| Mideast sheikdom | 16 |
| Middle East state ruled by the al Thani family | 46 |
| Land on a peninsula | 19 |
| Land of Wahhabis | 16 |
| Land near Bahrain | 17 |
| It juts into the Persian Gulf | 29 |
| It is ruled by the al-Thani family | 34 |
| Host country of the 2006 Asian Games | 36 |
| Home of Al Jazeera | 18 |
| First Middle Eastern nation to host the World Cup | 49 |
| Doha's domain | 17 |
| Country with no income tax | 26 |
| Country once known for pearl diving | 35 |
| Arabian sheikdom | 16 |
| Arabian emirate | 15 |
| Al Jazeera's home | 21 |
| Abu Dhabi neighbor | 18 |
| 2022 World Cup locale | 21 |
| 2022 World Cup host | 19 |
| Doha resident | 13 |
| Al Jazeera employee | 19 |
| Subject of Emir Khalifa bin Hamad | 33 |
| Subject of a certain absolute monarchy | 38 |
| Riyal earner | 12 |
| Resident of the richest nation per capita | 41 |
| Reader of the Gulf Times newspaper | 34 |
| Persian Gulf dweller | 20 |
| Many an Al Jazeera employee | 27 |
| Local staffer for Al Jazeera, e.g. | 34 |
| Like Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | 34 |
| Like Al Jazeera | 15 |
| Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, e.g. | 32 |
| Doha native | 11 |
| Doha dweller | 12 |
| Doha denizen | 12 |
| Al Jazeera reporter, e.g. | 25 |
| Band member in Arabia? | 22 |
| NFL signal-callers | 18 |
| Play callers, for short | 23 |
| Most Super Bowl MVPs | 20 |
| Vick and Favre (Abbr.) | 22 |
| Super Bowl MVPs, often | 22 |
| Passers, briefly | 16 |
| NFL VIPs | 8 |
| Moon and Starr: Abbr. | 21 |
| Gridiron VIPs | 13 |
| Gridiron V.I.P.'s | 21 |
| BMOCs, often | 12 |
| Valuable fantasy football picks, for short | 42 |
| They may pass from shotguns: Abbr. | 34 |
| The NFL's Montana and Favre, e.g. | 37 |
| The NFL's Mannings, e.g. | 28 |
| The NFL's Manning brothers, for two | 39 |
| The Mannings, e.g. | 18 |
| The Mannings, briefly | 21 |
| The Mannings of the NFL | 23 |
| The Manning brothers, e.g. | 26 |
| The Manning bros. | 17 |
| Tebow and Romo, for short | 25 |
| TD tossers | 10 |
| TD pass throwers | 16 |
| Some NFL All-Stars | 18 |
| Some N.F.L. players | 19 |
| Some hikers' targets, for short | 35 |
| Snap targets, for short | 23 |
| Signal callers: Abbr. | 21 |
| Shotgun figures: Abbr. | 22 |
| Sackable NFLers | 15 |
| Sackable NFL players | 20 |
| Play directors, briefly | 23 |
| Ones taking hikes: Abbr. | 24 |
| Ones making snap decisions? | 27 |
| Ones making handoffs, for short | 31 |
| NFL's Mannings, e.g. | 24 |
| NFL snap-takers | 15 |
| NFL leaders | 11 |
| NFL hurlers | 11 |
| NFL captains | 12 |
| N.F.L. hurlers | 14 |
| Moon and Starr, for short | 25 |
| Montana and others: Abbr. | 25 |
| Montana and others, for short | 29 |
| Montana and Moon, in brief | 26 |
| Montana and Marino (abbr.) | 26 |
| Manning and Manning, e.g. | 25 |
| Huddle figs. | 12 |
| Highly paid NFLers | 18 |
| Grid leaders | 12 |
| Football passers, for short | 27 |
| Fall Sunday VIPs | 16 |
| Eli and Peyton Manning, for two: Abbr. | 38 |
| Drive directors, briefly | 24 |
| Brees and Rogers, e.g. | 22 |
| Brees and Brady: Abbr. | 22 |
| Brady and Brees, for ex. | 24 |
| Brady and Brees, e.g. | 21 |
| Bootleg runners, for short | 26 |
| Audible callers on the gridiron (abbr.) | 39 |
| 23 out of the 44 Super Bowl MVPS | 32 |
| "Hike!" callers in football, for short | 48 |