| NHL-er Tikkanen, for one | 24 |
| NHL's Bobby et al. | 22 |
| NHL tiebreaker periods | 22 |
| NHL team in spy movie spoof? | 28 |
| NHL recordholder JaromÃr | 27 |
| NHL legend Phil, to fans | 24 |
| NHL hockey legend Dave | 22 |
| NHL Hall-of-Famer Bobby | 23 |
| NHL Hall of Famer Stan | 22 |
| NHL Hall of Famer Neely | 23 |
| NHL Hall of Famer Denis | 23 |
| NHL city, on ESPN tickers | 25 |
| NHL All-Star Game team | 22 |
| NHK is broadcast in it | 22 |
| NH(subscript)2 compound | 23 |
| Ngorongoro Crater locale | 24 |
| Ngaio Marsh's detective | 27 |
| NFLer-turned-actor Karras | 25 |
| NFL's winningest coach | 26 |
| NFL's Mannings, e.g. | 24 |
| NFL's Jim Brown et al. | 26 |
| NFL's Jaguars, for short | 28 |
| NFL's extra quarters | 24 |
| NFL's extra periods | 23 |
| NFL tiebreaking periods | 23 |
| NFL tiebreaker periods | 22 |
| NFL three-pointers: Abbr. | 25 |
| NFL team whose mascot is Toro | 29 |
| NFL team or musical group | 25 |
| NFL team named for a Poe poem | 29 |
| NFL sudden-death situation | 26 |
| NFL sportscaster Dierdorff | 26 |
| NFL quarterback Detmer | 22 |
| NFL quarterback Brian or Bob | 28 |
| NFL practice team member | 24 |
| NFL playoffs pass, e.g. | 23 |
| NFL play review technique | 25 |
| NFL placekicker Kaeding | 23 |
| NFL pass catcher Randy | 22 |
| NFL newcomer of '46 | 23 |
| NFL Network sportscaster Rich | 29 |
| NFL Network commentator Rich | 28 |
| NFL Network anchor Rich | 23 |
| NFL highlight reel technique | 28 |
| NFL Hall-of-Famer Ronnie | 24 |
| NFL Hall-of-Famer Lynn | 22 |
| NFL Hall-of-Famer Hank | 22 |
| NFL Hall-of-Famer Graham | 24 |
| NFL Hall-of-Famer Ernie | 23 |
| NFL Hall-of-Famer Dawson | 24 |
| NFL Hall-of-Famer Charlie | 25 |
| NFL Hall-of-Famer Bobby | 23 |
| NFL Hall of Famer Swann | 23 |
| NFL Hall of Famer Sanders | 25 |
| NFL Hall of Famer Marino | 24 |
| NFL Hall of Famer Marchetti | 27 |
| NFL Hall of Famer Kelly | 23 |
| NFL Hall of Famer Hirsch | 24 |
| NFL Hall of Famer Groza | 23 |
| NFL Hall of Famer Graham | 24 |
| NFL Hall of Famer Gale | 22 |
| NFL Hall of Famer Dawson | 24 |
| NFL Hall of Fame quarterback | 28 |
| NFL Hall of Fame QB Luckman | 27 |
| NFL Hall of Fame coach Hank | 27 |
| NFL great "Boomer" | 28 |
| NFL game locales (var.) | 23 |
| NFL Draft analyst Kiper | 23 |
| NFL commissioner since 2006 | 27 |
| NFL coaching legend Don | 23 |
| NFL coaching great Don | 22 |
| NFL champions in 1958-'59 | 29 |
| NFL broadcast interludes | 24 |
| NFL blockers and catchers | 25 |
| NFL ball carrier, often | 23 |
| NFL analyst Collinsworth | 24 |
| NFL all-time rushing leader | 27 |
| NFC West team, on scoreboards | 29 |
| NFC East team, in trackers | 26 |
| NFC East team on scoreboards | 28 |
| Nez ___ (Indian group) | 22 |
| Nez ___ (American Indian) | 25 |
| Nez Percé war chief | 22 |
| Next-to-the-highest angels | 26 |
| Next-to-last tourney rounds | 27 |
| Next-to-last syllables | 22 |
| Next-to-last Italian queen | 26 |
| Next-to-last Greek letters | 26 |
| Next-to-last Greek letter | 25 |
| Next-to-last fairy tale word | 28 |
| Next-to-last #1 Beatles hit | 27 |
| Next-generation relatives | 25 |
| Next-generation member | 22 |
| Next-door neighbor, in a way | 28 |
| Next ___ (close relative) | 25 |
| Next yr.'s frosh, perhaps | 29 |
| Next year's junior | 22 |
| Next year's alumnus | 23 |
| Next to the last inning | 23 |
| Next to nothing, so to speak | 28 |