Letter F
French seaport taken by the Allies in May 1945
French sub base.
Famed editor and "Self-made Merchant."
Famous former magazine editor.
Famous magazine man.
'Footloose' co-star
Footloose actress
"For" or "love" attachment
"For" or "love" ending
Follower of love
Foresaken.
Forsaken, in poetry
Forsaken, old-style
Forsaken, poetically.
Forsaken: Poet.
Forsaken; bereft.
Fictional Doone
Fictional child kidnapped by the Doone clan
Fictional name from Exmoor
First name of a Blackmore heroine
Famous fictional heroine.
First comes love, then comes these three
First name on "Saturday Night Live"
fish parrot
French landscape painter, real name Claude Gelée.
French region associated with an eggy dish
Famed movie actor.
Filmdom heavy of yore
First-ever player of a Bond villain on screen
Five-time co-star of Bogart
Frequent Greenstreet co-star
"Five Minutes" country singer Morgan
First word in the name of the U.S.'s most populous county
Frank Black "I want to live in ___ Angeles"
___ Fresnos, Tex.
___ Fresnos, Texas
_____ Feliz (neighborhood bordering on Hollywood)
Friday's beat
Fail to Medal
Fail to conquer
Fail to get the W
Fail to keep, as one's temper.
Fail to maintain
Fail to prevail
Fail to score
Fail to tail
Fail to take advantage of
Fail to win
Fail to win a medal
Fail to win or place
Failed to take the cake
Fare badly at the track
Finish behind
Finish fourth
Finish in last place
Finish last
Finish last in a race
Finish last, perhaps
Finish last, say
Finish out of the money
Finish second
Finish second or last
Finish second, perhaps
Finish second, say
Finish third
Finish with a lower score
Flub the game
Forget where one put
Fail to win a contest
Fly from Honolulu to Tokyo, say
Fail to sweep
Fall in prestige.
Finally crack
Fall short in a congeniality contest?
Fall off a beam, e.g.
Fall, as a tightrope walker
Fall in love with
*Fall in with the wrong crowd, say
Fail to achieve an expected gain
Fabled hare, e.g.
Felon, informally
Figure in a decision
Ford in 1976
Fortune s fool
Fortune's fool
Forfeiters.
Famous main street
Fails to prevail
Fails to retain
Fails to show
Fails to win
Falls short, in points
Finishes a close second
Finishes last
Finishes second
Finishes with fewer votes
Flips out with it
Fails to keep possession, as in a match
Fails in
Fails to succeed in
Forfeit a chance to score, in tennis
Falls behind in a footrace
Fail to trail
Frets (over)
Fails to make money with, as an investment
Feel the effect of headwinds, say
Falls far behind the race leader, perhaps (In this answer, note the first 2 letters + the last 2)
Falls at the hands of
Finishes behind
Fail to get in
Fall short in votes
Forget one's place in a conversation
Fall behind in a race
Fall at the hands of
Finish after
Fail to keep informed about.
Fail to keep tabs on
First rap track to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song
Failing to keep.
*Failed attempt (letters 3-7)
Falling fast
Falling behind + math column + courage
Falling behind in a race
Failed investment
Failure to hold.
Failure to win
Fan's disappointment
Feeling of grief
Figure in red ink
Financial figure in parentheses
Financial figure in red ink
Financial reverse
Firm fear
Fiscal disappointment
Football setback
Forfeit, e.g.
Frustrating investment outcome
Fullback's setback
Financial setbacks or defeats
Figures in red ink.
Financial concerns
Financial report items
Financier's failures
Forfeitures.
Failed to keep
Failed to take the gold
Far from the flock
Fate of Clementine.
Finished fourth
Finished second
Flubbed the game
Forfeit or forfeited
Found partner
Found turnaround?
Found's opposite
Found's partner
Found.s companion
failed to win
__ fortune (squandered)
Forgotten skill
Fell behind slightly
Face posted around the neighborhood, maybe
Futile quest
Failed to keep cool
Felt tedium coming on
Frequent theme for Adele
Films that supposedly no longer exist, e.g.
Fell in love with.
Flamed out at a casino, say
Failed to succeed
Failed to get
Forgot about
Floundering one
Forlorn, directionless type
Finished behind
FILM studio
Fate, quaintly
Fate; auction item
Father of Gawain
Father of Gawain and Gareth
Film studio locale
Film studio site
Filming area
Filming locale
Filming location
Filming site
Filming spot
Filmmaking area
Fleer from Sodom
Forewarned resident of Sodom
Forward-looking man
French department in the Midi-Pyrénées region
Fate in life
Fixed or established firmly
Fictional ladies' man
Fin de siècle writer Pierre ___
French author (1850–1923).
French naval officer and novelist.
French novelist (1850–1923).
French novelist Pierre
French novelist of Zola's time.
French sailor and writer Pierre
French writer of exotic tales.
Fruit in Tennyson title.
Fruit of forgetfulness: Var.
Flowering water plants: Var.
Fantasy film series shot in New Zealand, for short
Fantasy franchise letters
Fantasy series that inspired "Game of Thrones," briefly
Fantasy trilogy, familiarly
Frodo's film franchise, familiarly
Frodo's film series, familiarly
Frodo/Sam franchise, for short
Fans' cars are in parking ones
Feast of ___ (Purim)
Feast of ___.
Filming sites
Fleeing Sodom?
Figure punished for looking back
Football Hall of Famer Ronnie
Football Hall-of-Famer Ronnie
Football great Ronnie
Former 49ers safety Ronnie
Former Mississippi Sen. Trent
Former Mississippi senator
Former Mississippi senator Trent
Former Senate Majority Leader Trent
Former U. S. tennis star.
Former minority whip in both the House and Senate
Former senator Trent
Fox sports announcer Ronnie
Frequent All-Pro defensive back Ronnie
Frist predecessor
Frist replaced him
Frist replaced him as Senate majority leader
Frist's predecessor
Frist's predecessor as Senate majority leader
Famous soubrette (1847–1924).
Fats Domino's "Whole ___ Lovin"'
Fats Domino's "Whole ___ Loving"
Fräuleins' names.
Forerunner of bingo.
Form of legal gambling
Focus of a get-rich-quick scheme?
Family of a 20's-30's tennis star
Football's Ronnie et al.
Footballer Ronnie and Senator Trent
Former Senate majority leader and family
"___ Flower Bomb" (Grammy-nominated rap song)
F1 team and carmaker
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