| Faerie Queene's creator | 27 |
| Fafnir and Smaug, e.g. | 22 |
| Fahrenheit alternative | 22 |
| Fahrenheit figure, briefly | 26 |
| Fahrenheit figure: Abbr. | 24 |
| Faience glaze ingredient | 24 |
| Fail as a stand-up comic | 24 |
| Fail at falling asleep | 22 |
| Fail at the box office | 22 |
| Fail because of nerves | 22 |
| Fail miserably, in slang | 24 |
| Fail suddenly, as a laptop | 26 |
| Fail to be indefatigable | 24 |
| Fail to break, as a curveball | 29 |
| Fail to clear, as a check | 25 |
| Fail to conceal your worry | 26 |
| Fail to do as promised | 22 |
| Fail to enunciate, in a way | 27 |
| Fail to eschew edibles | 22 |
| Fail to fall asleep, in a way | 29 |
| Fail to field a grounder | 24 |
| Fail to follow suit: Var. | 25 |
| Fail to follow through | 22 |
| Fail to get a job done | 22 |
| Fail to get any better | 22 |
| Fail to hit in the clutch | 25 |
| Fail to hold up, as a bank | 26 |
| Fail to keep a poker face | 25 |
| Fail to keep a promise | 22 |
| Fail to keep one's word | 27 |
| Fail to keep up the pace | 24 |
| Fail to keep your word | 22 |
| Fail to keep, as a promise | 26 |
| Fail to know the words, maybe | 29 |
| Fail to make a decision | 23 |
| Fail to make contact with | 25 |
| Fail to make the big play | 25 |
| Fail to match, as colors | 24 |
| Fail to meet expectations | 25 |
| Fail to pay the freight | 23 |
| Fail to pull one's load | 27 |
| Fail to pull your load | 22 |
| Fail to save one's skin? | 28 |
| Fail to stop on a dime | 22 |
| Fail to stop on a dime? | 23 |
| Fail to take the heat? | 22 |
| Fail to use a trash basket | 26 |
| Fail under pressure, in slang | 29 |
| Fail, after "go" | 26 |
| Failed '80s gridiron org. | 29 |
| Failed as a corn farmer? | 24 |
| Failed as a night watchman | 26 |
| Failed Const. addition | 22 |
| Failed const. amendment | 23 |
| Failed negotiation result | 25 |
| Failed rocker's bills | 25 |
| Failed Serbian auto import | 26 |
| Failed sports venture of 2001 | 29 |
| Failed suddenly, in slang | 25 |
| Failed to abstain from | 22 |
| Failed to meet as planned | 25 |
| Failed to pass the bar | 22 |
| Failed to take advantage of | 27 |
| Failed trying to steal a base | 29 |
| Failed, as an HTTP request | 26 |
| Failing business's woe | 26 |
| Failing inspection, say | 23 |
| Failing of the self-centered | 28 |
| Failing the white-glove test | 28 |
| Failing to be clear-cut | 23 |
| Failing to beat the bell | 24 |
| Failing to win or lose | 22 |
| Fails to amuse, as a joke | 25 |
| Fails to be involved in | 23 |
| Fails to catch a pop-up | 23 |
| Fails to follow orders | 22 |
| Fails to gain attention | 23 |
| Fails to keep a promise | 23 |
| Fails to keep it real? | 22 |
| Fails to reach home safely | 26 |
| Fails to reserve a juicy bit | 28 |
| Fails to seize the day | 22 |
| Failure by a narrow margin | 26 |
| Failure in treaty talks? | 24 |
| Failure of a firecracker | 24 |
| Failure to be nominated | 23 |
| Failure to communicate | 22 |
| Failure to communicate? | 23 |
| Failure's statement | 23 |
| Faint dead away, in slang | 25 |
| Faint from emotional overload | 29 |
| Faint trace, as of smoke | 24 |
| Faint with beating heart | 24 |
| Faint, as through ecstasy | 25 |
| Faint, with "over" | 28 |
| Fainted, as in rapture | 22 |
| Fainting, as from surprise | 26 |
| Faints, with "over" | 29 |
| Fair consequence, maybe | 23 |
| Fair exchange biblically | 25 |