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- It might be a stretch for historians
- It might be conveyed on a conveyor belt
- It might be good for a change
- It might be left hanging
- It might be on a lot
- It might be on a rack
- It might come with a shell
- It might go for a buck
- It might have a director's commentary
- It might say "Home Sweet Home"
- ___ it or lose it
- It takes a long time to get this
- It takes two hands to show
- It takes you from E to F (and starts with G!)
- It took more than 70 yrs. to complete its first edition
- "___ it!" (shout in a game of tag)
- It'll find a way, for short
- It'll never fly!
- It'll pass!
- It's -90° at the South Pole: Abbr.
- It's all around us
- It's badly in need of a pick-me-up
- It's been a long time
- It's better than a bogey
- It's blowing in the wind
- It's charged
- It's cool while it's hot
- It's flicked from a cigarette
- It's for "cookie," to Cookie Monster
- It's for horses, in a classic joke punchline
- "It's freezing!"
- It's good for tricks
- It's heard in a herd
- It's in the pipeline
- It's just a state of mind, to some
- "It's just OK"
- "It's just so-so"
- It's meant to be believed
- It's mine, all mine!
- It's mostly nitrogen and oxygen
- "It's never paid to ___ against America": Warren Buffett
- It's often identified by its last four digits, in brief
- It's one for the history books
- It's perfect
- "It's Raining ___" (gay anthem)
- It's sometimes shortened to the letter "N"
- "It's the ___!"
- It's the law
- It's used over the counter
- It's what you should take, in brief
- "It's Your Business" sloganeer, for short
- Italian diminutive suffix
- Item in a museum of antiquities
- Item in an Easter hunt
- Item of attire that might have a Windsor knot
- Item stored in a small hole in a golf cart
- Item that someone with cold feet might have
- Itinerary calculation, in brief
- Its alums include Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, in brief
- Its antlers can grow up to an inch per day
- Its colony can be considered one superorganism
- Its first and second editions were published more than 60 yrs. apart
- Its showers bring flowers: Abbr.
- Itty-bitty
- IV sites
- ___ Ivanovic, former #1-ranked female tennis player
- "J to ___ L-O! The Remixes" (2002 Jennifer Lopez album)
- J.F.K. Library architect
- J.F.K. or Obama, in brief
- J.F.K. predecessor
- Jack or jenny
- Jackanapes
- Jacksonville N.F.L. player, informally
- Jaguar or Mustang
- Jaguar, e.g.
- Jalen Hurts and Joe Montana, for two, informally
- James Talarico's state: Abbr.
- Jan. 1 through today
- Janis ___, "At Seventeen" singer
- Japan's largest carrier
- Japanese drama
- Japanese ogre
- Japanese sash
- Jazz drummer Blakey
- Jazz guitarist Montgomery
- Jean-Paul Sartre's "___ Chemins de la Liberté"
- Jedi of "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"
- Jedi trained by Luke Skywalker
- "Jeepers!"
- Jennings of "Jeopardy!"
- Jerk
- Jerry's uncle on "Seinfeld"
- Jersey number worn by star linebacker Micah Parsons, the first Packer to wear it since 1926
- "Jersey Shore" channel
- Jet ___
- Jewel
- Jewish honorific
- JFK or EWR alternative
- Jiff
- ___ Jima
- Jimmy Fallon's network
- Jocular suffix for "most"
- Joey of kid-lit
- John
- John M. ___, director of 2024's "Wicked"
- ___ joint
- ___ joke
- Joke (around)
- Jordan joined it in 1984, for short
- Jost's longtime "Weekend Update" co-anchor
- José ___ (Mexican food brand)
- Journalist Curry
- Judge pro ___
- Junkyard guardian's warning
- Just a ___
- Just a number, they say
- "Just a sec," in a text
- Just get (by)
- "Just listen …"
- "___ Just Not That Into You"
- Just OK, in modern lingo
- Just one taste
- Just out
- Just peachy
- Just purchased
- Justice ___ Coney Barrett
- Justice's domain
- K Street grp.
- K-pop band that went on hiatus in 2022 when their members went into military service
- "Kapow!"
