| Defeat at a rifle range | 23 |
| Defeat again, in a way | 22 |
| Defeat a contract at bridge | 27 |
| Defeat a bridge contract | 24 |
| Defaulter's risk, briefly | 29 |
| Defaulter's loss, briefly | 29 |
| Defaulter's concern | 23 |
| Defaulter's comeuppance | 27 |
| Defaulter's auto, often | 27 |
| Defaulted auto, perhaps | 23 |
| Default friend on MySpace | 25 |
| Defarge, for one: Abbr. | 23 |
| Defamatory campaign activity | 28 |
| Defamation suit defendant | 25 |
| Defamation of character | 23 |
| Defaced as a prank, as trees | 28 |
| DEF's on some phones | 24 |
| Def Leppard's genre | 23 |
| Def Jam recording star | 22 |
| Deerstalker's home | 22 |
| Deerstalker's excitement | 28 |
| Deerly loved animated film? | 27 |
| Deerly loved animated film | 26 |
| Deere's steel implement | 27 |
| Deer-attracting deposit | 23 |
| Deer-antelope playground | 24 |
| Deer, beavers and such | 22 |
| Deer's skill, for short | 27 |
| Deer's favorite song? | 25 |
| Deer's favorite film? | 25 |
| Deer with huge antlers | 22 |
| Deer too impatient to bake? | 27 |
| Deer that have antlers | 22 |
| Deer playmate, in song | 22 |
| Deer or elk, sometimes | 22 |
| Deer in Salten's tales | 26 |
| Deer hunter's trophy | 24 |
| Deer hunter's dinner | 24 |
| Deepwater Horizon, for one | 26 |
| Deeply unsatisfied, in a way | 28 |
| Deeply touched, perhaps | 23 |
| Deeply ingrained habit | 22 |
| Deepest of the Finger Lakes | 27 |
| Deepest and most central | 24 |
| Deeper down in the dumps | 24 |
| Deep-___ (discarded): Slang | 27 |
| Deep-voiced, for a woman | 24 |
| Deep-voiced songstress | 22 |
| Deep-voiced operatic singer | 27 |
| Deep-voiced opera singer | 24 |
| Deep-six or eighty-six | 22 |
| Deep-sea-fishing booking | 24 |
| Deep-sea oxygen supplier | 24 |
| Deep-sea explorer, at times | 27 |
| Deep-sea explorer William | 25 |
| Deep-sea exploration pioneer | 28 |
| Deep-sea diving pioneer | 23 |
| Deep-sea diver's worry | 26 |
| Deep-sea diver's need | 25 |
| Deep-sea diver's gear | 25 |
| Deep-sea diver's distress | 29 |
| Deep-sea diver's device | 27 |
| Deep-sea diver's concern | 28 |
| Deep-red blood pigment | 22 |
| Deep-pile Scandinavian rug | 26 |
| Deep-pile floor covers | 22 |
| Deep-massage developer | 22 |
| Deep-fryer's concern | 24 |
| Deep-fried pastry of Spain | 26 |
| Deep-fried Japanese dish | 24 |
| Deep-fried Far East dish | 24 |
| Deep-fried delicacy in India | 28 |
| Deep-fried cornbread ball | 25 |
| Deep-fried Chinese appetizers | 29 |
| Deep-end depth, perhaps | 23 |
| Deep-dish comfort food | 22 |
| Deep-dish apple dessert | 23 |
| Deep-chested guard dog | 22 |
| Deep-blue alpine flower | 23 |
| Deep, extensive learning | 24 |
| Deep _____ (discarded) | 22 |
| Deep ___ (fast-food machine) | 28 |
| Deep Woods Sportsman maker | 26 |
| Deep well used in Mayan rites | 29 |
| Deep voice at the opera | 23 |
| Deep violet-red garnet | 22 |
| Deep trouble, informally | 24 |
| Deep Throat's org. | 22 |
| Deep Throat's identity | 26 |
| Deep Throat's employer | 26 |
| Deep Thought developer | 22 |
| Deep thinker Kierkegaard | 24 |
| Deep space, for the most part | 29 |
| Deep Space Nine changeling | 29 |
| Deep South state: Abbr. | 23 |
| Deep soup-serving dish | 22 |
| Deep sound from a bell | 22 |
| Deep red blood pigment | 22 |
| Deep Purple tune of '72 | 27 |
| Deep Purple drummer Ian | 23 |