| ___ Jr. (Sprout competitor) | 27 |
| ___ Juan (ladies' man) | 26 |
| ___ Juan Capistrano, Calif. | 27 |
| ___ judgment (misthinks) | 24 |
| ___ judicata (decided case) | 27 |
| ___ juice (milk, to kids) | 25 |
| ___ Juice (smoothie chain) | 26 |
| ___ Junction, city in Ohio | 26 |
| ___ jure (by the law itself) | 28 |
| ___ jure (legal phrase) | 23 |
| ___ juris (legal phrase) | 24 |
| ___ juris (legally competent) | 29 |
| ___ jury (democratic process) | 29 |
| ___ Kabaivanska, Met soprano | 28 |
| ___ Kan (Alpo competitor) | 25 |
| ___ Kan (pet food brand) | 24 |
| ___ Kappa Nu (honor society) | 28 |
| ___ Kare (changing stations) | 28 |
| ___ Kasem, noted deejay | 23 |
| ___ Kavafian, noted violinist | 29 |
| ___ Kea, Hawaiian peak | 22 |
| ___ kebab (barbecue treat) | 26 |
| ___ Kemal, town in Syria | 24 |
| ___ Kett of early comics | 24 |
| ___ Kett of old comics | 22 |
| ___ Khan (Islamic leader) | 25 |
| ___ Khan (Islamic title) | 24 |
| ___ Khan (Muslim leader) | 24 |
| ___ Khan (Muslim title) | 23 |
| ___ Khan, Kipling tiger | 23 |
| ___ Khan, Mongol conqueror | 26 |
| ___ kick (football gamble) | 26 |
| ___ Kid (Western hero) | 22 |
| ___ kind (hot poker hand) | 25 |
| ___ kind (poker holding) | 24 |
| ___ king (fictional elf) | 24 |
| ___ King (NYC hot dog chain) | 28 |
| ___ King, Derby winner, 1932 | 28 |
| ___ king, Germanic imp | 22 |
| ___ Kinte, Haley ancestor | 25 |
| ___ Kirk, singer-actress | 24 |
| ___ kiss (rubbing of noses) | 27 |
| ___ Kitchen, in Manhattan | 25 |
| ___ Kitty (popular toy line) | 28 |
| ___ knee (posed to propose) | 27 |
| ___ Knight (J. G. Blaine) | 25 |
| ___ knot, used in rug weaving | 29 |
| ___ Know, Abbott infielder | 26 |
| ___ knowledge (Eden landmark) | 29 |
| ___ Kong (Chinese port) | 23 |
| ___ Kong (Chinese province) | 27 |
| ___ Koussi, peak in Chad | 24 |
| ___ Krai, U.S.S.R. territory | 28 |
| ___ Kreuger, the Match King | 27 |
| ___ Kross ('90s rap duo) | 28 |
| ___ kwon do (Korean karate) | 27 |
| ___ kwon do (martial art) | 25 |
| ___ l'Etang (French port) | 29 |
| ___ la Cité (Paris site) | 27 |
| ___ la la (singing syllables) | 29 |
| ___ la Plata, S.A. estuary | 26 |
| ___ la vie (such is life) | 25 |
| ___ Lackawanna Railroad | 23 |
| ___ Lackawanna Railway | 22 |
| ___ lady (doorbell ringer) | 26 |
| ___ Lady (kind of saleswoman) | 29 |
| ___ Lady of Perpetual Help | 26 |
| ___ Lagos (region of Chile) | 27 |
| ___ Lakes, trio in N.Y. | 23 |
| ___ lamb (main dish choice) | 27 |
| ___ lamp ('60s novelty) | 27 |
| ___ lamp (1960s novelty) | 24 |
| ___ land (dreamlike state) | 26 |
| ___ land (isolated area) | 24 |
| ___ Land in Antarctica | 22 |
| ___ Land, in Antarctica | 23 |
| ___ Lands of South Dakota | 25 |
| ___ lane (commuters' aid) | 29 |
| ___ Lane, 1814 battle site | 26 |
| ___ Lane, admirer of Superman | 29 |
| ___ Lang of Smallville | 22 |
| ___ Lang, Superboy's love | 29 |
| ___ Lanka (formerly Ceylon) | 27 |
| ___ Lanza, memorable tenor | 26 |
| ___ Lao, leftist Asian group | 28 |
| ___ Largo, James Bond villain | 29 |
| ___ Las Vegas (luxury hotel) | 28 |
| ___ Last Theorem, math wonder | 29 |
| ___ Laszlo (skin care brand) | 28 |
| ___ Laszlo skin care products | 29 |
| ___ Latino (hip cuisine) | 24 |
| ___ Lauder (cosmetics brand) | 28 |
| ___ Lauder, cosmetics giant | 27 |
| ___ Laurier, Quebec resort | 26 |
| ___ Lauro (ship in 1985 news) | 29 |
| ___ law (ancient code) | 22 |
| ___ law (circuitry concept) | 27 |
| ___ law (code of the Franks) | 28 |
| ___ law (early legal code) | 26 |
| ___ law (Frankish code) | 23 |