| __ Islands: autonomous Danish province | 38 |
| __ Islands: Malay Archipelago group | 35 |
| __ it in for: holds a grudge against | 36 |
| __ Jackson: rapper Ice Cube's birth name | 44 |
| __ jar: static electricity storage device | 41 |
| __ Joe: ground-beef-on-a-bun concoction | 39 |
| __ Johnston, former fiancé of Bristol Palin | 46 |
| __ Julia of "The Addams Family" | 41 |
| __ Julia, who played Gomez Addams | 33 |
| __ Khan ("Jungle Book" tiger) | 39 |
| __ Khan: "The Jungle Book" tiger | 42 |
| __ Khan: Rita Hayworth's husband | 36 |
| __ Kinte ("Roots" patriarch) | 38 |
| __ Krabappel, Bart Simpson's teacher | 40 |
| __ l'Évêque: pale-yellow cheese | 42 |
| __ la Plata (Buenos Aires' river) | 37 |
| __ La Table: high-end cookware shop | 35 |
| __ Laboratories, company that introduced Tylenol | 48 |
| __ lane (carpoolers' convenience) | 37 |
| __ León: Monterrey's state | 33 |
| __ Lee Bunton, a.k.a. Baby Spice | 32 |
| __ liberales: universidad course | 32 |
| __ lily (Utah's state flower) | 33 |
| __ Line Railroad (Canadian Pacific line) | 40 |
| __ Lisa Vito: "My Cousin Vinny" role | 46 |
| __ List (political-action group) | 32 |
| __ List: Forbes best-companies feature | 38 |
| __ loading (marathoner's ritual) | 36 |
| __ Luft, daughter of Judy Garland | 33 |
| __ mail (business' postal rate) | 35 |
| __ Major (Big Dipper constellation) | 35 |
| __ Major (Big Dipper's constellation) | 41 |
| __ Major (Big Dipper's locale) | 34 |
| __ Major: Great Dog constellation | 33 |
| __ manager (cruise-ship executive) | 34 |
| __ mania, 17th-century Dutch phenomenon | 39 |
| __ Manor: "Batman" mansion | 36 |
| __ Manor: "Batman" setting | 36 |
| __ Marbles (British Museum exhibit) | 35 |
| __ Mason: asset management giant | 32 |
| __ masqué: dance with costumes | 33 |
| __ Men: "Who Let the Dogs Out" band | 45 |
| __ Miguel, largest of the Azores | 32 |
| __ Mode, English band since the 1980s | 37 |
| __ Monday: post-Thanksgiving event | 34 |
| __ monster (southwestern lizard) | 32 |
| __ Montoya: "The Princess Bride" role | 47 |
| __ Moon, Baptist missionary to China (1873-1912) | 48 |
| __ moss (gardener's material) | 33 |
| __ Mountain (Pennsylvania ski resort) | 37 |
| __ Mountains: Central Asian range | 33 |
| __ Mountains: central U.S. range | 32 |
| __ Mountains: Eurasian border range | 35 |
| __ Mountains: Europe/Asia border range | 38 |
| __ Mountains: Mt. Narodnaya's range | 39 |
| __ Mountains: south-central U.S. range | 38 |
| __ Nashville (country record label) | 35 |
| __ Nashville: country music label | 33 |
| __ Nashville: country record label | 34 |
| __ Network (Canadian cable channel) | 35 |
| __ Nkrumah (first Ghanaian president) | 37 |
| __ noire: literally, "black beast" | 44 |
| __ Novello Award (British music prize) | 38 |
| __ Nugget, Alaska's oldest newspaper | 40 |
| __ of appreciation (symbolic gifts) | 35 |
| __ of Gloucester: "King Lear" character | 49 |
| __ of hand (magician's forte) | 33 |
| __ of vantage: favorable position | 33 |
| __ one's game: performing below par | 39 |
| __ one's time: waits for a good chance | 42 |
| __ one's trade (works busily) | 33 |
| __ ordo seclorum: Great Seal words | 34 |
| __ out a living (barely manages) | 32 |
| __ over (helped through difficulty) | 35 |
| __ Palace (French president's home) | 39 |
| __ pants (baggy women's trousers) | 37 |
| __ Paradise, "On the Road" narrator | 45 |
| __ Park: Queens area near Forest Hills | 38 |
| __ Pass (Afghanistan-Pakistan connector) | 40 |
| __ Peak, highest mountain in Idaho | 34 |
| __ Peak, Kilimanjaro's highest point | 40 |
| __ ped.: piano music instruction | 32 |
| __ Pensacola (Blue Angels' base) | 36 |
| __ Pensacola (Blue Angels' home base) | 41 |
| __ Pepper: 1975 Redford title role | 34 |
| __ per centimeter (measure of surface tension) | 46 |
| __ Percé: Pacific Northwest tribe | 36 |
| __ Peters, author of Brother Cadfael mysteries | 46 |
| __ Pipeline, Oahu surfing attraction | 36 |
| __ Place: Butch and Sundance companion | 38 |
| __ plaisir: with pleasure, in Paris | 35 |
| __ pork: Chinese dish served with thin pancakes | 47 |
| __ pork: Chinese dish with pancakes | 35 |
| __ Post, first pilot to fly solo around the world | 49 |
| __ Prize (prestigious mathematics award) | 40 |
| __ Protocol: UN global-warming treaty amendment | 47 |
| __ puttanesca: with a spicy tomato sauce | 40 |
| __ quam videri: North Carolina motto | 36 |
| __ Rabbit (Joel Chandler Harris character) | 42 |
| __ Raceway (Pennsylvania auto track) | 36 |