Crossword clues for National before 2005:NATIONSOlympics competitorsNATIONChina, for exampleNATIONALCitizen of a country.NATIONRepublic or monarchyNATIONCherokee ___NATIONIndian tribeNATIONStephen Colbert's term of address for his viewersNATIONALNot local or stateNATIONALPart of NAACPNATIONALLYThroughout the country.NATION*OutrageNATIONALSD.C. baseball players … or what the ends of 17-, 21-, 39- and 55-Across sound likeNATIONSStates or countriesNATIONWith 20-Across, constructing a country's identity ... or what's happening in the starred answers? (Note: Read the extra letters in order for a bonus)NATIONLandNATIONSMember tribesNATIONALSBeltway Series teamNATIONChina, e.g.NATIONChad, but not JeremyNATIONChoctaw, for oneNATIONSUnited ___ Day (October 24)NATIONAllied people.NATIONSLandsNATIONSSlovakia and SloveniaNATIONALSFinal, countrywide competitionNATIONGeorgia, e.g.NATIONVictor Navasky's magazine, with "The"NATIONALNFL wordNATIONNavajo ___NATIONALType of debt or bankNATIONALAvis alternativeNATIONOne of 195 todayNATIONCountryNATIONALRun by the federal governmentNATIONMost-favored-___NATIONTribeNATIONSCanada and CameroonNATIONTribe of Native Americans, e.g.NATION...one __ under GodNATIONSBig league membersNATIONOne with an anthemNATIONALSSome D.C. prosNATION__-buildingNATIONALSNew team in townNATIONALCommon to the whole country.NATIONSUnited ___.NATIONAL___ figures (theme of this puzzle, in two ways)NATIONSUnited followingNATIONOne with a flagNATIONALSWashington team