解:(1) 证明:
∵ $CD ⊥ AB,$
∴ $∠ BDE = ∠ CDA = 90°,$
在$△ BDE$和$△ CDA$中,
$\begin{cases}BD = CD \\∠ BDE = ∠ CDA \\DE = DA\end{cases}$
∴ $△ BDE ≌ △ CDA$(SAS),
∴ $BE = CA。$
(2) 由(1)知$△ BDE ≌ △ CDA,$
∴ $∠ DBE = ∠ DCA,$
又
∵ $∠ BED = ∠ CEF,$
∴ $∠ BDE = ∠ CFE = 90°,$即$BF ⊥ AC。$
过点$D$作$DG ⊥ DF,$交$AC$于点$G,$
∴ $∠ FDG = 90°,$
∴ $∠ ADF + ∠ ADG = 90°,$
又
∵ $∠ CDA = 90°,$
∴ $∠ CDG + ∠ ADG = 90°,$
∴ $∠ ADF = ∠ EDG,$
∵ $DA = DE,$$∠ DAF = ∠ DEF,$
∴ $△ ADF ≌ △ EDG$(ASA),
∴ $DF = DG,$
∴ $△ FDG$是等腰直角三角形,$∠ DFG = 45°,$
∴ $∠ CFD = 180° - 45° = 135°。$
(3) $S_{△ NBC}=21$