| Lepidopterology, for one | 24 |
| Lepidopterous movie monster | 27 |
| Leprechaun's dialect | 24 |
| Leprechaun's haunt | 22 |
| Leprechaun's land: Abbr. | 28 |
| Leprechaun's treasure | 25 |
| Leprechaun, for Notre Dame | 26 |
| Leprechauns' dance | 22 |
| Leprechauns' dances | 23 |
| Lepton family particles | 23 |
| Lerner and Loewe film score | 27 |
| Lerner and Loewe musical | 24 |
| Lerner's collaborator | 25 |
| Lerner's musical partner | 28 |
| Lerner-Loewe film musical | 25 |
| Lerner-Loewe song: 1958 | 23 |
| Leroy Anderson composition | 26 |
| Leroy Brown's creator | 25 |
| Leroy Paige, familiarly | 23 |
| Les : French :: ___ : Italian | 29 |
| Les Brown and his Band of ___ | 29 |
| Les Cayes's country | 23 |
| Les Etats-___ (United States) | 29 |
| Les Nessman's station | 25 |
| Les of the Clinton cabinet | 26 |
| Les or Paul or Les Paul | 23 |
| Les Paul & Mary Ford hit | 28 |
| Les poissons swim in it | 23 |
| Les Trois Mousquetaires, e.g. | 29 |
| Lesbian Pussy of cinema | 23 |
| Lesbians often write these | 26 |
| Lesbos poet: 6th century B.C. | 29 |
| Lesley who faces the nation | 27 |
| Leslie Caron film of 1953 | 25 |
| Leslie Caron film: 1953 | 23 |
| Leslie Caron musical film | 25 |
| Leslie Caron played her | 23 |
| Leslie Caron role: 1953 | 23 |
| Leslie Caron title role | 23 |
| Leslie King became one | 22 |
| Leslie Nielsen comedy of 1995 | 29 |
| Leslie of 'Gigi' | 24 |
| Leslie of "Fanny" | 27 |
| Leslie of "Gigi" | 26 |
| Leslie who played Gigi | 22 |
| Leslie-Burke song: 1935 | 23 |
| Lesotho surrounder: Abbr. | 25 |
| Lesotho, to South Africa | 24 |
| Less adequate, as an excuse | 27 |
| Less adorned, as walls | 22 |
| Less affected by blowing | 24 |
| Less affected by gusts | 22 |
| Less appealing cosmetically | 27 |
| Less appetizing, in a way | 25 |
| Less attractive enthusiast? | 27 |
| Less believable, as an excuse | 29 |
| Less casual, as attire | 22 |
| Less choppy, as the seas | 24 |
| Less clear, as a printed page | 29 |
| Less clear, as river water | 26 |
| Less convincing, as an excuse | 29 |
| Less cooked, as a steak | 23 |
| Less desirable berth, perhaps | 29 |
| Less desirable turkey parts | 27 |
| Less encumbered by clothing | 27 |
| Less filling, to an adman | 25 |
| Less formal, in speech | 22 |
| Less glamorous tour bus | 23 |
| Less inclined to ramble | 23 |
| Less leafy, like a tree | 23 |
| Less like a milquetoast | 23 |
| Less like Oscar Madison | 23 |
| Less likely to be available | 27 |
| Less likely to be carded, say | 29 |
| Less likely to be found | 23 |
| Less likely to be G-rated | 25 |
| Less likely to be given up | 26 |
| Less likely to be in Mensa | 26 |
| Less likely to be read | 22 |
| Less likely to be seen | 22 |
| Less likely to be winded | 24 |
| Less likely to catch on | 23 |
| Less likely to cause injury | 27 |
| Less likely to collapse | 23 |
| Less likely to double-cross | 27 |
| Less likely to float away | 25 |
| Less likely to give in | 22 |
| Less likely to have waffles | 27 |
| Less likely to let you down | 27 |
| Less likely to lose it | 22 |
| Less likely to make mistakes | 28 |
| Less likely to put up a fight | 29 |
| Less likely to reconcile | 24 |
| Less likely to start a trend | 28 |
| Less likely to stay inflated | 28 |
| Less likely to win a race | 25 |
| Less likely to win the race | 27 |
| Less open and forthright | 24 |
| Less plausible, as an excuse | 28 |
| Less pleasing to the ear | 24 |