| Former Middle East leader | 25 |
| Former Middle East org. | 23 |
| Former Middle Eastern inits. | 28 |
| Former Mideast alliance | 23 |
| Former Mideast bloc: abbr. | 26 |
| Former Mideast initials | 23 |
| Former Mideast merger: Abbr. | 28 |
| Former Mideast monogram | 23 |
| Former Mideast nation: Abbr. | 28 |
| Former Mideast union: Abbr. | 27 |
| Former mil. educ. program | 25 |
| Former mile record holder | 25 |
| Former mile record-holder | 25 |
| Former military member | 22 |
| Former Minnesota governor | 25 |
| Former Miss America emcee Ron | 29 |
| Former Miss America host | 24 |
| Former Miss America host Ron | 28 |
| Former Miss America Myerson | 27 |
| Former Mississippi Sen. Lott | 28 |
| Former Mississippi senator | 26 |
| Former MLB commissioner Bowie | 29 |
| Former model Gabrielle | 22 |
| Former monarch of Iran | 22 |
| Former monetary units of Riga | 29 |
| Former money in Antwerp | 23 |
| Former money of Brazil | 22 |
| Former Monterey Bay fort | 24 |
| Former Montreal ballplayer | 26 |
| Former Montreal baseballer | 26 |
| Former Montreal baseballers | 27 |
| Former Montreal player | 22 |
| Former Mouseketeer Funicello | 28 |
| Former movie czar Will | 22 |
| Former Mr. Universe Ferrigno | 28 |
| Former Mrs. Frank Sinatra | 25 |
| Former Mrs. Mickey Rooney | 25 |
| Former MSNBC anchor Randy | 25 |
| Former MTV personality Daisy | 28 |
| Former multinational gp. | 24 |
| Former N African rulers | 23 |
| Former N African title | 22 |
| Former N.B.A. player Jack ___ | 29 |
| Former N.B.A. star Danny | 24 |
| Former N.B.A. star Spud | 23 |
| Former N.B.A. star Unseld | 25 |
| Former N.F.L. QB Rodney | 23 |
| Former N.H.L. coach Fred | 24 |
| Former N.S.C. chief Scowcroft | 29 |
| Former N.Y. archbishop | 22 |
| Former N.Y.C. meeting place | 27 |
| Former N.Y.C. newspaper | 23 |
| Former N.Y.C. skyline letters | 29 |
| Former N.Y.C. skyline sign | 26 |
| Former Nair competitor | 22 |
| Former name at the pumps | 24 |
| Former name for Ireland | 23 |
| Former name in freezers | 23 |
| Former name in Gracie Mansion | 29 |
| Former name in Soviet news | 26 |
| Former name in tyranny | 22 |
| Former name of a republic | 25 |
| Former name of Communism Peak | 29 |
| Former name of Exxon stations | 29 |
| Former name of Guyana: Abbr. | 28 |
| Former name of Hagatna | 22 |
| Former name of Jakarta | 22 |
| Former name of Lake Malawi | 26 |
| Former name of Ossining, N.Y. | 29 |
| Former name of Rogers Centre | 28 |
| Former name of Spike TV | 23 |
| Former name of Sulawesi | 23 |
| Former name of Thailand | 23 |
| Former name of the Amu Darya | 28 |
| Former name of the bonobo | 25 |
| Former name of Tokyo (Var.) | 27 |
| Former name of Ulan Bator | 25 |
| Former NASA space station | 25 |
| Former Nascar driver Ernie | 26 |
| Former Nassau Coliseum team | 27 |
| Former national capital | 23 |
| Former National League park | 27 |
| Former native of Machu Picchu | 29 |
| Former native of Mauritius | 26 |
| Former NBA center Patrick | 25 |
| Former NBA center __ Ming | 25 |
| Former NBA coach Brown | 22 |
| Former NBA forward Vandeweghe | 29 |
| Former NBA guard Danny | 22 |
| Former NBA star Mourning | 24 |
| Former NBA star ___ Mutombo | 27 |
| Former NBC anchor Lindstrom | 27 |
| Former NBC hidden camera show | 29 |
| Former NBC legal series | 23 |
| Former NBC newsman Frank | 24 |
| Former NBC PGA analyst | 22 |
| Former Nebraska governor Kay | 28 |
| Former Nebraska senator James | 29 |
| Former New Jersey college | 25 |
| Former New York archbishop | 26 |