| 2026-06-07 | Counterpart to nuts |
| 2025-12-07 | Starter, perhaps |
| 2025-10-21 | Half of a classic lunch special |
| 2024-10-11 | 21-Across, e.g. |
| 2024-04-15 | Bisque or borscht |
| 2024-03-11 | Gazpacho or pho |
| 2023-09-10 | Make more powerful, with "up" |
| 2023-04-19 | Meal starter, maybe |
| 2022-11-13 | Alphabet ___ |
| 2021-08-28 | Stock holder |
| 2021-06-18 | Something you're not likely to fork out? |
| 2020-11-28 | Juice (up) |
| 2020-10-11 | Introductory course? |
| 2018-01-13 | Make more powerful, with "up" |
| 2017-11-13 | Campbell's product |
| 2017-11-12 | Salad alternative |
| 2017-08-21 | Vichyssoise or borscht |
| 2016-08-16 | Bisque or gazpacho |
| 2016-04-01 | You might put stock in it |
| 2015-08-06 | First course, sometimes |
| 2015-02-08 | You may put stock in it |
| 2014-03-17 | Campbell's product |
| 2013-11-02 | Antithesis of 32-Down |
| 2013-10-23 | Primordial ___ |
| 2013-03-12 | Campbell's product |
| 2013-01-19 | Introductory course? |
| 2011-11-01 | With 57-Down, memorable "Seinfeld" character, with "the" |
| 2011-09-14 | Alternative to salad |
| 2011-01-21 | Introductory course? |
| 2010-11-24 | Gazpacho, e.g. |
| 2010-06-21 | See 24-Across |
| 2009-07-28 | Borscht, e.g. |
| 2009-07-19 | Starter, perhaps |
| 2009-04-06 | Campbell's product |
| 2009-02-14 | Added power, in slang |
| 2008-06-08 | Introductory course? |
| 2008-03-13 | Starting fare, often |
| 2008-02-13 | *Salad partner |
| 2007-10-17 | First course option |
| 2007-05-17 | It's not forked out |
| 2007-02-06 | Sandwich go-with |
| 2006-12-01 | Short course |
| 2005-11-01 | Egg drop, e.g. |
| 2005-07-31 | Extra horsepower, slangily |
| 2005-05-23 | Progresso product |
| 2004-12-14 | "Du jour" item |
| 2004-07-19 | Mulligatawny, for one |
| 2004-02-17 | First course, often |
| 2003-04-03 | Starting fare, often |
| 2003-02-23 | Make more powerful, with "up" |
| 2000-10-24 | Progresso product |
| 2000-04-27 | *Start of the word ladder |
| 2000-03-26 | Extra horsepower, in slang |
| 1999-11-29 | Campbell's product |
| 1997-10-08 | Early course |
| 1997-07-27 | Thick fog, in slang |
| 1997-04-26 | Elective course? |
| 1996-07-18 | First course, maybe |
| 1995-11-23 | First in a group leader to 28-Down |
| 1995-06-08 | Broth |