| Result of a lucky strike | 24 |
| Result of a long exposure, often | 32 |
| Result of a lifeguard's head injury? | 40 |
| Result of a librarian/professor union? | 38 |
| Result of a leaky pen | 21 |
| Result of a leadoff whiff | 25 |
| Result of a leadoff walk | 24 |
| Result of a leadoff single | 26 |
| Result of a leadoff double | 26 |
| Result of a lead-off single | 27 |
| Result of a laundry room short? | 31 |
| Result of a lack of practice, metaphorically | 44 |
| Result of a KO? | 15 |
| Result of a kitchen accident | 28 |
| Result of a kid's hobby, perhaps | 36 |
| Result of a jam | 15 |
| Result of a hurricane warning, maybe | 36 |
| Result of a hung jury, perhaps | 30 |
| Result of a hung jury, maybe | 28 |
| Result of a house cleaning, maybe | 33 |
| Result of a hot-corner collision | 32 |
| Result of a hook-and-eye connection? | 36 |
| Result of a hole in a molar | 27 |
| Result of a hit by a leadoff batter | 35 |
| Result of a high-school dance dispute? | 38 |
| Result of a high seeding? | 25 |
| Result of a head-knocking | 25 |
| Result of a handshake, maybe | 28 |
| Result of a hair-splitting experience? | 38 |
| Result of a Hail Mary, maybe: Abbr. | 35 |
| Result of a great pitch | 23 |
| Result of a governor's signing | 34 |
| Result of a Google search | 25 |
| Result of a good shot with a spear gun | 38 |
| Result of a good pitch, maybe | 29 |
| Result of a good pitch | 22 |
| Result of a good basement waterproofing years ago? | 50 |
| Result of a good at-bat | 23 |
| Result of a Ghent event: 1814 | 29 |
| Result of a Gershwin collaboration with Lennon and McCartney? | 61 |
| Result of a gas shortage | 24 |
| Result of a gap in a tap | 24 |
| Result of a fruitful plate appearance in the Grapefruit League: Abbr. | 69 |
| Result of a freighter/quay collision? | 37 |
| Result of a focus group | 23 |
| Result of a fleecing | 20 |
| Result of a flea, maybe | 23 |
| Result of a flare-up? | 21 |
| Result of a firing? | 19 |
| Result of a firing | 18 |
| Result of a fire at a candy shop? | 33 |
| Result of a fire | 16 |
| Result of a financial panic | 27 |
| Result of a fielder's choice, maybe | 39 |
| Result of a fender bender | 25 |
| Result of a faulty shuffle | 26 |
| Result of a farm animal losing opacity? | 39 |
| Result of a falling-out | 23 |
| Result of a failure | 19 |
| Result of a dye job, maybe | 26 |
| Result of a Dracula presto-chango | 33 |
| Result of a dough shortage? | 27 |
| Result of a diplomacy failure, sometimes | 40 |
| Result of a detour | 18 |
| Result of a delay | 17 |
| Result of a definite integral | 29 |
| Result of a defended thesis | 27 |
| Result of a deep freeze | 23 |
| Result of a deal | 16 |
| Result of a day at the beach? | 29 |
| Result of a dam, perhaps | 24 |
| Result of a dairy food getting larger? | 38 |
| Result of a crack? | 18 |
| Result of a court violation | 27 |
| Result of a coup de grâce | 28 |
| Result of a coup | 16 |
| Result of a conspirator's diet? | 35 |
| Result of a conk on the head, maybe | 35 |
| Result of a concussion, maybe | 29 |
| Result of a combustion explosion | 32 |
| Result of a coder's mistake | 31 |
| Result of a cock's crow? | 28 |
| Result of a cloudy day at the beach? | 36 |
| Result of a close golf match | 28 |
| Result of a clench | 18 |
| Result of a charley horse, perhaps | 34 |
| Result of a charge | 18 |
| Result of a champion not defending his title? | 45 |
| Result of a chain reaction accident, perhaps | 44 |
| Result of a certain sacrifice, for short | 40 |
| Result of a certain med. test | 29 |
| Result of a cat hitting the sauce? | 34 |
| Result of a cardplayer's error | 34 |
| Result of a card player's dinner spill? | 43 |
| Result of a cannonball | 22 |
| Result of a buzz cut | 20 |
| Result of a buyout, perhaps | 27 |
| Result of a busy stock market | 29 |
| Result of a burst dike | 22 |
| Result of a burning passion? | 28 |