| Former late-night TV host | 25 |
| Former late-night host | 22 |
| Former larvas | 13 |
| Former larvae | 13 |
| Former larva | 12 |
| Former largest nation, for short | 32 |
| Former laptop name | 18 |
| Former laptop maker | 19 |
| Former lakeshore tribe | 22 |
| Former Lakers center who won two Olympic silver medals playing with Yugoslavia | 78 |
| Former Laker star | 17 |
| Former Laker Jerry who is silhouetted in the NBA logo | 53 |
| Former Laker great Baylor | 25 |
| Former Lacoste partner | 22 |
| Former Labour Party leader Kinnock | 34 |
| Former Labour leader | 20 |
| Former Labor Secretary Elaine | 29 |
| Former labor secretary Chao | 27 |
| Former labor org. | 17 |
| Former labor leader's family | 32 |
| Former labor leader I. W. | 25 |
| Former labor leader Eugene | 26 |
| Former labor leader | 19 |
| Former L.A. Times publisher Chandler | 36 |
| Former L.A. Ram who holds the N.F.L. record for most receiving yards in a game (336) | 84 |
| Former L.A. pitcher | 19 |
| Former L.A. manager and family | 30 |
| Former L.A. Laker silhouetted in the NBA logo | 45 |
| Former Kremlin resident | 23 |
| Former Kremlin policymaker | 26 |
| Former Kremlin news source | 26 |
| Former Kremlin hotshots | 23 |
| Former Kremlin despot | 21 |
| Former Korean president and family | 34 |
| Former Korean president | 23 |
| Former Korean politician | 24 |
| Former Korean leader | 20 |
| Former Korean head of state | 27 |
| Former Kobe coin | 16 |
| Former Knicks coach Thomas | 26 |
| Former Knicks coach | 19 |
| Former Knicks center Patrick | 28 |
| Former Knick star Patrick | 25 |
| Former kiwi kin | 15 |
| Former Kissinger-Nixon aide | 27 |
| Former Kiss guitarist Frehley | 29 |
| Former kings of Bulgaria | 24 |
| Former kingdom of Spain | 23 |
| Former king of Sweden | 21 |
| Former king of Norway | 21 |
| Former king of Jordan | 21 |
| Former king of Greece | 21 |
| Former kin of NATO | 18 |
| Former kids' show title character named for the large pockets in his coat | 77 |
| Former Kia compact | 18 |
| Former Kenyan president Daniel ___ Moi | 38 |
| Former Kazakhstan port city that's now landlocked | 53 |
| Former Kansas senator who said "Life is very important to Americans" | 78 |
| Former Kansas senator | 21 |
| Former Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Dawson | 44 |
| Former Kampala kingpin | 22 |
| Former juvenile | 15 |
| Former Justice Potter et al. | 28 |
| Former Justice John Paul | 24 |
| Former Justice Fortas | 21 |
| Former Justice Dept. branch | 27 |
| Former Justice Byron | 20 |
| Former jrs. | 11 |
| Former Jordanian queen | 22 |
| Former joint tenants? | 21 |
| Former jock | 11 |
| Former JFK terminal | 19 |
| Former JFK plane | 16 |
| Former JFK Mach busters | 23 |
| Former JFK landers | 18 |
| Former JFK lander | 17 |
| Former JFK arrivals | 19 |
| Former JFK arrival | 18 |
| Former Jewish village in Eastern Europe | 39 |
| Former Jewish settlements | 25 |
| Former Jewish community | 23 |
| Former jets to J.F.K. | 21 |
| Former Jets owner or entertainer Myra | 37 |
| Former Jets owner | 17 |
| Former Jets coach Weeb | 22 |
| Former Jets coach Ewbank | 24 |
| Former jet to the U.K. | 22 |
| Former jet to JFK | 17 |
| Former jet set jets | 19 |
| Former jet set | 14 |
| Former Jerusalem mayor ___ Lupolianski | 38 |
| Former Jerry Marcus comic strip | 31 |
| Former Japanese V.I.P. | 22 |
| Former Japanese statesman | 25 |
| Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo | 37 |
| Former Japanese Prime Minister Hirobumi | 39 |
| Former Japanese prime minister | 30 |
| Former Japanese P.M. Shinzo ___ | 31 |
| Former Japanese P.M. | 20 |
| Former Japanese news agency | 27 |