| Lacking a cover | 15 |
| Lacking a criminal record | 25 |
| Lacking a dividing membrane | 27 |
| Lacking a key | 13 |
| Lacking a key center, in music | 30 |
| Lacking a key, in music | 23 |
| Lacking a key, musically | 24 |
| Lacking a keynote | 17 |
| Lacking a kick | 14 |
| Lacking a knack for | 19 |
| Lacking a male heir | 19 |
| Lacking a match | 15 |
| Lacking a mate | 14 |
| Lacking a melody | 16 |
| Lacking a middle | 16 |
| Lacking a mode in music | 23 |
| Lacking a musical key | 21 |
| Lacking a musical quality | 25 |
| Lacking a pair of congruent angles | 34 |
| Lacking a paper trail | 21 |
| Lacking a partner | 17 |
| Lacking a point | 15 |
| Lacking a quorum | 16 |
| Lacking a renter | 16 |
| Lacking a roof | 14 |
| Lacking a signature, say | 24 |
| Lacking a solid foundation | 26 |
| Lacking a sound basis | 21 |
| Lacking a sponsor | 17 |
| Lacking a stopover, as a flight | 31 |
| Lacking a strong foundation, metaphorically | 43 |
| Lacking a surrounding colonnade, as a temple | 44 |
| Lacking a tail | 14 |
| Lacking a way out | 17 |
| Lacking ability | 15 |
| Lacking activity, as a business | 31 |
| Lacking adornment | 17 |
| Lacking aim | 11 |
| Lacking ambition | 16 |
| Lacking an ear, as it were | 26 |
| Lacking an equal | 16 |
| Lacking an obj. | 15 |
| Lacking an occupation? | 22 |
| Lacking animation | 17 |
| Lacking any curl | 16 |
| Lacking any elements | 20 |
| Lacking any expression | 22 |
| Lacking any guarantee of being paid | 35 |
| Lacking any light | 17 |
| Lacking any luxury | 18 |
| Lacking any point | 17 |
| Lacking anywhere to go? | 23 |
| Lacking assurance | 17 |
| Lacking atmosphere | 18 |
| Lacking auditory feedback | 25 |
| Lacking avoirdupois | 19 |
| Lacking backbone | 16 |
| Lacking backing | 15 |
| Lacking backup | 14 |
| Lacking baggage, say | 20 |
| Lacking balance | 15 |
| Lacking bargaining power, maybe | 31 |
| Lacking behavioral guides | 25 |
| Lacking bodily or muscular strength | 35 |
| Lacking body | 12 |
| Lacking brightness | 18 |
| Lacking brightness or color | 27 |
| Lacking brio | 12 |
| Lacking bubbles | 15 |
| Lacking bumps | 13 |
| Lacking candor | 14 |
| Lacking capacity | 16 |
| Lacking carbonation | 19 |
| Lacking certainty | 17 |
| Lacking cheer, poetically | 25 |
| Lacking citizenship | 19 |
| Lacking clarity | 15 |
| Lacking clearness | 17 |
| Lacking clues, as a murder weapon | 33 |
| Lacking color | 13 |
| Lacking coloring | 16 |
| Lacking comfort | 15 |
| Lacking companionship | 21 |
| Lacking company | 15 |
| Lacking compassion | 18 |
| Lacking competence | 18 |
| Lacking confidence | 18 |
| Lacking conscience | 18 |
| Lacking consideration | 21 |
| Lacking consistency | 19 |
| Lacking contrast | 16 |
| Lacking conviction | 18 |
| Lacking courage | 15 |
| Lacking couth | 13 |
| Lacking cover? | 14 |
| Lacking coverage | 16 |
| Lacking culture | 15 |
| Lacking dates | 13 |
| Lacking delicacy | 16 |
| Lacking depth | 13 |