- Karl Marx's "___ Kapital"
- "Karma is a cat / Purring in my ___ 'cause it loves me" (Taylor Swift lyric)
- Kauai keepsake
- Keats wrote one to a nightingale
- "Keep me posted," in texts
- Keeps in the loop, electronically
- Keg attachment
- Kenan's bestie on a 1990s sitcom
- Kenan's partner in comedy
- Kept under wraps
- Kerfuffle
- Key ___
- Key above ~ on a Mac
- Key for getting out
- Key known as "Option" on a Mac
- Key near Ctrl
- Key next to a Touch Bar on some Mac laptops
- Key not found on a Mac
- Key often near Caps Lock
- ___ Khamenei, former supreme leader of Iran
- Khloe, Kim or Kourtney, familiarly
- Kick ___ fuss
- Kick one's feet up, with "out"
- Kid who might get grounded
- Kid-lit girl with a blueberry pail
- "Kidding!"
- Kimmel's channel
- Kimono closer
- Kimono sash
- Kind of burger that lacks meat
- Kind of computer port
- Kind of cycle
- Kind of dairy-free milk developed in the 1990s
- Kind of deer
- Kind of green
- Kind of joint associated with smoking, informally
- Kind of lamp that's energy-efficient
- Kind of lighting whose first letter stands for "light"
- Kind of line at the beach
- Kind of milk
- Kind of moment
- Kind of number on an old business card
- Kind of nurse or suit
- Kind of oil extracted from hemp, for short
- Kind of oil in some edibles
- Kind of PC port
- Kind of rally
- Kind of rally at high school
- Kind of school
- Kind of tree that the Buddha is said to have meditated under
- "Kind of" suffix
- Kinda
- Kinda sorta
- ___ King Cole
- ___ King Cole, singer with the album "The Magic of Christmas"
- King George ___, "Hamilton" character
- "King Kong" actress Wray
- "King Kong" studio
- King's title, in brief
- King, in Portuguese
- Kipling novel or its young hero
- ___ Kippur
- Kiss ___
- Kisses, symbolically
- Kit ___ bar
- Kitchen brand
- Kitchen brand that could be an unsuccessful tic-tac-toe line
- Kitchen gadget brand
- Kitchen intruder
- Kitten's call
- Knack for details, say
- Knee injury site, for short
- Knee part often torn by athletes, in brief
- Knee stabilizer, in brief
- Knights of ___, ancient cult in the "Star Wars" universe
- Knights of ___, dark order in the third "Star Wars" trilogy
- "Knives Out" co-star ___ de Armas
- Knot for the present
- "Knowing" without really knowing, for short
- Kool-Aid competitor
- Kool-Aid rival
- Kraft ___ & Cheese
- Kung ___ chicken
- Kwik-E-Mart proprietor on "The Simpsons"
- ___ kwon do
- Kyiv's country: Abbr.
- Kylo ___ of "Star Wars"
- Kylo ___, "Star Wars" antagonist
- Kylo ___, "Star Wars" villain
- Kyoto cash
- Kölsch or saison
- L.A. subdivision?
- L.A.P.D. unit?
- L.L.Bean competitor
- La ___ (leading Belgian French-language TV channel)
- La ___, Bolivia
- "La Cage ___ Folles"
- La ti do, musically
- Lab in one's house, maybe
- Labor Day follower: Abbr.
- Lachrymose
- Lack of connectivity
- "… ___ lack thereof"
- Laddie's cap
- ___ Lady (translation of "Notre Dame")
- "Lah-di-___!"
- Lahore is here: Abbr.
- Laid up
- Lake Tahoe winter hrs.
- Land consisting predominantly of sedges
- Land of ___ (Genesis locale)
- Land that goes from coast to coast, in brief
- Landmark Supreme Court case overturned by Dobbs
- Landon who ran against F.D.R. in 1936
- Landscaper's timesaver
- Language in which "one, two, three" is "neung, song, sam"
- Language of Barbados: Abbr.
- Language of Vientiane
- Language suffix
- ___ Lanka
- Large cask
- Large coffee dispenser
- Largest human cells
- Lass
- ___ Lasso, fictional A.F.C. Richmond coach
- Last name for an unnamed person
- Last name in "The Last Jedi"
- Last number in a countdown
- Last of 26 letters
- Last over the line, say
- Last term in a math lecture series?
- Late ___
- Late actor Kilmer
- Late psychedelic artist Peter
- Laterite, for example
- Latin "is"
- ___-Latin (like some modern coinages)
- Latin 101 verb
- Latin for "but"
- Latin gods
- Laudatory poem
- Laudatory verse
- Law enforcer in Leicester
- Law of La Mancha
- Law with an "individual mandate" provision, for short
- Lawyer: Abbr.
- Lawyers' org.
