 32 |
| The prevailing weather conditions of an area | 44 |
| The president at a medal ceremony, e.g. | 39 |
| The President and his supporters? | 33 |
| The practice of kicking an import's tires? | 46 |
| The Power of Love lead singer | 32 |
| The popcorn producer ordered a __ | 33 |
| The pool-player-turned-actor often ___ | 38 |
| The Ponte Santa Trinita spans it | 32 |
| The Pont d'Avignon spanned it | 33 |
| The ponderosa pine is its st. tree | 34 |
| The Polkas' comic-strip daughter | 36 |
| The Police's breakout single | 32 |
| The Police and The Bee Gees, for two | 36 |
| The Police "Zenyatta ___" | 35 |
| The Pointer Sisters' "___ So Shy" | 47 |
| The Pointer Sisters' "___ Excited" | 48 |
| The Pointer Sisters' "--- Excited" | 48 |
| The point when Fido's master starts walking? | 48 |
| The plume that's mightier than the sword? | 45 |
| The Pleistocene Epoch, familiarly | 33 |
| The Pleiades' Alcyone, for one | 34 |
| The Platters' platters, stylistically | 41 |
| The Platters' "___ Mine" | 38 |
| The Platters' "It ___ Right" | 42 |
| The Plastic ___ Band, of 60's-70's music | 48 |
| The plastic thingie on the end of a shoelace | 44 |
| The plane of the earth's orbit around the sun | 49 |
| The plain-speaking candidate ___ | 32 |
| The place for a good mountaineer? | 33 |
| The pizzeria in "Do the Right Thing" | 46 |
| The Pixies "Where is My ___" | 38 |
| The pitcher who took Sterno to a picnic ___ | 43 |
| The Pirates, in sports headlines | 32 |
| The Pink Panther, in "The Pink Panther" | 49 |
| The Pilgrim's Progress author | 36 |
| The Pigeon R. forms part of its border | 38 |
| The Piazzale Michelangelo affords a view of it | 46 |
| The Phoenix of the Southern Conference | 38 |
| The Phoenix of the NCAA's Southern Conference | 49 |
| The philosophy behind colatherapy | 33 |
| The Phillies' division, briefly | 35 |
| The Philippines' ___ Archipelago | 36 |
| The Philippines' highest peak: Abbr. | 40 |
| The Phila. Warriors were its first champs | 41 |
| The Phantom of the Opera's name | 35 |
| The Phantom of the Opera's first name | 41 |
| The Pet Shop Boys' politely named debut album | 49 |
| The person who made this puzzle, e.g. | 37 |
| The person quoted in today's puzzle | 39 |
| The Persians conquered them under Cyrus the Great | 49 |
| The performances of Milli Vanilli, essentially | 46 |
| The perfect place to cool a pie? | 32 |
| The Perdido R. forms part of its border | 39 |
| The People's Choice author | 33 |
| The people on "Jersey Shore"? | 39 |
| The Pentax ME-F was the first one with autofocus | 48 |
| The Pemaquid Point Light is on its state quarter | 48 |
| The path to becoming a Mafia kingpin? | 37 |
| The path of virtue in Confucianism | 34 |
| The party faithful they're not | 34 |
| The Partridge Family's manager Reuben | 41 |
| The Parthenon's raison d'être | 40 |
| The Parthenon is dedicated to her | 33 |
| The Parson told the last of them | 32 |
| The paradise of "Paradise Lost" | 41 |
| The Panthers of the Big East Conference | 39 |
| The Pan-American Highway runs through it | 40 |
| The Palmer Squares "Blind ___" | 40 |
| The palest in the entire country? | 33 |
| The Paleolithic period is part of it | 36 |
| The packaging supervisor brought ... | 36 |
| The Pacific's "Valley Isle" | 41 |
| The Pacific Ocean's only island kingdom | 43 |
| The Oysters did it for the Walrus | 33 |
| The owner of Cheers on "Cheers" | 41 |
| The owner of Arlo's favorite eatery | 39 |
| The Owls of the Western Athletic Conference | 43 |
| The outlet, compared to the plug | 32 |
| The Outfield "___ of Babylon" | 39 |
| The Ottoman Emp. fell shortly after it | 38 |
| The other team in "Damn Yankees" | 42 |
| The other side of the world, perhaps | 36 |
| The other mad dog's response | 32 |
| The other half of the Italian entree | 36 |
| The other half of a winning team in 2012 | 40 |
| The other end of the [circled letters] | 38 |
| The other Apple co-founder, to pals | 35 |
| The Osmonds' Utah birthplace | 32 |
| The Oscars of magazine publishing | 33 |
| The Oscars are awarded on it: Abbr. | 35 |