| Former boxing champ Mike | 24 |
| Former boxing champion | 22 |
| Former boy band, 'N___ | 26 |
| Former Brazilian airline | 24 |
| Former Brazilian coins | 22 |
| Former Brazilian money | 22 |
| Former Brewers manager Davey | 28 |
| Former Brit. Airways jets | 25 |
| Former Brit. Airways vehicle | 28 |
| Former British film star | 24 |
| Former British length units | 27 |
| Former British mandate | 22 |
| Former British Open champ | 25 |
| Former British P.M. Tony | 24 |
| Former British prime minister | 29 |
| Former British protectorate | 27 |
| Former British record label | 27 |
| Former British royal house | 26 |
| Former British rule in India | 28 |
| Former British wool weights | 27 |
| Former Broadway musical | 23 |
| Former Broadway producer | 24 |
| Former brokerage powerhouse | 27 |
| Former Brooklyn pitcher | 23 |
| Former Browns QB Brian | 22 |
| Former Bruin great Bobby | 24 |
| Former Bruin Phil, to fans | 26 |
| Former bumper car trademark | 27 |
| Former Burmese capital | 22 |
| Former Burmese statesman | 24 |
| Former Bush staffer Fleischer | 29 |
| Former Bush strategist | 22 |
| Former C&W channel | 22 |
| Former C&W station | 22 |
| Former C.I.A. chief Panetta | 27 |
| Former cabinet department | 25 |
| Former Calabrian currency | 25 |
| Former California congressman | 29 |
| Former California fort | 22 |
| Former Caltech sr., perhaps | 27 |
| Former Cambridgeshire island | 28 |
| Former campus activist org. | 27 |
| Former Canadian athlete | 23 |
| Former Canadian film awards | 27 |
| Former Canadian major leaguer | 29 |
| Former Canadian P.M. Campbell | 29 |
| Former Canadian P.M. Wilfrid | 28 |
| Former Cannes coins: Abbr. | 26 |
| Former Canon competitor | 23 |
| Former Canucks coach Harry | 26 |
| Former capital in China | 23 |
| Former capital of 10+ million | 29 |
| Former capital of Alaska | 24 |
| Former capital of Annam | 23 |
| Former capital of Argentina | 27 |
| Former capital of Bolivia | 25 |
| Former capital of Brittany | 26 |
| Former capital of Burma | 23 |
| Former capital of Crete | 23 |
| Former capital of India | 23 |
| Former capital of Italy | 23 |
| Former capital of Italy? | 24 |
| Former capital of Japan | 23 |
| Former capital of Kazakhstan | 28 |
| Former capital of Lithuania | 27 |
| Former capital of Moravia | 25 |
| Former capital of Myanmar | 25 |
| Former capital of Nicaragua | 27 |
| Former capital of Nigeria | 25 |
| Former capital of Nova Scotia | 29 |
| Former capital of Pakistan | 26 |
| Former capital of Persia | 24 |
| Former capital of Romania | 25 |
| Former capital of Senegal | 25 |
| Former capital of Serbia | 24 |
| Former capital of South Yemen | 29 |
| Former capital of Spain | 23 |
| Former capital of Tanzania | 26 |
| Former capital of the Yukon | 27 |
| Former capital of Yemen | 23 |
| Former capital on Honshu | 24 |
| Former Capitol Records owner | 28 |
| Former car brand, for short | 27 |
| Former car make, for short | 26 |
| Former car-financing co. | 24 |
| Former car-financing org. | 25 |
| Former Cardinal Slaughter | 25 |
| Former career home run leader | 29 |
| Former Carolina senator | 23 |
| Former carrier to Lima | 22 |
| Former carrier with a JFK hub | 29 |
| Former catcher Westrum | 22 |
| Former CBS anchor Rather | 24 |
| Former CBS chairman Laurence | 28 |
| Former CBS chief Laurence | 25 |
| Former CBS head Laurence | 24 |
| Former CBS military show | 24 |
| Former CBS News anchor Couric | 29 |
| Former Celtic Archibald | 23 |
| Former Celtics coach M.L. | 25 |