| Fail to sustain, as an objection | 32 |
| Fail to spot a single cotton-eating insect? | 43 |
| Fail to pronounce, as a syllable | 32 |
| Fail to keep one's emotions in check | 40 |
| Fail to get laughs at The Improv | 32 |
| Fail to get enough vitamin D, perhaps | 37 |
| Fail to get a laugh despite your best efforts | 45 |
| Fail to follow through like a major leaguer | 43 |
| Fail to follow suit when required | 33 |
| Fail to be subtle in checking someone out | 41 |
| Fail the sobriety test, in a way | 32 |
| Fail suddenly, with "out" | 35 |
| Fail spectacularly, like a skateboarder | 39 |
| Fail miserably after starting well | 34 |
| Fahd's successor in Saudi Arabia | 36 |
| Fagin's protégé on the Coast? | 39 |
| Fading computer screen, for short | 33 |
| Fading afternoon tradition in Spain | 35 |
| Fadiman's "Party of ___" | 38 |
| Faded slowly, with "out" | 34 |
| Faddish long-haired collectible doll | 36 |
| Faddish animatronic "pets" | 36 |
| Faddish 90's "art" | 32 |
| Faddish 1990's computer game | 32 |
| Fad with sprouts for "fur" | 36 |
| Fad that revealed the naked truth | 33 |
| Fad collection of actor Dempsey? | 32 |
| Faculty member working for the U.S. Army? | 41 |
| Faculty member with expertise on a Greek island? | 48 |
| Faculty member who advises theology majors? | 43 |
| Faculty member in the history department? | 41 |
| Faculty member at a dental school? | 34 |
| Factual info on a dating service questionnaire | 46 |
| Factory worker who's paid in cacao beans | 44 |
| Factory with poor working conditions | 36 |
| Factor of Einstein's formula | 32 |
| Factor in transatlantic navigation | 34 |
| Factor in the current fin. crisis | 33 |
| Factor in the area of a rectangle | 33 |
| Factor in the Andrea Doria/Stockholm collision | 46 |
| Factor in the 1980s S&L crisis | 34 |
| Factor in successful commercials | 32 |
| Factor in relationships between viruses | 39 |
| Factor in measuring specific gravity | 36 |
| Factor in life insurance premiums | 33 |
| Factor in employee recognition awards | 37 |
| Factor in determining terminal velocity | 39 |
| Factor in deciding what SPF to use | 34 |
| Factor in a scholarship grant, maybe: Abbr. | 43 |
| Factor in a parole board's decision | 39 |
| Factor in a more healthful diet, perhaps | 40 |
| Factor in a more healthful diet, maybe | 38 |
| Factor in a home's market value | 35 |
| Factor in a carpeter's estimate | 35 |
| Factor affecting Google search results | 38 |
| Factoids about the "gag me" gang? | 43 |
| Factoid in a pilot's announcement | 37 |
| Fact checker's well-worn book | 33 |
| Fact about a consolidation loan? | 32 |
| Facing the direction whence a glacier moves | 43 |
| Facility often referred to by its first letter | 46 |
| Facility often found near a port | 32 |
| Facility often closed in the winter | 35 |
| Facility about 350 miles NW of LAX | 34 |
| Facilities where suits are put on | 33 |
| Facilities housing large planes? | 32 |
| Facilitates at the dental office? | 33 |
| Facial wall that may be deviated | 32 |
| Facial treatment for smoother skin | 34 |
| Facial tattoo that represents a dead friend | 43 |
| Facial features named for an animal | 35 |
| Facial feature with a cleft, perhaps | 36 |
| Facial feature of Colonel Sanders | 33 |
| Facial expression of displeasure | 32 |
| Facetious, half-serious, abstemious quintet? | 44 |
| Facetious words of understanding | 32 |
| Facetious words of enlightenment | 32 |
| Facetious warning on an invitation | 34 |
| Facetious title for a demanding boss | 36 |
| Facetious suggestion to public kissers | 38 |
| Facetious nickname for a big guy | 32 |
| Facetious name for a school cafeteria staple | 44 |
| Facetious destination for the jilted | 36 |
| Facetious agreement after a second | 34 |
| Facetious "Now I understand" | 38 |
| Facetious "Now I get it!" | 35 |
| Facetious "I get it now" | 34 |
| Facetious ''I see'' | 35 |
| Facetious ''I see!'' | 36 |
| Faces the wind while stationary, at sea | 39 |
| Faces boldly, with "out" | 34 |
| Faceless air defense alternative | 32 |
| Facebook user's "nudge" | 37 |
| Facebook event of May 2012: Abbr. | 33 |
| Facebook connections in Florence? | 33 |
| Facebook come-on to manipulate one's picture | 48 |
| Face-saving disdain of something unattainable | 45 |
| Face-lift alternative, for short | 32 |
| Face with a hyphen for a nose, say | 34 |
| Face up to an embarrassing mistake | 34 |