| Former N.H.L. great | 19 |
| Former N.S.C. chief Scowcroft | 29 |
| Former N.Y. archbishop | 22 |
| Former N.Y. daily | 17 |
| Former N.Y. governor | 20 |
| Former N.Y. Senator | 19 |
| Former N.Y. visitor | 19 |
| Former N.Y.C. club | 18 |
| Former N.Y.C. hotel | 19 |
| Former N.Y.C. mayor | 19 |
| 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 N.Y.S.E. chairman Richard | 32 |
| Former N.Z denizen | 18 |
| Former Nair competitor | 22 |
| Former name at the pumps | 24 |
| Former name for Ben-Gurion Airport | 34 |
| Former name for Congo | 21 |
| Former name for Ireland | 23 |
| Former name for radon | 21 |
| Former name for the capital of Japan | 36 |
| Former name for Tokyo | 21 |
| Former name in flight | 21 |
| Former name in freezers | 23 |
| Former name in Gracie Mansion | 29 |
| Former name in late-night talk | 30 |
| Former name in Soviet news | 26 |
| Former name in tyranny | 22 |
| Former name of 'PBS NewsHour,' with 'The' | 57 |
| Former name of a Carib. island group | 36 |
| Former name of a Colorado River barrier | 39 |
| Former name of a Colorado River site | 36 |
| Former name of a Congolese nation | 33 |
| Former name of a cookie-selling org. | 36 |
| Former name of a European republic | 34 |
| Former name of a famed Russian ballet company | 45 |
| Former name of a neighbor of Burma | 34 |
| Former name of a republic | 25 |
| Former name of Aussie band Fort | 31 |
| Former name of Belize | 21 |
| Former name of Broadway's George Gershwin Theatre | 53 |
| 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 Hawaii | 21 |
| Former name of Iran | 19 |
| Former name of Jakarta | 22 |
| Former name of Japan's capital | 34 |
| Former name of Kalinin, U.S.S.R. | 32 |
| Former name of Kazakhstan's capital | 39 |
| Former name of kodakgallery.com | 31 |
| Former name of Lake Malawi | 26 |
| Former name of Ossining, N.Y. | 29 |
| Former name of radon | 20 |
| Former name of Rijeka | 21 |
| 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 airport in Phoenix, Arizona | 46 |
| Former name of the Amu Darya | 28 |
| Former name of the bonobo | 25 |
| Former name of the cable network Versus | 39 |
| Former name of the Mariinsky Ballet | 35 |
| Former name of the province whose capital is Bloemfontein | 57 |
| Former name of Tokyo | 20 |
| Former name of Tokyo (Var.) | 27 |
| Former name of Ulan Bator | 25 |
| Former name of Universal Studios | 32 |
| Former name of Universal Studios, Inc. | 38 |
| Former name of Varanasi, India | 30 |
| Former name of Xiamen | 21 |
| Former NASA space station | 25 |
| Former NASCAR airer | 19 |
| Former Nascar driver Ernie | 26 |
| Former Nassau Coliseum team | 27 |
| Former National | 15 |
| Former national airline of Belgium | 34 |
| Former national capital | 23 |
| Former National League park | 27 |
| Former Nationals manager Manny | 30 |
| Former native of Machu Picchu | 29 |
| Former native of Mauritius | 26 |
| Former NATO Mediterranean headquarters | 38 |
| Former Navajo foes | 18 |
| Former NBA All-Star Nick Van ___ | 32 |
| Former NBA arena | 16 |
| Former NBA cager known as the Big Aristotle | 43 |
| 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 rival | 16 |
| Former NBA star Allen | 21 |
| Former NBA star Danny | 21 |
| Former NBA star Dave __, now mayor of Detroit | 45 |