| NFL great "Boomer" | 28 |
| NFL Hall of Fame coach Hank | 27 |
| NFL Hall of Fame QB Luckman | 27 |
| NFL Hall of Fame quarterback | 28 |
| NFL Hall of Famer Dawson | 24 |
| NFL Hall of Famer Gale | 22 |
| NFL Hall of Famer Graham | 24 |
| NFL Hall of Famer Groza | 23 |
| NFL Hall of Famer Hirsch | 24 |
| NFL Hall of Famer Kelly | 23 |
| NFL Hall of Famer Marchetti | 27 |
| NFL Hall of Famer Marino | 24 |
| NFL Hall of Famer Sanders | 25 |
| NFL Hall of Famer Swann | 23 |
| NFL Hall-of-Famer Bobby | 23 |
| NFL Hall-of-Famer Charlie | 25 |
| NFL Hall-of-Famer Dawson | 24 |
| NFL Hall-of-Famer Ernie | 23 |
| NFL Hall-of-Famer Graham | 24 |
| NFL Hall-of-Famer Hank | 22 |
| NFL Hall-of-Famer Lynn | 22 |
| NFL Hall-of-Famer Ronnie | 24 |
| NFL highlight reel technique | 28 |
| NFL Network anchor Rich | 23 |
| NFL Network commentator Rich | 28 |
| NFL Network sportscaster Rich | 29 |
| NFL newcomer of '46 | 23 |
| NFL pass catcher Randy | 22 |
| NFL placekicker Kaeding | 23 |
| NFL play review technique | 25 |
| NFL playoffs pass, e.g. | 23 |
| NFL practice team member | 24 |
| NFL quarterback Brian or Bob | 28 |
| NFL quarterback Detmer | 22 |
| NFL sportscaster Dierdorff | 26 |
| NFL sudden-death situation | 26 |
| NFL team named for a Poe poem | 29 |
| NFL team or musical group | 25 |
| NFL team whose mascot is Toro | 29 |
| NFL three-pointers: Abbr. | 25 |
| NFL tiebreaker periods | 22 |
| NFL tiebreaking periods | 23 |
| NFL's extra periods | 23 |
| NFL's extra quarters | 24 |
| NFL's Jaguars, for short | 28 |
| NFL's Jim Brown et al. | 26 |
| NFL's Mannings, e.g. | 24 |
| NFL's winningest coach | 26 |
| NFLer-turned-actor Karras | 25 |
| Ngaio Marsh's detective | 27 |
| Ngorongoro Crater locale | 24 |
| NH(subscript)2 compound | 23 |
| NHK is broadcast in it | 22 |
| NHL All-Star Game team | 22 |
| NHL city, on ESPN tickers | 25 |
| NHL Hall of Famer Denis | 23 |
| NHL Hall of Famer Neely | 23 |
| NHL Hall of Famer Stan | 22 |
| NHL Hall-of-Famer Bobby | 23 |
| NHL hockey legend Dave | 22 |
| NHL legend Phil, to fans | 24 |
| NHL recordholder JaromÃr | 27 |
| NHL team in spy movie spoof? | 28 |
| NHL tiebreaker periods | 22 |
| NHL's Bobby et al. | 22 |
| NHL-er Tikkanen, for one | 24 |
| Niacin or riboflavin, e.g. | 26 |
| Niacin's vitamin number | 27 |
| Niacin, thiamine, etc. | 22 |
| Niagara Falls accommodations | 28 |
| Niagara Falls area code | 23 |
| Niagara Falls condition | 23 |
| Niagara Falls tourists, often | 29 |
| Niagara Falls' prov. | 24 |
| Niagara Falls's prov. | 25 |
| Niagara Falls-to-Buffalo dir. | 29 |
| Niagara power-system designer | 29 |
| Niagara region, Our_____ Belt | 29 |
| Niagara River's feeder | 26 |
| Niagara River's source | 26 |
| Niçoise nickel no longer | 27 |
| Niçoise salad ingredients | 28 |
| Niña and her sisters | 23 |
| Niña and Pinta, e.g. | 23 |
| Niña's companion | 23 |
| Niña's flappers | 22 |
| Niña's title: Abbr. | 26 |
| Niña, to Santa Maria? | 24 |
| Niño's emphatic yes | 26 |
| Niño's nothing | 25 |
| Nibble for Miss Muffet | 22 |
| Nibble unenthusiastically | 25 |
| Niblick and brassie relative | 28 |
| Nicad's cadmium component | 29 |
| Nicaragua's capital | 23 |
| Nicaragua's Daniel | 22 |
| Nicaragua's president | 25 |
| Nicaraguan Contra, e.g. | 23 |
| Nicaraguan music makers? | 24 |
| Nicaraguan president Daniel | 27 |