| Former Dirty Projector Baldwin | 30 |
| Former directive to leave the stage | 35 |
| Former diplomat Kirkpatrick | 27 |
| Former Dior employee Pierre | 27 |
| Former dictator Idi | 19 |
| Former dictator Amin | 20 |
| Former dictator | 15 |
| Former Devil Rays manager Hal | 29 |
| Former Detroit pitching star | 28 |
| Former Detroit auto inits. | 26 |
| Former despots | 14 |
| Former despot Amin | 18 |
| Former despot (Var.) | 20 |
| Former despot | 13 |
| Former desk features | 20 |
| Former Derby winner, often | 26 |
| Former Dept. of Agriculture standard | 36 |
| Former Denver Broncos star who now is doing fine? | 49 |
| Former denizens of Mauritius | 28 |
| Former Democratic presidential candidate Paul | 45 |
| Former Democratic Party chair | 29 |
| Former Delta rival | 18 |
| Former defensive tackle Warren | 30 |
| Former Defense Secretary Weinberger | 35 |
| Former Defense secretary Panetta | 32 |
| Former defense secretary Les | 28 |
| Former defense secretary Aspin | 30 |
| Former Defense Secretary | 24 |
| Former defense pact | 19 |
| Former defense org. (1954-77) | 29 |
| Former defense grp. | 19 |
| Former defense gp. | 18 |
| Former defense collective | 25 |
| Former Def Jam rapper | 21 |
| Former Decemberists violinist Haden | 35 |
| Former dean of St. Paul's | 29 |
| Former DEA chief Hutchinson | 27 |
| Former Davis Cup sponsor | 24 |
| Former Davis Cup figure | 23 |
| Former Davis Cup coach | 22 |
| Former Davis Cup captain Arthur | 31 |
| Former Davis Cup captain | 24 |
| Former darling of the Met set | 29 |
| Former Danish prime minister | 28 |
| Former Danish colony | 20 |
| Former Dallas Cowboys leader | 28 |
| Former Dallas Cowboy Michael | 28 |
| Former D.C. United footballer Freddy | 36 |
| Former D.C. team | 16 |
| Former D.C. nine | 16 |
| Former D.C. major-leaguer | 25 |
| Former D.C. inits. | 18 |
| Former D.C. baseball team | 25 |
| Former D.C. agency | 18 |
| Former Czech president Vaclav ___ | 33 |
| Former Czech president | 22 |
| Former Czech leader | 19 |
| Former cygnet | 13 |
| Former currency unit of Finland | 31 |
| Former currency unit in Rome | 28 |
| Former currency of Vatican City | 31 |
| Former currency of Spain: Abbr. | 31 |
| Former currency of Spain | 24 |
| Former Cunard fleet member, for short | 37 |
| Former Cunard flagship, for short | 33 |
| Former Cubs slugger Sammy | 25 |
| Former Cubs slugger | 19 |
| Former Cub ___ Sandberg | 23 |
| Former Cub star | 15 |
| Former Cub slugger's abrupt departure from Wrigley Field? | 61 |
| Former Cub slugger | 18 |
| Former Cub manager | 18 |
| Former crown colony | 19 |
| Former crossword blogger Jim | 28 |
| Former credit card giant | 24 |
| Former Crayola color that's still one when its name is reversed | 67 |
| Former Crayola color | 20 |
| Former coworker of Couric | 25 |
| Former Cowboys quarterback Aikman | 33 |
| Former Cowboys linebacker Dat ___ | 33 |
| Former CoverGirl model | 22 |
| Former Cover Girl supermodel | 28 |
| Former cousin of NATO | 21 |
| Former court star | 17 |
| Former couples | 14 |
| Former couple's petty dealings? | 35 |
| Former couple | 13 |
| Former county of Scotland | 25 |
| Former county of Northern Ireland | 33 |
| Former county in Scotland | 25 |
| Former county in Northern Ireland | 33 |
| Former county in central Scotland | 33 |
| Former country video channel | 28 |
| Former country TV station | 25 |
| Former country on its own peninsula | 35 |
| Former country name | 19 |
| Former country in Scotland | 26 |
| Former country in Eur. | 22 |
| Former cough cures | 18 |
| Former costar of Cox and Kudrow | 31 |