| Early late-night talk show host | 31 |
| Early late-night pioneer | 24 |
| Early late-night name | 21 |
| Early late-night icon | 21 |
| Early late-night host Jack | 26 |
| Early late-night host | 21 |
| Early late show host Jack | 25 |
| Early late night show host | 26 |
| Early late night host | 21 |
| Early landing place | 19 |
| Early land holding | 18 |
| Early laborers | 14 |
| Early laborer | 13 |
| Early label for the Beatles and the Bee Gees | 44 |
| Early label for R.E.M. | 22 |
| Early lab burner | 16 |
| Early L.A. Times publisher Harrison Gray __ | 43 |
| Early L.A. Times bigwig Harrison Gray __ | 40 |
| Early krautrock band | 20 |
| Early king of Serbia | 20 |
| Early king of Judea | 19 |
| Early king of Germany | 21 |
| Early kind of prison | 20 |
| Early Killers hit | 17 |
| Early kidvid character | 22 |
| Early keyboard instrument | 25 |
| Early kayaker | 13 |
| Early June baby - or babies? | 28 |
| Early jukebox | 13 |
| Early Judean king | 17 |
| Early journalist Tarbell | 24 |
| Early John Barrymore talkie role | 32 |
| Early Jewish spiritual leader | 29 |
| Early Jewish sect members | 25 |
| Early Jewish sect | 17 |
| Early Jewish reformer | 21 |
| Early Jewish mystics | 20 |
| Early Jewish Christian | 22 |
| Early Jewish ascetic | 20 |
| Early Jesuit | 12 |
| Early Jesse Jackson hairdo | 26 |
| Early Jesse Jackson do | 22 |
| Early Jesse Jackson 'do | 27 |
| Early jazzman Kid ___ | 21 |
| Early jazz form | 15 |
| Early jazz composition | 22 |
| Early jazz bassist Shapiro | 26 |
| Early jazz | 10 |
| Early Japanese P.M. Hirobumi ___ | 32 |
| Early Japanese immigrant | 24 |
| Early Japanese | 14 |
| Early James Bond foe | 20 |
| Early Jamaican | 14 |
| Early Jackson 5 hit | 19 |
| Early Jacko do | 14 |
| Early J-Lo role | 15 |
| Early Italians | 14 |
| Early Italian violinist Arcangelo ___ | 37 |
| Early Italian poet | 18 |
| Early Italian capital | 21 |
| Early Italian | 13 |
| Early Iroquois foes | 19 |
| Early Irishman | 14 |
| Early Irish writing system | 26 |
| Early Irish tongue | 18 |
| EARLY IRISH TENANT | 18 |
| Early Irish soldiers | 20 |
| Early Irish peer | 16 |
| Early Irish nobleman | 20 |
| Early Irish noble | 17 |
| Early Irish assembly site | 25 |
| Early Irish alphabet | 20 |
| Early Iranian | 13 |
| Early investor in Disneyland | 28 |
| Early Inverness resident | 24 |
| Early invention | 15 |
| Early invasion participant | 26 |
| Early invaders of Europe | 24 |
| Early invaders of England | 25 |
| Early invaders of Britain | 25 |
| Early invader of Mexico | 23 |
| Early invader of Europe | 23 |
| Early invader of England | 24 |
| Early invader of Britain | 24 |
| Early Internet search engine | 28 |
| Early instrument with strings | 29 |
| Early instrument | 16 |
| Early instruction | 17 |
| Early inning status | 19 |
| Early inning statistic | 22 |
| Early inning situation | 22 |
| Early initials in American cars | 31 |
| Early inhabitant of Mexico City | 31 |
| Early inhabitant of Great Britain | 33 |
| Early inhabitant of Britain | 27 |
| Early inhabitant along the Dead Sea | 35 |
| Early inhabitant | 16 |
| Early info-sorting program | 26 |
| Early influence on Baryshnikov | 30 |
| Early infant: Var. | 18 |