| Early J-Lo role | 15 |
| Early Jacko do | 14 |
| Early Jackson 5 hit | 19 |
| Early Jamaican | 14 |
| Early James Bond foe | 20 |
| Early Japanese | 14 |
| Early Japanese immigrant | 24 |
| Early Japanese P.M. Hirobumi ___ | 32 |
| Early jazz | 10 |
| Early jazz bassist Shapiro | 26 |
| Early jazz composition | 22 |
| Early jazz form | 15 |
| Early jazzman Kid ___ | 21 |
| Early Jesse Jackson 'do | 27 |
| Early Jesse Jackson do | 22 |
| Early Jesse Jackson hairdo | 26 |
| Early Jesuit | 12 |
| Early Jewish ascetic | 20 |
| Early Jewish Christian | 22 |
| Early Jewish mystics | 20 |
| Early Jewish reformer | 21 |
| Early Jewish sect | 17 |
| Early Jewish sect members | 25 |
| Early Jewish spiritual leader | 29 |
| Early John Barrymore talkie role | 32 |
| Early journalist Tarbell | 24 |
| Early Judean king | 17 |
| Early jukebox | 13 |
| Early June baby - or babies? | 28 |
| Early kayaker | 13 |
| Early keyboard instrument | 25 |
| Early kidvid character | 22 |
| Early Killers hit | 17 |
| Early kind of prison | 20 |
| Early king of Germany | 21 |
| Early king of Judea | 19 |
| Early king of Serbia | 20 |
| Early krautrock band | 20 |
| Early L.A. Times bigwig Harrison Gray __ | 40 |
| Early L.A. Times publisher Harrison Gray __ | 43 |
| Early lab burner | 16 |
| Early label for R.E.M. | 22 |
| Early label for the Beatles and the Bee Gees | 44 |
| Early laborer | 13 |
| Early laborers | 14 |
| Early land holding | 18 |
| Early landing place | 19 |
| Early late night host | 21 |
| Early late night show host | 26 |
| Early late show host Jack | 25 |
| Early late-night host | 21 |
| Early late-night host Jack | 26 |
| Early late-night icon | 21 |
| Early late-night name | 21 |
| Early late-night pioneer | 24 |
| Early late-night talk show host | 31 |
| Early late-night talker | 23 |
| Early late-night television host | 32 |
| Early Latin-lesson word | 23 |
| Early launch rocket | 19 |
| Early laundry brand | 19 |
| Early leader in a race | 22 |
| Early learning | 14 |
| Early lectern | 13 |
| Early lecterns | 14 |
| Early Lerner and Loewe hit | 26 |
| Early lesson | 12 |
| Early lesson in foreign language instruction | 44 |
| Early lessons | 13 |
| Early life | 10 |
| Early life forms | 16 |
| Early life forms? | 17 |
| Early life preserver? | 21 |
| Early life, some say | 20 |
| Early light | 11 |
| Early lightweight champ | 23 |
| Early loser at Saratoga: Oct. 17, 1777 | 38 |
| Early losers at Saratoga | 24 |
| Early love boat? | 16 |
| Early love feast | 16 |
| Early LP issuer | 15 |
| Early lunch hour | 16 |
| Early luxury auto | 17 |
| Early Macy's Day Parade balloon designer | 44 |
| Early mail carrier | 18 |
| Early mainframe name | 20 |
| Early mall | 10 |
| Early mall? | 11 |
| Early malls | 11 |
| Early man | 9 |
| Early man prefix | 16 |
| Early man's beginning? | 26 |
| Early man? | 10 |
| Early Manitoban | 15 |
| Early manuscript stage | 22 |
| Early manuscript versions | 25 |
| Early marauder | 14 |
| Early March baby | 16 |
| Early mariner | 13 |
| Early Mary Tyler Moore role | 27 |