- LAX posting
- Lay off
- Layer of a farm
- Lead-in to "drink and be merry"
- Lead-in to "lab" in the name of an S&P 500 company
- Lead-in to "man," for a naval title
- Lead-in to "tech"
- Lead-in to -ology, for the study of the atmosphere
- Lead-in to bones or bucks
- Lead-in to Check on a boarding pass
- Lead-in to destination and determination
- Lead-in to determined or destined
- Lead-in to field or fifties
- Lead-in to forbid or forsaken
- Lead-in to Geo
- Lead-in to haw
- Lead-in to liberalism
- Lead-in to light
- Lead-in to maker or breaker
- Lead-in to natal or nuptial
- Lead-in to Pen
- Lead-in to River or Rover
- Lead-in to state or Star
- Lead-in to X, Y or Z
- Lead-in to X, Y, Z or Alpha
- Leader whose face is shown on renminbi notes
- ___ leaf cluster (decoration on a medal)
- Leaf-turning mo.
- ___ league
- Leave speechless
- ___ lecithin (food additive)
- Led
- Left-leaning political org.
- Left-wing political org. that includes Zohran Mamdani and A.O.C.
- Lefty, to a righty
- Legal boundaries?
- Legal conclusion?
- Legal org.
- Legal termination?
- Legend of Zelda console inits.
- Lego founder ___ Kirk Christiansen
- Leif, to Eric the Red
- Lemon add-on
- Lennon's mate … and onetime bandmate
- Lenovo products, informally
- Lentil dish
- Lentils prepared with ghee, perhaps
- "Les ___"
- "Let ___ Go" (2012 Passenger hit)
- Let go
- "Let's ___!" ("Dinner's on!")
- Letter after cee
- Letter after chi
- Letter after sigma
- Letter after upsilon
- Letter before sigma
- Letter before tee
- Letter between phi and psi
- Letter in Socrates' and Aristotle's names
- Letter in support, informally
- Letter symbolizing the ratio of a circle's circumference to its radius
- Letter that can take a cedilla
- Letter-shaped part of a blueprint
- Letters before ".gov"
- Letters before a stage name
- Letters before an alias
- Letters before Enterprise or Intrepid
- Letters between "cues" and "esses"
- Letters capitaLized in this cLue
- Letters for a mind reader
- Letters for an unscheduled event
- Letters for those awaiting specifics
- Letters found near some bars
- Letters from your folks?
- Letters indicating a texter's P.O.V.
- Letters of indebtedness
- Letters on a lip balm tube
- Levi's competitor
- Levy
- Lexington or Madison in N.Y.C.: Abbr.
- Li'l ___ (tykes)
- "Li'l ol' me?!"
- Librarian's warning
- Lieutenant in "Catch-22"
- "Life ___ beach"
- Life phase, informally
- Life story
- Life story, for short
- Life story, in brief
- Lifeguard's skill, for short
- Light run
- "Like ..."
- Like a centenarian
- Like a nonstarter, for short
- Like a phone battery under 20%
- Like a ripe strawberry
- Like a shrinking violet
- Like a sketchy person
- Like a strong bond
- Like blue whales and the Burj Khalifa
- Like Brahms's Symphony No. 3
- Like hell!
- Like many children when meeting their parents' friends
- Like many Grindr users
- Like many shows at the top of the Netflix queue
- Like most oysters served with mignonette
- Like news that everyone already knows
- Like nonagenarians
- Like overcooked chicken
- Like sashimi and steak tartare
- Like some angsty teens
- Like some dog kisses
- Like some emotions and recruits
- Like some humor
- Like some humor and runs
- Like some humor and wine
- Like some jobs
- Like some noodles and martinis
- Like some remodels, for short
- Like some simple repair jobs, in brief
- Like summers in a Mediterranean climate
- Like the eyes of an American coot
- Like the fish in poke
- Like the hours before dawn
- Like the last name of poet William Wordsworth
- Like the logos of Marvel and Netflix
- Like the logos of Stanford and Harvard
- Like the name of former soccer star Mark De Man
- Like the name Phil Quickley, for a speedy crossword solver?
- Like the weather in much of Equatorial Guinea
- Like this clue number
- Like this lyric: "My heart is yours to fill or burst / To break or bury or wear as jewelry"
- Likely oriented toward platonic relationships, in brief
- Lillehammer's land: Abbr.
- Lilliputian
- ___ Lilly (Mounjaro maker)
- Lilly of pharmaceuticals
- LiMu ___ (insurance bird)
- Limón who was the U.S.'s first Latina poet laureate
- Lincoln Laboratory operator, in brief
- Line on the bottom of a pant leg
- Line up a shot
- Lines on a GPS
- Lines on some grids: Abbr.
