| A daughter of Mnemosyne | 23 |
| A daughter of Pandareus | 23 |
| A daughter of Rose Kennedy | 26 |
| A day ago, dialectally | 22 |
| A day in Livy's life | 24 |
| A Day in the life of Durocher | 29 |
| A day off for the stevedores? | 29 |
| A Day with Durocher, once | 25 |
| A day's march, for troops | 29 |
| A decade before A.D. 9 | 22 |
| A decision after a bout | 23 |
| A defendant, in law: Abbr. | 26 |
| A deliveryman may have one | 26 |
| A demonstrated position? | 24 |
| A dentist's number? | 23 |
| A department of Greece | 22 |
| A departure for Sagan? | 22 |
| A descendant of Benjamin | 24 |
| A desert in central Asia | 24 |
| A Desert Shield supporter | 25 |
| A dessert in a glass ... | 24 |
| A dessert that quivers ... | 26 |
| A dessert with frosting ... | 27 |
| A destroyer may be in one | 25 |
| A destructive behaviour | 23 |
| A detective might flash it | 26 |
| A deuce used as an ace, e.g. | 28 |
| A deuce used as an ace, say | 27 |
| A device for catching animals | 29 |
| A dhow might have three | 23 |
| A diagram bears his name | 24 |
| A diamond M.V.P.: 1958-59 | 25 |
| A Diamond who was rough | 23 |
| A diehard may not give one | 26 |
| A dilapidated house, e.g. | 25 |
| A dime a minute, and others | 27 |
| A dimebag, give or take | 23 |
| A dinger gets you four | 22 |
| A dinger is at least one | 24 |
| A direction in Le Mans | 22 |
| A direction, in Durango | 23 |
| A dirty person may draw one | 27 |
| A disagreeable responsibility | 29 |
| A discovery of Gene Kelly | 25 |
| A dish best served cold | 23 |
| A disk can be slipped in one | 28 |
| A diva might have a big one | 27 |
| A diver may find it shocking | 28 |
| A division into factions | 24 |
| A do seen at Woodstock | 22 |
| A doctor may check them | 23 |
| A doctor may place you on one | 29 |
| A doctor may put you on one | 27 |
| A doctor's profession | 25 |
| A dodger might cook one | 23 |
| A dog doesn't have one | 26 |
| A Dog of Flanders author | 27 |
| A Dog of Flanders writer | 24 |
| A dog's ___ (long spell) | 28 |
| A dog's ___ (long time) | 27 |
| A dog, or a little hoarse | 25 |
| A Doll's House writer | 28 |
| A dollar bill has four | 22 |
| A door that's not a door | 28 |
| A door that's not a door? | 29 |
| A double might get you one | 26 |
| A doubles runner-up: 1990 | 25 |
| A Dow Jones Industrial | 22 |
| A downsizing lumberjack? | 24 |
| A dozen bottles of wine | 23 |
| A dozen seasonal photos, say | 28 |
| A Dr. Kildare portrayer | 23 |
| A Dr. may belong to one | 23 |
| A drawbridge may span one | 25 |
| A drinker may run one up | 24 |
| A driver may change it | 22 |
| A driver may change one | 23 |
| A driver may come to it | 23 |
| A driver may lay on it | 22 |
| A driver may sit on it | 22 |
| A driver might dip into it | 26 |
| A driver often hits it | 22 |
| A driver tries to hit it | 24 |
| A drop in the bucket, perhaps | 29 |
| A drop-off among smokers? | 25 |
| A dropped pop-up, e.g. | 22 |
| A drum stick, of sorts | 22 |
| A drummer should have it | 24 |
| A drunk may lie in one | 22 |
| A drunk might be in one | 23 |
| A dummy named Mortimer | 22 |
| A dup. is made from it | 22 |
| A dweller in the Crimea | 23 |
| A dweller on Parnassus | 22 |
| A dynamic speaker, e.g. | 23 |
| A dynamite alternative | 22 |
| A facial may open them | 22 |
| A facsimile, for short | 22 |
| A fair shake in Hawaii | 22 |
| A falsehood in every respect | 28 |