| ___ Hugo, 1975 Isabelle Adjani role based on a real-life story | 62 |
| ___ Hunt ("Mission: Impossible" protagonist) | 54 |
| ___ Hunt (Tom Cruise's "Mission Impossible" role) | 63 |
| ___ Hunt (Tom Cruise's "Mission: Impossible" role) | 64 |
| ___ hydrate (''knockout drops'' ingredient) | 59 |
| ___ hypothesis (ecological theory concerning the earth) | 55 |
| ___ If By Tea (Rush Limbaugh's patriotic-themed beverage) | 61 |
| ___ III (Wallachian prince who inspired “Dracula”) | 58 |
| ___ Institute, California retreat center for alternative education | 66 |
| ___ Institute, org. that makes use of the Allen Telescope Array | 63 |
| ___ Irvin, who designed the first cover for The New Yorker | 58 |
| ___ Island (site of New York City's largest jail facility) | 62 |
| ___ Island, birthplace and longtime home of Cornelius Vanderbilt | 64 |
| ___ Island, home for part of the Gateway National Recreation Area | 65 |
| ___ Islands (after translation, "Boar Island Islands") | 64 |
| ___ Islands (supposed site of the Fountain of Youth) | 52 |
| ___ Jackson Braun (author of "The Cat Who ..." mysteries) | 67 |
| ___ James, who sang "Your Cheatin' Heart" | 55 |
| ___ Janis, star of Broadway's "Puzzles of 1925" | 61 |
| ___ Jessup (Elizabeth Banks's "30 Rock" role) | 59 |
| ___ K. (protagonist of Kafka's "The Trial") | 57 |
| ___ K., Kafka's protagonist in "The Trial" | 56 |
| ___ Kent (Nurse Bigelow portrayer on "M*A*S*H") | 57 |
| ___ Ketchup (group with the album "Hijas del Tomate") | 63 |
| ___ King (New York City Chinese take-out with an eye-opening name) | 66 |
| ___ Kinnock, 1980's-90's British Labor Party leader | 59 |
| ___ Knox, co-star of Lon Chaney in "The Mummy's Tomb" | 67 |
| ___ Kramer, 2010 Dutch Olympic gold medalist in speed skating | 61 |
| ___ Kundera, author of "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" | 68 |
| ___ Lamont ("Singin' in the Rain" role) | 53 |
| ___ Land of "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" | 61 |
| ___ Lane, acting first lady during Buchanan's tenure | 56 |
| ___ Langer, who wrote "Philosophy in a New Key" | 57 |
| ___ Lawrence Orchestra (British big band since the 1960s) | 57 |
| ___ López de Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus | 55 |
| ___ Löw, coach of Germany's 2014 World Cup-winning team | 62 |
| ___ legomenon (word or phrase used only once in a document or corpus) | 69 |
| ___ legomenon (word that appears just once in a given corpus) | 61 |
| ___ legomenon (word that appears only once in a manuscript) | 59 |
| ___ Lemon, Tina Fey's "30 Rock" character | 55 |
| ___ Lewis with the 2008 #1 hit "Bleeding Love" | 56 |
| ___ Line (owners of the "unsinkable ship") | 52 |
| ___ Lingus (carrier with direct flights from Dublin to Boston) | 62 |
| ___ lion, beast slain by Hercules in his first labor | 52 |
| ___ Lippi (painter of "Madonna and Child Enthroned") | 62 |
| ___ Ljungqvist (first African-born model to be Playmate of the Year) | 68 |
| ___ Longa, ancient city founded by the son of Aeneas | 52 |
| ___ Lorenzo (country in "Cat's Cradle") | 53 |
| ___ Lung (villainous snow leopard in "Kung Fu Panda") | 63 |
| ___ Lyman & His California Orchestra, popular 1920s-'40s band | 69 |
| ___ Lysacek, 2010 Olympic figure skating gold medalist | 54 |
| ___ Mae (Whoopi's ''Ghost'' role) | 53 |
| ___ Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg in "Ghost") | 52 |
| ___ Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg's "Ghost" role) | 60 |
| ___ Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg's role in "Ghost") | 63 |
| ___ Mae Brown (Whoopi's Oscar-winning role in "Ghost") | 68 |
| ___ Mae, "Ghost" role for which Whoopi won an Oscar | 61 |
| ___ Magwitch (Pip's benefactor in "Great Expectations") | 69 |
| ___ Major ("The Great Bear" constellation) | 52 |
| ___ Malwae-Tweep ("Parks and Rec" character) | 54 |
| ___ Marbles (Parthenon details now housed in the British Museum) | 64 |
| ___ Marley's ghost in "A Christmas Carol" | 55 |
| ___ Martin (James Bond's car in "Goldfinger") | 59 |
| ___ Matto (duo with the 1997 EP "Super Relax") | 56 |
| ___ May Clampett ("Beverly Hillbillies" daughter) | 59 |
| ___ May Clampett of "The Beverly Hillbillies" | 55 |
| ___ McCawley, Ben Affleck's role in "Pearl Harbor" | 64 |
| ___ McGarrett, who said, "Book 'em, Danno!" | 57 |
| ___ McGarry, chief of staff on "The West Wing" | 56 |
| ___ Meier, creator of the "Civilization" video game series | 68 |
| ___ Men with the 2000 hit "Who Let the Dogs Out" | 58 |
| ___ Men, ''Who Let the Dogs Out'' group | 55 |
| ___ Meow (Internet meme cat with extremely long fur) | 52 |
| ___ Meyers, first woman to sign with an NBA team (the Pacers) | 61 |
| ___ Mode (fashion designer in "The Incredibles") | 58 |
| ___ Mode, female character in "The Incredibles" | 57 |
| ___ Monday (when Lundi Gras celebrations take place) | 52 |
| ___ Monkeys ("I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" band) | 68 |
| ___ Montoya, DC Comics heroine known as the Question | 52 |
| ___ Montoya, swordsman in "The Princess Bride" | 56 |
| ___ Morris, signature on the Declaration of Independence | 56 |
| ___ motions (matters heard by judges in the absence of juries) | 62 |
| ___ Mountains (range that separates Europe and Asia) | 52 |
| ___ Mr. T (plant that grows in the shape of a mohawk) | 53 |
| ___ Mulan (Chinese legend that a Disney film was based on) | 58 |
| ___ Music (group with Bryan Ferry as the lead singer) | 53 |
| ___ Na Na (group that preceded Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock) | 57 |
| ___ Nation (entertainment conglomerate founded by Jay-Z) | 56 |
| ___ National Park (Mount Desert Island's locale) | 52 |
| ___ nerve (what "tickles" when the funny bone is hit) | 63 |
| ___ Nerys ("Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" character) | 60 |
| ___ News (daily paper with a weekly Mormon Times insert) | 56 |
| ___ nitrate (stimulant also known as "poppers") | 57 |
| ___ nitrite (medicine ingredient inhaled illicitly as an aphrodisiac) | 69 |
| ___ Nivens (Betty White's "Mary Tyler Moore" show role) | 69 |
| ___ Nurmi, nine-time track gold medalist in 1920s Olympics | 58 |
| ___ Ocean, Julia Roberts's "Ocean's Eleven" role | 66 |
| ___ of corn (easily caught fly ball, in baseball slang) | 55 |
| ___ of Despond, in "Pilgrim's Progress" | 53 |
| ___ of Eratosthenes (method for finding prime numbers) | 54 |