| Finished 18, with "out" | 33 |
| Finished a flight-training requirement | 38 |
| Finished depicting Swiss cheese, perhaps | 40 |
| Finished working, for good (Abbr.) | 34 |
| Finisher in "Wayne's World" | 41 |
| Finishes a ''j'' | 32 |
| Finishes a lengthy project, in a way | 36 |
| Finishes making, as a black-and-white cookie | 44 |
| Finishes one's online banking | 33 |
| Finishes, as cartoon artwork, with "in" | 49 |
| Finishing by the deadline, sometimes | 36 |
| Finishing school for models, in Boston? | 39 |
| Finishing touches on some letters | 33 |
| Finland's ""Maamme"" | 44 |
| Finland's second largest city | 33 |
| Finland's second-largest city | 33 |
| Finland-based communications company | 36 |
| Finland-based communications giant | 34 |
| Finlay portrayer on "CSI" | 35 |
| Finn's friend, in classic novels | 36 |
| Finnegan's grandstand partner | 33 |
| Finney's "Big Fish" wife | 38 |
| Finnish alt-rockers, with "The" | 41 |
| Finnish city near the Arctic Circle | 35 |
| Finnish conductor ___-Pekka Salonen | 35 |
| Finnish cross-country gold medalist Maentyranta | 47 |
| Finnish idea of pleasurable punishment | 38 |
| Finnish liberator: 1867–1951 | 35 |
| Finnish maestro ___-Pekka Salonen | 33 |
| Finnish novelist: 1861–1921 | 34 |
| Finnish telecommunications company | 34 |
| Finnish telecommunications giant | 32 |
| Fiona Apple "Shadowboxer" album | 41 |
| Fiona Apple song about dead flesh? | 34 |
| Fiona in "Shrek 2," e.g. | 34 |
| Fiona in "Shrek," e.g. | 32 |
| Fiona of "Harry Potter" films et al. | 46 |
| Fiona of the "Shrek" franchise, e.g. | 46 |
| Fiona, e.g., in "Shrek" | 33 |
| Fiona, in the "Shrek" movies | 38 |
| Fiorentino of "The Last Seduction" | 44 |
| Fire & Ice cosmetics company | 32 |
| Fire department practice structure | 34 |
| Fire down below? (and the end of the word ladder) | 49 |
| Fire dreader, according to Ben Jonson | 37 |
| Fire marshal's determination | 32 |
| Fire-controlling mutant in the X-Men universe | 45 |
| Fire-wielding mutant in the X-Men universe | 42 |
| Firearm company for nearly five centuries | 41 |
| Firearms Museum operator, briefly | 33 |
| Firecracker that doesn't crack | 34 |
| Firecracker that doesn't fire | 33 |
| Firecracker that doesn't make a noise | 41 |
| Firecrackers that don't explode | 35 |
| Fired wildly into, as an oater town | 35 |
| Firedome, Firesweep and Fireflite | 33 |
| Firefighter's aid, sometimes | 32 |
| Firefighter's breathing apparatus | 37 |
| Firefighter's extrication gear | 34 |
| Firefighter's protective gear | 33 |
| Firefighters hold them outside windows | 38 |
| Firefighters' rescue devices | 32 |
| Fireflight "The Healing of ___" | 41 |
| Firefly's first name in "Duck Soup" | 49 |
| Firehouse "___ Me Bad" | 32 |
| Fireman's favorite magazine? | 32 |
| Firemen in "Fahrenheit 451," e.g. | 43 |
| Firemen's training structures | 33 |
| Fireplace part --> fall color | 32 |
| Fires and angry people may do it | 32 |
| Fireside song from "The Penguins"? | 44 |
| Fireworks that shoot "stars" | 38 |
| Fireworks time, with "the" | 36 |
| Fireworks watcher's exclamation | 35 |
| Fireworks, air shows, glasses, etc. | 35 |
| Firm belief, either way you look at it | 38 |
| Firm bigwig, in a first language? | 33 |
| Firm commitment made by the press? | 34 |
| Firm negotiating stances: 2 wds. | 32 |
| First ''A'' of A.A. Milne | 41 |
| First ''L'' of L.L. Bean | 40 |
| First ''Time'' publisher | 40 |
| First "American Idol" winner Clarkson | 47 |
| First "Bachelorette" Trista | 37 |
| First "Blue's Clues" host | 39 |
| First "Come on down!" announcer | 41 |
| First "Commander of the Faithful" | 43 |
| First "Family Feud" host | 34 |
| First "Idol" winner Clarkson | 38 |
| First "Match Game" announcer | 38 |
| First "Sunday Morning" host | 37 |
| First "Today" host Dave | 33 |
| First actor to turn down an Academy Award | 41 |
| First AFL team to beat an NFL team | 34 |
| First African-American major-league catcher | 43 |
| First African-American major-league coach | 41 |
| First African-American major-league coach Buck | 46 |
| First African-American on a US stamp | 36 |
| First African-American secretary of state | 41 |
| First African-American to play at the Masters | 45 |