The 49th state
the 49th state admitted to the union
The 4th (but not the first) letter of cancel
the 4th largest island in the world
the 4th largest of the great lakes
The 4th of November?
The 5,922 of a Taj Mahal model
The 50 in 50-50
The 50 States (Abbr.)
The 50's, e.g.
The 500, informally
The 500s, in the Dewey Decimal Classification: Abbr.
The 500s, in the Dewey Decimal System: Abbr.
The 51st Psalm
The 521 in a decade
The 56-Down starts it
The 57-Down, e.g.
The 58-Acrosses, on scoreboards
The 6 in 2,016
The 6 in 6/8/10, e.g.
The 6/17/72 Watergate break-in report was just this
The 60's Celtics, e.g.
The 60's or 70's, e.g.
The 62 of Saturn
The 7-10 is a nasty one
The 7-Up in a 7 and 7
The 700 Club channel, in TV listings
The 700s, in the Dewey Decimal System
The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet
the 7th planet from the sun has a blue-green color and many satellites
The 80's, say
The 82-Down in "The Lion King"
The 85-Across is on its border
The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom author
The 9-Down might put one out, briefly
The 900's, e.g.: Abbr.
The 91-/100-Across, for one
The A in 23-Across
The A in 61-Down
The A in a B.A. degree
The A in A&E
The A in ACTH
The A in AST
The A in BAS
The A in BFA
The A in EAP
The A in LGBTQIA , for short
The A in UAR
the a nswer to a question
The A of A.M.
The A of ALF
The A of AV
The A of BASE jumping
The A of CAT scan
The A of LGBTQIA, for short
The A of NRA (abbr.)
The A of PTA, briefly
The A of Q&A (abbr.)
The A of TAE
The A train?
The A-Team actor
The A-Team actor on the cover of GQ?
The A-Team co-star
The A-Team muscleman
The A-Team star
The A. in A. Bronson Alcott
The A.C.C.'s Seminoles
The A.P.'s Female Athlete of the Decade for the 2010s, familiarly
The A's, on scoreboards
the aardwolf is one
The Aare flows into it
The Aba __ Honeymoon
The Aba ___ Honeymoon
The ABC Murders sleuth
The abilitable to organize all the resources of the business to make it run the most most efficent way
The ability of a substance to store electrical energy in an electric field
the ability of animals to change colour
the ability of some plants of a species to cross-pollinate and others to self-pollinate
the ability to be quick and graceful
the ability to breathe in an upright position only
the ability to create
The ability to describe others as they see themselves, per Lincoln
The ability to describe others as they see themselves, to Lincoln
The ability to describe others as they see themselves: Lincoln
the ability to develop or come into existence
the ability to dissolve lead
the ability to establish the weight and form of an object by touch alone
The ability to fully experience life, per Thoreau
The ability to read and write
the ability to recall past occurrences
the ability to receive sensations
the ability to recover quickly from difficulties
the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences
The ability to see
The ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes, per Harry Truman
The Abode of Peace
The abode of the spirits of the dead as per Greek mythology
The Abominable Snowman
The Abominable Snowman, for one
the absence of a syllable in the last foot of a line or verse
the absence of heat
the absence of matter
the absence of matter in a space
the absence of matter in space
The absence of sound
The Absinthe Drinker artist Edouard
The absolute best
The absolute best (Abbr.)
The absolute best burrowing rodent?
The absolute minimum
The absolute pits
the absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter
the absolute value of a complex number
The absolute worst
The absolute worst, with "the"
the abyss
The Abyss star, 1989
the abyssal depths of the ocean
the academic world
The Academy Awards, e.g.
The Accident novelist Wiesel
the accidental omission of a letter or syllable
the accidental omission of letters, words or lines in copying
The Accidental Tourist actress Davis
The Accidental Tourist author
The Accidental Tourist author Tyler
The Accidental Tourist star
the accumulation of abnormal levels of fat in the faeces
The Accumulation of Capital author Luxemburg
the accumulation of illuvium
the accumulation of material in layers or beds
The accused
The accuser of our brethren, per Revelation
the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid
The ACLU works to protect them: Abbr.
The acne years
The acquisition of something for payment
the acrid smell of burning rubber
The Acropolis, in its time
The Acropolis, once
the act of abandoning a party or cause  
the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution
the act of accepting with approval
the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them
the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order
the act of accumulating
the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
the act of acquiring
the act of adding a tinge of color
the act of adding decoration
the act of adding one thing to another
the act of adjusting something to match a standard
the act of administering or being in charge of something
the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints
the act of admitting someone again
the act of admitting someone to enter
the act of adverting, of the quality of being advertent
the act of advertising
the act of appeasing
the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined
the act of applying paint to a surface
the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order
the act of arriving at a certain place
the act of asking someone s hand in marriage
the act of assigning to a particular class or category
the act of assuming a certain position
the act of assuming a prostrate position
the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position
the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position
the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing
the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position
the act of augmenting
the act of baptizing someone by pouring water on their head
the act of bathing
the act of being a frontrunner, the leader in an event
the act of being born again
the act of being present
the act of being put under federal control
the act of being shriven
the act of bending the knee
the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence
the act of bending yourself into a humped position
the act of binding yourself to a course of action
the act of breathing and especially of breathing in
the act of breathing heavily through the nose
the act of breathing into or upon
the act of bringing two things into contact
the act of browsing the internet for information
The act of building
the act of building or putting up
the act of building up an accumulation
the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
the act of cancelling from an account a bad debt or a worthless asset
the act of caring for someone
the act of catching a pass in football
the act of causing a job to be done by robots
the act of causing disorder
the act of causing horror
the act of causing something to move to a lower level
the act of causing something to move up and down with quick movements
the act of causing to become less
the act of ceding back
the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on
the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
the act of changing location from one place to another
the act of changing smoothly from one state or situation to another
the act of changing something to bring it up to date
the act of charging a liquid with a gas making it effervescent
the act of chasing someone
the act of chasing someone or something
the act of chasing something
the act of chassng someone or something
the act of checking or adjusting the accuracy of a measuring instrument
the act of choosing or selecting
the act of clasping another person in the arms
the act of collecting in a mass
the act of combining things to form a new whole
the act of coming back in existence
the act of coming between
the act of coming down to the earth
the act of coming out
the act of coming to land after a voyage
the act of coming together again
the act of communicating with a deity
the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance
the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
The act of conferring an honor
the act of conferring holy orders
the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
the act of confining someone in a prison
the act of congregating
the act of consolidating power under a central control
the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
the act of convening
the act of copying or making a duplicate of something
the act of correcting for your wrongdoing
the act of creating something by compounding or mixing a variety of components
the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something
the act of decelerating
the act of decorating a house or room
the act of decreasing in size or volume or quantity or scope
the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning
the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
The act of delivering a blow with the foot
the act of demolishing
the act of departing politely