| Former 49ers quarterback John | 29 |
| Former 5-franc coin in Brussels | 31 |
| Former 50-pound note portrait | 29 |
| Former 6'9" N.B.A.'er Hayes, to fans | 49 |
| Former A's hurler Vida | 26 |
| Former A's infielder Sal | 28 |
| Former A.F.B. on Cape Cod | 25 |
| Former A.L. batting champ George | 32 |
| Former A.L. manager | 19 |
| Former A.L. team | 16 |
| Former A.L. team, for short | 27 |
| Former abbr. for 50th state | 27 |
| Former ABC News president Arledge | 33 |
| Former ABC sitcom | 17 |
| Former ABC TV honcho Jamie | 26 |
| Former absolute ruler | 21 |
| Former acorn | 12 |
| Former acorns | 13 |
| Former actor Bruce | 18 |
| Former actor Erwin | 18 |
| Former actor in "The Waltons" | 39 |
| Former actor Jack | 17 |
| Former actor James | 18 |
| Former actor Ralph | 18 |
| Former actor Sparks | 19 |
| Former Acura | 12 |
| Former Acura model | 18 |
| Former address at the Kremlin | 29 |
| Former advice to young men | 26 |
| Former aerospace giant | 22 |
| Former Afghan ruling group | 26 |
| Former African area | 19 |
| Former African big-game gun | 27 |
| Former African capital | 22 |
| Former African despot | 21 |
| Former African leader | 21 |
| Former African province of Spain | 32 |
| Former African secessionist state | 33 |
| Former African territory __-Urundi (now two countries) | 54 |
| Former agcy. concerned with planes | 34 |
| Former agcy. that regulated railways | 36 |
| Former Agriculture Secretary | 28 |
| Former AI-Qubbah Palace residents | 33 |
| Former Air Force general | 24 |
| Former Air France fleet component | 33 |
| Former Air France fleet members, for short | 42 |
| Former Air France flier | 23 |
| Former Air France flier: Abbr. | 30 |
| Former Air France fliers: Abbr. | 31 |
| Former Air France jet, briefly | 30 |
| Former airer of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" | 52 |
| Former airline | 14 |
| Former airline initials | 23 |
| Former airline name | 19 |
| Former airline with a JFK terminal designed by Eero Saarinen | 60 |
| Former airship | 14 |
| Former Alabama rapids | 21 |
| Former Alaska senator Stevens | 29 |
| Former Alaska Territory capital | 31 |
| Former Alaskan governor | 23 |
| Former Albanian coin | 20 |
| Former Albanian king | 20 |
| Former Albanian leader | 22 |
| Former Albanian president | 25 |
| Former Albanian president Ramiz | 31 |
| Former Alberta Premier Ralph | 28 |
| Former Algerian cavalryman | 26 |
| Former Algerian ruler | 21 |
| Former Algerian rulers | 22 |
| Former Algerian V.I.P.'s | 28 |
| Former Alice in Chains singer Staley | 36 |
| Former All-Star closer Robb | 27 |
| Former All-Star slugger Martinez | 32 |
| Former alliance | 15 |
| Former alliance acronym | 23 |
| Former allowance for weight | 27 |
| Former alternative to Twinkies | 30 |
| Former amateur | 14 |
| Former ambassador to Korea Philip ____ | 39 |
| Former American filling station choice | 38 |
| Former Anaheim athlete | 22 |
| Former Anaheim Stadium football player | 38 |
| Former Anaheim Stadium NFLer | 28 |
| Former Anaheim Stadium player | 29 |
| Former anchor Roger | 19 |
| Former and current Yankee Alfonso | 33 |
| Former Andorra currency | 23 |
| Former Andorran coin | 20 |
| Former anesthetic | 17 |
| Former annual fashion award | 27 |
| Former annual football game | 27 |
| Former annual TV award | 22 |
| Former anticommunist org. | 25 |
| Former antipoverty agcy. | 24 |
| Former AOL competitor | 21 |
| Former apple application | 24 |
| Former Apple laptop | 19 |
| Former Apple portable computer | 30 |
| Former Apple rivals | 19 |
| Former apple spray | 18 |