| They precede sudden death: Abbr. | 32 |
| They occur when things are all tied up, briefly | 47 |
| They may follow last periods, for short | 39 |
| They last five minutes in the NBA | 33 |
| Subjects of a 1974 NFL rules change | 35 |
| Sports fans' bonuses, briefly | 33 |
| Some sudden-death situations, for short | 39 |
| Reasons some games run long: Abbr. | 34 |
| Post-fourth quarter periods, for short | 38 |
| Nail-biting sports events, briefly | 34 |
| Important source of commissions: Abbr. | 38 |
| Fifth quarters, so to speak: Abbr. | 34 |
| Extended-play periods, for short | 32 |
| Ends of some nail-biters, for short | 35 |
| County or lake of Cooperstown, N.Y. | 35 |
| Baseball's "Little Giant" | 39 |
| First National Leaguer to hit 500 home runs | 43 |
| Baseball's "Master Melvin" | 40 |
| "Master Melvin" of baseball | 37 |
| Mel who slugged 511 career homers | 33 |
| Mel who played at the Polo Grounds | 34 |
| Mel of baseball and crossword fame | 34 |
| Giants star from '26-'47 | 32 |
| Giant nicknamed "Master Melvin" | 41 |
| Giant Mel in the baseball Hall of Fame | 38 |
| Fred in the oldest surviving motion picture | 43 |
| First National Leaguer with 500 home runs | 41 |
| First N.L. player to hit 500 home runs | 38 |
| Baseball's ''Little Giant'' | 47 |
| All-time NL home run leader before Mays | 39 |
| 1951 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee | 35 |
| Third Major Leaguer to reach 500 home runs | 42 |
| The Senators, on NHL scoreboards | 32 |
| The NHL's Senators, on scoreboards | 38 |
| Slugger of 511 career homers, Mel | 33 |
| Right fielder Mel from Gretna, Louisiana | 40 |
| Player with 511 career home runs | 32 |
| Pittsburgh catcher and wrestling expert | 39 |
| Outrageous, in Internet slang: Abbr. | 36 |
| Onetime National League career home run king | 44 |
| New York's "Little Giant" | 39 |
| New York Giants manager of the 1940s | 36 |
| Mel whose "4" was retired | 35 |
| Mel who was #4 at the Polo Grounds | 34 |
| Mel who could really belt one out | 33 |
| Mel who batted left and threw right | 35 |
| McGraw's "wunderkind" | 35 |
| Legendary Giants outfielder, Mel | 32 |
| Legendary baseball player for the Giants | 40 |
| John who pioneered time-lapse photography | 41 |
| John McGraw's "boy" | 33 |
| Hitter of 511 lifetime home runs | 32 |
| His #4 was retired by the New York Giants | 41 |
| His #4 was retired by the Giants in 1948 | 40 |
| He led his team in homers for 18 straight years | 47 |
| He hit 18 more home runs than Gehrig | 36 |
| Giants' baseball hall of famer Mel | 38 |
| Giant star of the 1930s and '40s | 36 |
| Giant star of the 1930's-40's | 37 |
| Giant on the cover of Time magazine, 1945 | 41 |
| Giant Mel enshrined in Cooperstown | 34 |
| Giant legend "Master Melvin" | 38 |
| Giant among baseball's Giants | 33 |
| First NL player to hit 500 Home Runs | 36 |
| First N.L.'er to hit 500 homers | 35 |
| First N.L.'er to hit 500 home runs | 38 |
| First N.L. 500 home run club member | 35 |
| Diamond figure on a 2006 postage stamp | 38 |
| Baseball's "The Little Giant" | 43 |
| Baseball's "The Little Giant," Mel | 48 |
| Baseball's "Little Giant" Mel | 43 |
| 1926 "Boy Wonder" of baseball | 39 |
| 12-time baseball All-Star, 1934-45 | 34 |
| 11-time 1930's-40's All-Star | 36 |
| "The Little Giant" Mel | 32 |
| "Little Giant" Mel of baseball history | 48 |
| River between Ontario and Quebec | 32 |
| City where Canada's parliament meets | 40 |
| Canadian city once known as Bytown | 34 |
| River separating Ontario and Quebec | 35 |
| Ontario's second most populous city | 39 |
| Capital about 300 miles from New York City | 42 |
| Where the "Silver Seven" skated | 41 |
| Ontario's second-largest city | 33 |
| National capital on a river of the same name | 44 |
| Macdonald-Cartier International Airport city | 44 |
| Home to Canada's Parliament Hill | 36 |
| City that's home to Parliament Hill | 39 |
| Capital whose original name was Bytown | 38 |
| Capital city whose original name was Bytown | 43 |
| The Wind in the Willows character | 36 |
| Animal that eats while floating on its back | 43 |
| "Wind in the Willows" character | 41 |
| Expert swimmer of the weasel family | 35 |
| "Animal House" frat brother | 37 |
| ''Animal House'' role | 37 |
| ''Animal House'' moniker | 40 |
| ''Animal House'' animal | 39 |
| Utah's or Vermont's ___ Creek | 37 |
| Sea ___, denizen of the North Pacific | 37 |