| French author of the naturalistic school | 40 |
| French author ("The Necklace") | 40 |
| Fabled loser who thought he was a winner | 40 |
| First Pres. born west of the Mississippi | 40 |
| First word of "Cheek to Cheek" | 40 |
| Former Senator Jesse from North Carolina | 40 |
| Fuel brand with green and white stations | 40 |
| Frost's The Death of the ____ Man | 40 |
| Flunky in "Young Frankenstein" | 40 |
| Finger that anchors chord, for guitarist | 40 |
| Follower of Caesar's "ego" | 40 |
| First name in science or science fiction | 40 |
| Finch album "What It ___ Burn" | 40 |
| Food item made with olive oil and spices | 40 |
| First in a line of Russian grand princes | 40 |
| Frequent "Happy Days" director | 40 |
| First overall pick of the 2007 NHL draft | 40 |
| First one out in "The Contest" | 40 |
| Fabric that doesn't block much light | 40 |
| Fashion magazine aimed at Hispanic women | 40 |
| Frequent Popular Mechanics columnist Jay | 40 |
| First ''L'' of L.L. Bean | 40 |
| Factor in a more healthful diet, perhaps | 40 |
| Former "The View" co-host Lisa | 40 |
| Femme fatale of “The Blue Angel” | 40 |
| French town once frequented by a writer? | 40 |
| French New Wave director Jean-___ Godard | 40 |
| First ''Time'' publisher | 40 |
| France's third most populous cité | 40 |
| Florence, to George and Louise Jefferson | 40 |
| Fleetwood Mac "Behind the ___" | 40 |
| Formula One rival of Ferrari and Renault | 40 |
| Finish in the top three, in the Olympics | 40 |
| First name of the "Velvet Fog" | 40 |
| First name among Oscar-winning directors | 40 |
| First National Leaguer to hit 500 homers | 40 |
| Fred or Ethel on "I Love Lucy" | 40 |
| Fred or Ethel of "I Love Lucy" | 40 |
| Filmmakers' advanced degrees (abbr.) | 40 |
| Focal point of the politically moderate? | 40 |
| Format for some cheesy song arrangements | 40 |
| Ford featured on "The Waltons" | 40 |
| Former U.S. poet laureate _____ Van Duyn | 40 |
| French impressionist painter (1840-1926) | 40 |
| Fragrant evergreen with starlike flowers | 40 |
| First U.S. woman governor __ Tayloe Ross | 40 |
| Fictional captain known as Prince Dakkar | 40 |
| Filmdom's Napoleon Dynamite, for one | 40 |
| Feature of seven Nolan Ryan performances | 40 |
| Four-time Super Bowl-winning coach Chuck | 40 |
| Frequent target of Garfield's pranks | 40 |
| First name among famous Russian gymnasts | 40 |
| First name of a "Chaplin" role | 40 |
| Fort named for a Civil War major general | 40 |
| First name of the 1988 World Series star | 40 |
| Food item whose name appears on its side | 40 |
| Federal org. with an ergonomics standard | 40 |
| Fed. group concerned with workplace woes | 40 |
| Former "SNL" cast member Cheri | 40 |
| Frequent occupant of Mayberry's jail | 40 |
| Football Hall-of-Famer Graham and others | 40 |
| Fogerty "You Don't ___ Me" | 40 |
| Founder of New York's Public Theater | 40 |
| Five-time NBA championship-winning coach | 40 |
| Former Transportation Secretary Federico | 40 |
| Faith No More "Falling to ___" | 40 |
| Frank Norris novel, with "The" | 40 |
| Fall into a chair, with "down" | 40 |
| Friend of Albert, Churchy, and Porkypine | 40 |
| Feature of the Buckingham Palace grounds | 40 |
| Franklin's almanac-writing alter ego | 40 |
| Future doc's undergrad concentration | 40 |
| Frolicker in a Peter, Paul and Mary song | 40 |
| Fidel Castro's brother and successor | 40 |
| Flights leaving around midnight, usually | 40 |
| Fake footprint at the murder scene, e.g. | 40 |
| Furnish with new appliances and flooring | 40 |
| Frist's successor as majority leader | 40 |
| Frankie Goes to Hollywood's only hit | 40 |
| Fran's ''Nanny'' mom | 40 |
| Feel put out during travel preparations? | 40 |
| Fleming of "Spellbound" (1945) | 40 |
| Formations at the mouths of some streams | 40 |
| Former capital on Guanabara Bay, briefly | 40 |
| First name among disrespected comedians? | 40 |
| First name in December 1, 1955 headlines | 40 |
| First name in sitting still for justice? | 40 |
| First female director of U.S. Mint: 1933 | 40 |
| Fictional pizzeria in Bedford-Stuyvesant | 40 |
| Famed marionette maker: 1882–1942 | 40 |
| Frequent "South Park" presence | 40 |
| French composer of "Vexations" | 40 |
| Famous opera house (with "La") | 40 |
| Film producer Ponti dressed up as Santa? | 40 |
| Fraternal musical Depression era request | 40 |
| Forming an exact proper divisor, in math | 40 |
| Frequent figure in Renaissance paintings | 40 |
| First words of "The Wasteland" | 40 |
| Feature of lowercase h's and k's | 40 |
| Fictional Prince Edward Island community | 40 |