| Modern dwellers of ancient Ebla | 31 |
| Modern dwellers in ancient Numidia | 34 |
| Modern dweller in ancient Ur | 28 |
| Modern driller? | 15 |
| Modern drag | 11 |
| Modern document senders | 23 |
| Modern diversionary political tactic | 36 |
| Modern dish purveyor | 20 |
| Modern diary | 12 |
| Modern dialogue unit | 20 |
| Modern devices for home movies | 30 |
| Modern device seen on a bridge | 30 |
| Modern design guy? | 18 |
| Modern descendant of Daniel Boone | 33 |
| Modern demographic term | 23 |
| Modern def. weapon | 18 |
| Modern December birthstone | 26 |
| Modern day tablet's core | 28 |
| Modern day Persian | 18 |
| Modern day communication | 24 |
| Modern day "carpe diem" | 33 |
| Modern data units | 17 |
| Modern data holder | 18 |
| Modern dashboard attachment, for short | 38 |
| Modern dash-mounted device: Abbr. | 33 |
| Modern dancer José | 21 |
| Modern dancer Duncan strangled by her own scarf en route to a tryst | 67 |
| Modern dance? | 13 |
| Modern dance music that supposedly mixes two genres that I'd be hard-pressed to differentiate, myself | 105 |
| Modern dance music originating in Detroit | 41 |
| Modern dance giant | 18 |
| Modern cybermessage | 19 |
| Modern cutters | 14 |
| Modern curtain material | 23 |
| Modern courtroom sight | 22 |
| Modern courtroom evidence | 25 |
| Modern correspondents | 21 |
| Modern correspondence | 21 |
| Modern conversation starter | 27 |
| Modern convenience | 18 |
| Modern connector | 16 |
| Modern conference beginning | 27 |
| Modern computer feature | 23 |
| Modern composer Thomas | 22 |
| Modern composer Steve | 21 |
| Modern composer known for 4'33" of quiet | 49 |
| Modern composer | 15 |
| Modern company category | 23 |
| Modern communique | 17 |
| Modern communicators | 20 |
| Modern communications, for short | 32 |
| Modern communications science | 29 |
| Modern communications medium | 28 |
| Modern communication | 20 |
| Modern collectible | 18 |
| Modern coinage meaning intuition without regard to facts | 56 |
| Modern coin | 11 |
| Modern code letters | 19 |
| Modern clicker | 14 |
| Modern Clay | 11 |
| Modern city where de Soto landed in 1539 | 40 |
| Modern circus sites | 19 |
| Modern Christiania | 18 |
| Modern choice #5 | 16 |
| Modern choice #4 | 16 |
| Modern choice #3 | 16 |
| Modern choice #2 | 16 |
| Modern choice #1 | 16 |
| Modern Chilean poet | 19 |
| Modern chemistry experiment? | 28 |
| Modern chair designer | 21 |
| Modern chain letter: Abbr. | 26 |
| Modern Celts | 12 |
| Modern cartoon genre | 20 |
| Modern carrier | 14 |
| Modern car feature: Abbr. | 25 |
| Modern car feature, for short | 29 |
| Modern capital of ancient Phrygia | 33 |
| Modern campus extension? | 24 |
| Modern campus extension | 23 |
| Modern camping facility | 23 |
| Modern campaign element | 23 |
| Modern camera setting | 21 |
| Modern camera feature | 21 |
| Modern calling option | 21 |
| Modern caller ID, perhaps | 25 |
| Modern calculator: 2 wds. | 25 |
| Modern café freebie | 22 |
| Modern cab service alternative | 30 |
| Modern buying and selling | 25 |
| Modern business-card feature, briefly | 37 |
| Modern business equipment | 25 |
| Modern bus. need | 16 |
| Modern British poet | 19 |
| Modern breakfast | 16 |
| Modern bookmarks | 16 |
| Modern bookmark | 15 |
| Modern Bohemian | 15 |
| Modern birthday greeting | 24 |
| Modern Berber | 13 |