| The Clintons, circa 1971 | 24 |
| The Clintons, in law school | 27 |
| The CLXXVIIth prime number | 26 |
| The coast, to a Spaniard | 24 |
| The Colonel's machine | 25 |
| The Colonies, now: Abbr. | 24 |
| The color of burnt hot dogs? | 28 |
| The color of embarrassment | 26 |
| The color of money owed? | 24 |
| The color of no money? | 22 |
| The color of unbleached linen | 29 |
| The color purple, e.g. | 22 |
| The Colorado runs through it | 28 |
| The Colosseum, e.g., today | 26 |
| The Colts retired his #19 | 25 |
| The Colts, on a scoreboard | 26 |
| The comedian ordered ___ | 24 |
| The Comets' leader | 22 |
| The Common Market initials | 26 |
| The Common Market letters | 25 |
| The Common Market: Abbr. | 24 |
| The common people, generally | 28 |
| The company one keeps, often | 28 |
| The Company, for short | 22 |
| The Concorde, for one (abbr.) | 29 |
| The Concordes, initially | 24 |
| The Concordes, when they flew | 29 |
| The conductor keeps it | 22 |
| The Confessor and G. Robinson | 29 |
| The Constant Nymph girl | 26 |
| The constellation Carina | 24 |
| The constellation Columba | 25 |
| The constellation Harp | 22 |
| The constellation Lepus | 23 |
| The constellation Ophiuchus | 27 |
| The constellation Sail | 22 |
| The constellation Volans | 24 |
| The Constitution, e.g. | 22 |
| The Constitution, for one | 25 |
| The cops, in street slang | 25 |
| The Cornish Wonder: 1761-1807 | 29 |
| The cost of leaving, perhaps | 28 |
| The Cotton State: Abbr. | 23 |
| The Cougars from Pullman | 24 |
| The Council of ___, 1545-63 | 27 |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | 25 |
| The Country Girl author | 26 |
| The Cow Palace, for one | 23 |
| The Cowardly Lion actor | 23 |
| The Cowardly Lion portrayer | 27 |
| The Cowboys of the N.C.A.A. | 27 |
| The Cowboys, on a scoreboard | 28 |
| The Cowboys, on scoreboards | 27 |
| The Cowper museum is here | 25 |
| The Cradle of Texas Liberty | 27 |
| The Cramps' ___ Interior | 28 |
| The Creator, in Hinduism | 24 |
| The Creator, in the Koran | 25 |
| The Creator, to Hindus | 22 |
| The Crimson Tide for short | 27 |
| The Crimson Tide, familiarly | 28 |
| The Crimson Tide, for short | 27 |
| The Crimson Tide, informally | 28 |
| The Crimson Tide, to fans | 25 |
| The cross baby was ... | 22 |
| The Crossroads of America | 25 |
| The Crossroads of the West | 26 |
| The crosswalk signal ... | 24 |
| The Cubs, on scoreboards | 24 |
| The Culbertson Method? | 22 |
| The Cult "__ Devil" | 29 |
| The current "-zoic" | 29 |
| The cut of one's ___ | 24 |
| The Cutty Sark, for one | 23 |
| The CW Network, previously | 26 |
| The Cyclists artist | 22 |
| The Cyclones of the Big 12 | 26 |
| The Cyclopes' workplace | 27 |
| The Cyclopses, to Uranus | 24 |
| The D-Backs, on scoreboards | 27 |
| The Daily Planet reporter | 28 |
| The Daily Planet covers it | 26 |
| The Daily Planet cub reporter | 29 |
| The Dakotas, e.g., in Dijon | 27 |
| The Dakotas, once: Abbr. | 24 |
| The Dakotas, to de Gaulle | 25 |
| The Dalai Lama's language | 29 |
| The Dalai Lama, for one | 23 |
| The Daltons, for example | 24 |
| The Dancing Class painter | 28 |
| The Danube flows through it | 27 |
| The Danube, in Germany | 22 |
| The Danube, in Hungary | 22 |
| The Danube, to Bulgarians | 25 |
| The Dapper Don's surname | 28 |
| The daring pool shark ... | 25 |
| The dark humor continues | 24 |
| The Dark Knight's domain | 28 |
| The Darlings' amah | 22 |
| The dating scene, to some | 25 |