| A vacuum tube | 13 |
| A valley | 8 |
| A vamp may bat one | 18 |
| A vamp of the silents | 21 |
| A vampire might take it to heart | 32 |
| A Van Buren | 11 |
| A Van Doren | 11 |
| A Van Gogh | 10 |
| A Vanderbilt | 12 |
| A Vanna turnover | 16 |
| A Vanuatu island | 16 |
| A variegated chalcedony | 23 |
| A variety of ruby spinel | 24 |
| A vast multitude | 16 |
| A VCR does it | 13 |
| A Vegas bandit has only one | 27 |
| A vegetable, for short | 22 |
| A vegetarian isn't on it | 28 |
| A vegetariano avoids it | 23 |
| A veiled threat (with ''or'') | 45 |
| A veiled threat (with "or") | 37 |
| A Venetian canal? | 17 |
| A vengeful attitude | 19 |
| A venture capitalist replied ... | 32 |
| A venture capitalist said . . . | 31 |
| A verb for thou | 15 |
| A verb for you | 14 |
| A verbal contest between actors | 32 |
| A Verdi princess | 16 |
| A Verizon predecessor | 21 |
| A Vermont Allen | 15 |
| A versatile May | 15 |
| A versatile tool has many | 25 |
| A very good pair | 16 |
| A very light brown | 18 |
| A very long distance (abbr.) | 28 |
| A very long period of time | 26 |
| A very long time | 16 |
| A very lucky find? | 18 |
| A very nice pair | 16 |
| A very small quantity | 21 |
| A very, very long time | 22 |
| A very, very long time (Var.) | 29 |
| A vespid | 8 |
| A vestment | 10 |
| A vetch | 7 |
| A VHF channel | 13 |
| A Vice President under Nixon | 28 |
| A victim of Artemis | 19 |
| A victim of Cortés | 21 |
| A victor over the Canaanites | 28 |
| A victory | 9 |
| A victory celebration is a ___ | 30 |
| A victory may break one | 23 |
| A vicuña is on its coat of arms | 34 |
| A view from Cleveland | 21 |
| A view from Mt. Everest | 23 |
| A view from the bridge, perhaps | 31 |
| A vigorous reprimand (with ''the'') | 51 |
| A vigorous reprimand (with "the") | 43 |
| A villain might come to one | 27 |
| A violet | 8 |
| A violin, for short | 19 |
| A violinist might use one or take one | 37 |
| A violinist uses one and takes one | 34 |
| A VIP | 5 |
| A Virgin Island | 15 |
| A VIRGO | 7 |
| A virtue, to Chaucer | 20 |
| A virus, for short | 18 |
| A Visayan island | 16 |
| A Vishnu incarnation | 20 |
| A visit | 7 |
| A voice vote | 12 |
| A voiced vote | 13 |
| A volcano doing its thing | 25 |
| A volcano's thing | 21 |
| A volery of ___ | 15 |
| A von Trapp | 11 |
| A vote | 6 |
| A vote against | 14 |
| A vote for | 10 |
| A votre santé! | 17 |
| A votre sante? | 14 |
| A votre ___ | 11 |
| A votre ___ (French toast) | 26 |
| A votre ___! | 12 |
| A votre ___! (Cheers!) | 22 |
| A votre ____ | 12 |
| A vowel for Zeno | 16 |
| A VW | 4 |
| A W. C. Fields role | 19 |
| A W.Va. senator | 15 |
| A W.W. II prime minister | 24 |
| A wahine might drape one on you | 31 |
| A waistcoat worn in summer, compared to one worn in winter? | 59 |
| A waiter brings this | 20 |
| A waiter carries plates on it | 29 |
| A waiter for Godot | 18 |
| A waiter for no man | 19 |