| Decorative Japanese carrying case | 33 |
| Decorative needle and scissors case | 35 |
| Decorative picture of colored glass pieces | 42 |
| Decorative strip near the ceiling | 33 |
| Decorative table with three legs | 32 |
| Decorative token of deep affection | 34 |
| Decorative Valentine's Day gift | 35 |
| Decorator's concern, perhaps | 32 |
| Decorator's showcase, sometimes | 35 |
| Decrease gradually (with "down") | 42 |
| Decrease gradually, with "down" | 41 |
| Decrease the space between, as typeset letters | 46 |
| Decreased gradually, with "down" | 42 |
| Decree from the world's largest nation? | 43 |
| Decree proclaimed against Salman Rushdie | 40 |
| Decree __: ruling that later becomes final | 42 |
| Decree ___ (non-absolute court ruling) | 38 |
| Decrepit horse ridden by Don Quixote | 36 |
| Dedicate, as a book at a signing | 32 |
| Dedicatee of "The Muppet Movie" | 41 |
| Dedicatee of a famous Tallinn church | 36 |
| Dedicatee of Lennon's "Woman" | 43 |
| Dedman School of Law locale: Abbr. | 34 |
| Deduction on line 32 of a 1040 form | 35 |
| Dee Dee, Tommy, Joey or Johnny of punk | 38 |
| Dee/Darin film "___ Man Answers" | 42 |
| Deed acquired after a delinquency | 33 |
| Deed considered in the Nuremberg trials | 39 |
| Deeded parking space in a city, e.g. | 36 |
| Deeds that may lead to time-outs | 32 |
| Deee-Lite "___ in the Heart" | 38 |
| Deejay Alan of rock 'n' roll | 36 |
| Deejay Rick of "Disco Duck" fame | 42 |
| Deejay's interest, typically | 32 |
| Deep Blue's opponent in chess | 33 |
| Deep cut that's kept immobilized? | 37 |
| Deep gulches for which a famous dam is named | 44 |
| Deep Purple "Smoke ___" | 33 |
| Deep Purple/Whitesnake drummer Ian | 34 |
| Deep Throat, e.g., in the Watergate scandal | 43 |
| Deep Throat, to Woodward and Bernstein | 38 |
| Deep-dish dinner for the piano man? | 35 |
| Deep-dish pizzeria chain, familiarly | 36 |
| Deep-fried American Chinese dumpling dish | 41 |
| Deep-fried vegetable treat at many state fairs | 46 |
| Deep-sea diver's hazard, with "the" | 49 |
| Deep-voiced "Simpsons" character | 42 |
| Deep-voiced star of "Perry Mason" | 43 |
| Deepest lake in the continental U.S. | 36 |
| Deepest part, as of one's stomach | 37 |
| Deepest, as thoughts or feelings | 32 |
| Deeply desire, with "for" | 35 |
| Deeply desires, with "for" | 36 |
| Deer mother in "Bambi" | 32 |
| Deer that are reddish-brown in summer | 37 |
| Deer's favorite floor covering | 34 |
| Def Jam Records' first signee in 1984 | 41 |
| Def Leppard "High ___" | 32 |
| Def Leppard "Pour Some Sugar ___" | 43 |
| Def Leppard "Rock of ___" | 35 |
| Def Leppard "___ for Love" | 36 |
| Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen lacks one | 40 |
| Def Leppard has a one-___ drummer | 33 |
| Def Leppard hit "Pour Some Sugar ___" | 47 |
| Def Leppard producer "Mutt" | 37 |
| Def Leppard producer Robert "___" Lange | 49 |
| Def of "Cadillac Records" | 35 |
| Deface a lightweight metal carriage? | 36 |
| Defamatory remarks uttered on ocean cruises? | 44 |
| Defame baseball's Doubleday? | 32 |
| Default song that says it ain't so? | 39 |
| Default song that will say it ain't so? | 43 |
| Default start menu locale, in Windows | 37 |
| Defaulter's auto, informally | 32 |
| Defaulter's loss, informally | 32 |
| Defeat in a don't-blink contest | 35 |
| Defeat in a jump-rope competition, say | 38 |
| Defeat narrowly, with "out" | 37 |
| Defeat quickly and overwhelmingly | 33 |
| Defeat soundly (with ''of'') | 44 |
| Defeat soundly (with "of") | 36 |
| Defeated contestant in a face-off | 33 |
| Defeated in a face-off, with "down" | 45 |
| Defeated in a hot dog competition | 33 |
| Defeated in an annual Nathan's contest | 42 |
| Defeated narrowly, with "out" | 39 |
| Defeated, as at a Nathan's hot dog contest | 46 |
| Defeater of Superman in a 1978 comic book | 41 |
| Defeater of War Admiral in a 1938 match race | 44 |
| Defeats decisively, with "down" | 41 |
| Defeats regularly, in sports lingo | 34 |
| Defective car's sagging upholstery? | 39 |
| Defence minister Art 1997 to 2002 | 33 |
| Defence minister Bill 2004 - 2006 | 33 |
| Defence Minister David 2003 - 2004 | 34 |
| Defence minister Gordon 2006 - 2007 | 35 |
| Defence minister John 2002 - 2003 | 33 |
| Defence Minister Peter appointed 2007 | 37 |
| Defend one's principles bravely | 35 |
| Defendant (with "the") | 32 |