| Deer hunter's trophy | 24 |
| Deer in Salten's tales | 26 |
| Deer or elk, sometimes | 22 |
| Deer playmate, in song | 22 |
| Deer that have antlers | 22 |
| Deer too impatient to bake? | 27 |
| Deer with huge antlers | 22 |
| Deer's favorite film? | 25 |
| Deer's favorite song? | 25 |
| Deer's skill, for short | 27 |
| Deer, beavers and such | 22 |
| Deer-antelope playground | 24 |
| Deer-attracting deposit | 23 |
| Deere's steel implement | 27 |
| Deerly loved animated film | 26 |
| Deerly loved animated film? | 27 |
| Deerstalker's excitement | 28 |
| Deerstalker's home | 22 |
| Def Jam recording star | 22 |
| Def Leppard's genre | 23 |
| DEF's on some phones | 24 |
| Defaced as a prank, as trees | 28 |
| Defamation of character | 23 |
| Defamation suit defendant | 25 |
| Defamatory campaign activity | 28 |
| Defarge, for one: Abbr. | 23 |
| Default friend on MySpace | 25 |
| Defaulted auto, perhaps | 23 |
| Defaulter's auto, often | 27 |
| Defaulter's comeuppance | 27 |
| Defaulter's concern | 23 |
| Defaulter's loss, briefly | 29 |
| Defaulter's risk, briefly | 29 |
| Defeat a bridge contract | 24 |
| Defeat a contract at bridge | 27 |
| Defeat again, in a way | 22 |
| Defeat at a rifle range | 23 |
| Defeat by a single point | 24 |
| Defeat crabgrass, in a way | 26 |
| Defeat in a pie contest | 23 |
| Defeat in a tournament | 22 |
| Defeat in Dodge, perhaps | 24 |
| Defeat or leave in a bad way | 28 |
| Defeat soundly in slang | 24 |
| Defeat the bridge contract | 26 |
| Defeat, as an incumbent | 23 |
| Defeat, as the incumbent | 24 |
| Defeat, Ã la Oakley | 22 |
| Defeated and then some | 22 |
| Defeated by a tiny margin | 25 |
| Defeated champ's demand | 27 |
| Defeated in a pool race | 23 |
| Defeated one's comment | 26 |
| Defeated one's cry | 22 |
| Defeated one's feeling? | 27 |
| Defeated one's grumble | 26 |
| Defeated one's phrase | 25 |
| Defeated one's words | 24 |
| Defeated team's lament | 26 |
| Defeated the incumbent | 22 |
| Defeated, as Kobayashi | 22 |
| Defeated, in Battleships | 24 |
| Defeated, in wrestling | 22 |
| Defeatees' comment | 22 |
| Defeater of Hannibal at Zama | 28 |
| Defeater of Schmeling in 1933 | 29 |
| Defeating actor Romano | 22 |
| Defeating in a tournament | 25 |
| Defeatist's declaration | 27 |
| Defeatist's grumble | 23 |
| Defeatist's phrase | 22 |
| Defeatist's plaint | 22 |
| Defeatist's refrain | 23 |
| Defeatist's sentiment | 25 |
| Defeats at the ballot box | 25 |
| Defeats decisively: Colloq. | 27 |
| Defeats overwhelmingly | 22 |
| Defeats regularly, in slang | 27 |
| Defeats, as an incumbent | 24 |
| Defective bit of dental work? | 29 |
| Defective firecrackers | 22 |
| Defective shuttle part | 22 |
| Defective spot on a plant | 25 |
| Defector from the faith | 23 |
| Defend against criticism | 24 |
| Defend against trouble | 22 |
| Defend America Act system | 25 |
| Defend yourself, possum-style | 29 |
| Defend, as one's rights | 27 |
| Defendant at law: Abbr. | 23 |
| Defendant in a 1925 trial | 25 |
| Defendant in a law case | 23 |
| Defendant in an 1893 trial | 26 |
| Defendant in court: Abbr. | 25 |
| Defendant's action | 22 |
| Defendant's answer | 22 |
| Defendant's assertion | 25 |
| Defendant's best hope | 25 |
| Defendant's declaration | 27 |
| Defendant's defense | 23 |