| ___ Major (army staff) | 22 |
| ___ Majesty's Ship | 22 |
| ___ majesty (high treason) | 26 |
| ___ majesty (high crime) | 24 |
| ___ majesty (act of treason) | 28 |
| ___ majeste (high treason) | 26 |
| ___ maison (indoors): Fr. | 25 |
| ___ Mail: online service | 24 |
| ___ mail (e-mail folder) | 24 |
| ___ mail (e-mail alternative) | 29 |
| ___ Maidens, floaters in Oz | 27 |
| ___ Maiden of Nuremberg | 23 |
| ___ maiden (torture device) | 27 |
| ___ mai (dim sum dish) | 22 |
| ___ mai (Asian dumplings) | 25 |
| ___ Mahal (Indian beer brand) | 29 |
| ___ Mahal (beer brand) | 22 |
| ___ Magic (stain remover) | 25 |
| ___ Mae (government lender) | 27 |
| ___ Madrid (soccer team) | 24 |
| ___ Madre (mountain range) | 26 |
| ___ Madonna, Red Square icon | 28 |
| ___ Madness (Snapple flavor) | 28 |
| ___ machine (phonograph) | 24 |
| ___ Machin, peak in China | 25 |
| ___ Mac (eschews a PC) | 22 |
| ___ Maar, Picasso subject | 25 |
| ___ Maar (Picasso's muse) | 29 |
| ___ Maar (Picasso subject) | 26 |
| ___ Lupin, Leblanc sleuth | 25 |
| ___ Lupin, Leblanc character | 28 |
| ___ LUNCH (store sign) | 22 |
| ___ Luirc, County Cork town | 27 |
| ___ luck (took chances) | 23 |
| ___ Lucano, Italian town | 24 |
| ___ Loves You (kids' toy) | 29 |
| ___ love (flighty one) | 22 |
| ___ lot (gorged oneself) | 24 |
| ___ Lopez (chess opening) | 25 |
| ___ Lopez (chess gambit) | 24 |
| ___ loop (skating move) | 23 |
| ___ loop (skater's jump) | 28 |
| ___ Loompas (Wonka employees) | 29 |
| ___ longa, vita brevis | 22 |
| ___ Longa, ancient city | 23 |
| ___ long way: make it big | 25 |
| ___ long way (make it far) | 26 |
| ___ Long (area of Hong Kong) | 28 |
| ___ Lonely Boys (Texas trio) | 28 |
| ___ Lonely Boys (rock band) | 27 |
| ___ London (famed insurers) | 27 |
| ___ Loma (Toronto landmark) | 27 |
| ___ Lofts, English author | 25 |
| ___ Lodge (motel chain) | 23 |
| ___ lock (engine problem) | 25 |
| ___ Lock (computer key) | 23 |
| ___ Lobos (rock quintet) | 24 |
| ___ loan (get financing) | 24 |
| ___ Loa, Hawaiian volcano | 25 |
| ___ Loa (Hawaiian volcano) | 26 |
| ___ lizard (Gila monster) | 25 |
| ___ living (support oneself) | 28 |
| ___ living (make money) | 23 |
| ___ liver (meat purchase) | 25 |
| ___ liver (iron-rich dish) | 26 |
| ___ little finger (dominate) | 28 |
| ___ little (to any extent) | 26 |
| ___ Little (E.B. White mouse) | 29 |
| ___ Lit. (H.S. subject) | 23 |
| ___ listening (radio format) | 28 |
| ___ list, at a college | 22 |
| ___ list (college bulletin) | 27 |
| ___ list (campus topic) | 23 |
| ___ Lingus, Irish airline | 25 |
| ___ Lingus (Irish carrier) | 26 |
| ___ Lingus (Irish airline) | 26 |
| ___ Lingus (European carrier) | 29 |
| ___ Lingus (European airline) | 29 |
| ___ Ling, Chinese range | 23 |
| ___ line (court boundary) | 25 |
| ___ Lincoln (first Tarzan) | 26 |
| ___ limits (election issue) | 27 |
| ___ limit (draws the line) | 26 |
| ___ Lime (Crayola color) | 24 |
| ___ lily (Utah's flower) | 28 |
| ___ lily (Utah state flower) | 28 |
| ___ Lilly, maker of Prozac | 26 |
| ___ Lilly, maker of Cialis | 26 |
| ___ Lilly pharmaceuticals | 25 |
| ___ Lilly (maker of Prozac) | 27 |
| ___ lightning (very swift) | 26 |
| ___ light (comprehends) | 23 |
| ___ Liebe (Dear, in Dresden) | 28 |
| ___ libre (poetry style) | 24 |
| ___ libre (free verse) | 22 |
| ___ liberum (open sea) | 22 |
| ___ liberation movement | 23 |
| ___ Lewis and the News | 22 |
| ___ Levi (Yves Montand) | 23 |
| ___ Levant, memorable pianist | 29 |