| N.A. mammal, for short | 22 |
| N.A. nation | 11 |
| N.A. or S.A. | 12 |
| N.A. portion | 12 |
| N.A. rail | 9 |
| N.A. section | 12 |
| N.A. snake | 10 |
| N.A. tree | 9 |
| N.A. turtle | 11 |
| N.A., e.g. | 10 |
| N.A.-Eur. divider | 17 |
| N.A.-Eur. separator | 19 |
| N.A.A.C.P. and others | 21 |
| N.A.A.C.P. co-founder, historian-sociologist | 44 |
| N.A.A.C.P. member | 17 |
| N.A.A.C.P. or Y.M.C.A. | 22 |
| N.A.A.C.P. part: Abbr. | 22 |
| N.A.A.C.P. target | 17 |
| N.A.A.C.P., e.g. | 16 |
| N.A.A.C.P., for one | 19 |
| N.A.M. group | 12 |
| N.A.S.A. | 8 |
| N.B. part | 9 |
| N.B.A. all-star | 15 |
| N.B.A. All-Star Allen | 21 |
| N.B.A. All-Star Artest | 22 |
| N.B.A. arbiter | 14 |
| N.B.A. athlete | 14 |
| N.B.A. center Longley and others | 32 |
| N.B.A. center who has pitched for McDonald's, Pepsi and Visa | 64 |
| N.B.A. champs: 1984–85 | 29 |
| N.B.A. champs: 1993 | 19 |
| N.B.A. coach Dan | 16 |
| N.B.A. coach George ___ | 23 |
| N.B.A. coach Jackson and others | 31 |
| N.B.A. coach Kruger | 19 |
| N.B.A. coach Pat | 16 |
| N.B.A. coach Thomas | 19 |
| N.B.A. coach Unseld | 19 |
| N.B.A. coaching great George ___ | 32 |
| N.B.A. division | 15 |
| N.B.A. figure | 13 |
| N.B.A. first name that's Arabic for "noble" or "exalted" | 80 |
| N.B.A. forward Lamar ___ | 24 |
| N.B.A. great Dick | 17 |
| N.B.A. great in Icy Hot commercials | 35 |
| N.B.A. great Thomas | 19 |
| N.B.A. Hall of Famer | 20 |
| N.B.A. Hall of Famer Bob | 24 |
| N.B.A. Hall-of-Fame nickname | 28 |
| N.B.A. Hall-of-Famer Dennis | 27 |
| N.B.A. Hall-of-Famer Hayes | 26 |
| N.B.A. Hall-of-Famer Holman | 27 |
| N.B.A. Hall-of-Famer Monroe | 27 |
| N.B.A. Hall-of-Famer nicknamed Handy Andy | 41 |
| N.B.A. Hall-of-Famer Thomas | 27 |
| N.B.A. Hall-of-Famer Walker | 27 |
| N.B.A. Hall-of-Famer who, with Walt Frazier, formed the Knicks' "Rolls Royce Backcourt" | 101 |
| N.B.A. hoop attachment | 22 |
| N.B.A. legend Kareem Abdul-___ | 30 |
| N.B.A. legend Monroe with a signature spin move | 47 |
| N.B.A. M.V.P., 1984-86 | 22 |
| N.B.A. man | 10 |
| N.B.A. men | 10 |
| N.B.A. nail-biters | 18 |
| N.B.A. nickname | 15 |
| N.B.A. nickname until 2011 | 26 |
| N.B.A. official | 15 |
| N.B.A. officials | 16 |
| N.B.A. or N.F.L. honor | 22 |
| N.B.A. part: Abbr. | 18 |
| N.B.A. personnel | 16 |
| N.B.A. player | 13 |
| N.B.A. player at Phoenix | 24 |
| N.B.A. player with the Sacramento Kings | 39 |
| N.B.A. player, for short | 24 |
| N.B.A. player-turned-coach Jason | 32 |
| N.B.A. player/manager Danny | 27 |
| N.B.A. position: Abbr. | 22 |
| N.B.A. pros Archibald and Thurmond | 34 |
| N.B.A. Rookie of the Year, 1993 | 31 |
| N.B.A. rulers | 13 |
| N.B.A. scoring leader, 1974-76 | 30 |
| N.B.A. scoring leader: 1960-66 | 30 |
| N.B.A. scoring stat | 19 |
| N.B.A. site | 11 |
| N.B.A. star Antawn ___ | 22 |
| N.B.A. star Brand | 17 |
| N.B.A. star called "The Shack" | 40 |
| N.B.A. star in the '96 film "Kazaam" | 50 |
| N.B.A. star Jason | 17 |
| N.B.A. star Kukoc | 17 |
| N.B.A. star Lamar ___ | 21 |
| N.B.A. star Ming | 16 |
| N.B.A. star nicknamed the Candy Man | 35 |
| N.B.A. star point guard Kidd | 28 |
| N.B.A. star Smits | 17 |
| N.B.A. star Thurmond | 20 |
| N.B.A. star who played at L.S.U. | 32 |
| N.B.A. star who starred in "Kazaam" | 45 |