- Linguistic suffix
- ___ Lingus
- Link letters
- Linked up with
- LinkedIn listing
- Lion's lair
- Lionel Messi's jersey number
- Lions and Bears are in it, in brief
- "___ Lips Are Sealed" (1981 Go-Go's hit)
- Liquid that circulates in a plant
- Liquor-free
- List shortener
- Lit. course
- Literary fairy queen
- Literary name that's a letter short of its holder's occupation
- Little
- Little bit of life?
- Little devil
- Little dipper?
- "Little old me?"
- "Little People, Big World" network
- Little pest
- Little rest
- Little squirt
- Little squirt in a garage, say
- "Live and ___ live"
- Livid feeling
- Lo-___ graphics
- Loc. ___ (footnote abbr.)
- "Local Equals Fresh" sloganeer
- Locale for drones
- Locale in the Christmas story
- Locale of Coca-Cola's headquarters: Abbr.
- Location of the malleus, incus and stapes
- ___ Lock (PC key)
- Logic gate that is only on when neither input is
- LOL lite
- Loll
- London granny
- London's ___ Gardens
- Long account
- Long period
- Long sandwich with cold cuts, maybe
- Long stretch
- Long time follower?
- Long time in history
- "Long, long ___ ..."
- Long, long time
- Long-haired bovine
- Long-handled gardening tool or immoral pleasure seeker, per contestant Ken Jennings on "Jeopardy!" (incorrectly)
- Long-handled tool
- Long-lasting birth control option, in brief
- Long-nosed fish
- Long-running CBS forensic drama
- Long-running CBS procedural with spinoffs
- Long-running forensics series
- Long-running procedural franchise
- Long-running show with a cold open, familiarly
- Longboat propeller
- Longoria with three Screen Actors Guild awards
- Longtime "American Dad!" airer
- Longtime airer of "The Young and the Restless"
- Longtime movie studio now owned by Amazon
- Longtime NASCAR sponsor
- Longtime record label of Elvis Presley
- Longtime record label or Beastie Boy
- Longtime TV brand
- Longtime U.K. record company
- Loo
- Look back on with regret
- Look here!
- Look over
- Loops in, digitally
- Loosey-goosey
- Lose tautness
- Loser in certain re-enactments, informally
- Losing general at Appomattox
- "___ Loss" (#1 album for Drake and 21 Savage)
- "Lost" actor Daniel ___ Kim
- Lost, for short
- Lots of
- Lou Gehrig's disease, for short
- Lou Gehrig's disease, in brief
- Loudness dial: Abbr.
- Lout
- Louvre Pyramid architect
- "Lovely!"
- Lover of sugar
- Low
- Low digit
- Low mark
- Low-tech cooler on a hot day
- Lowe on TV
- Lower, as lights
- Lower, as the lights
- LSAT alternative, for some law schools
- Luau garland
- Luau instrument, in brief
- Luau instrument, informally
- Luck-based card game
- Lumberjack's tool
- Lumpsucker eggs
- "___ Luna," Isabel Allende novel
- Lunch item usually eaten with two hands, in brief
- Lunch lady's hair holder
- Lunchbox staple, informally
- Lungful
- Lurker in a reef
- Lush
- Luxury resort amenity
- ___ Luís, Brazilian city of 1.1+ million
- Lying faceup
- M M M M
- M.L.B. official
- M.L.B. team for "Mr. October" and "Mr. November"
- M.L.B. team that once went by OAK on scoreboards
- M.L.B.'ers with a red "B" on their caps
- M.M.A. fight enders, for short
- Macadamia, for one
- Machiavellian, in a way
- Made a meal of
- Madhouse
- Madre's hermana
- Madre's hermano
- Madrid Mme.
- Madrid Mrs.
- Madrid's land, in the Olympics
- ___ Mae Brown (Whoopi's role in "Ghost")
- Magazine bigwigs, in brief
- Magazine for entrepreneurs
- "Maggie ___," classic folk song covered by the Beatles
- Magic setting, in brief
- Magician's or marionettist's performance
- ___-Magnon
- ___-Magnon (early human)
- ___ Mahal
- Mahjong grouping
- Maiden name preceder
- Mail Boxes ___
- Mail carrier's assignment: Abbr.
- Main element in pewter
- Main ingredient in an aviation cocktail
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