Crossword clues starting with N

1,457 clues and their answers, drawn from every daily puzzle tracked here.

N as in nucleiNITROGEN
N. Eng.'s busiest airportBOS
N. Mex. neighborARIZ
N.J. winter hrs.EST
N.K. Jemisin genreSCIFI
N.Y. tech sch.RPI
N'awlins sandwichesPOBOYS
NAACP co-founder __ B. WellsIDA
Naan flourATTA
Naan relativeROTI
NabCOLLAR
Nabe in L.A. and NYCNOHO
Nabe in lower ManhattanNOLITA
Nabisco crackerRITZ, TRISCUIT
Nabisco's round crackerRITZ
Nacho dips, for shortGUACS
Nacho productsCHIPS
Nacho toppersSALSAS
NadaZIP
Nada, in NantesRIEN
Nadal nicknameRAFA
NadirDEPTHS
Nagoya noodlesUDON
Nail art brandOPI
Nail file materialEMERY
Nail polish brandOPI, ESSIE
Nail polish nicksCHIPS
Nail polish, e.g.ENAMEL
Nail salon brandOPI
Nail-hitting toolHAMMER
Nail, as a testACE
Nails, as with snowballsPELTS
NakedBARE
Name above Le Discourse de la Methode quotes in Bartlett'sRENE
Name after peach or before toastMELBA
Name as a successorANOINT
Name derived from OsbertOPIE
Name dropped?SIGNED
Name hidden in "woolgathering"OLGA
Name honored for honestyABE
Name in fairy talesGRIMM
Name in March 1945 headlinesIWO
Name in the ice cream aisleEDY
Name in the makeup aisleESTEE
Name like LizBESS
Name meaning "born again"RENE
Name meaning "loved"AIMEE
Name meaning "rose"RHODA
Name near Orange on Western mapsANA
Name of 12 popesPIUS
Name of a book or filmTITLE
Name of many French kingsLOUIS
Name of some dailiesGAZETTE
Name of three presidentsGEORGE
Name on 26 (!) OscarsWALT
Name on a box by the dryerBOUNCE
Name on a box by the sinkSOS
Name on a former lake in Central AsiaARAL
Name on a JFK hotel designed by Eero SaarinenTWA
Name on Alphabet Mystery coversSUE
Name on Iran's flagALLAH
Name on much farm equipmentDEERE
Name on Premier Jour perfumeRICCI
Name on some Canadian pumpsESSO
Name on the cover of Cat's CradleKURT
Name on the cover of Monster Rally drawingsCHAS
Name on the cover of Team of RivalsDORIS
Name on the cover of the memoir Apprenticed to Venus (2017)ANAIS
Name on the cover of The Pope of PhysicsENRICO
Name on the first bottom-freezer fridgeAMANA
Name on the Lion King soundtrackELTON
Name related to AidanEDNA
Name related to AmyESME
Name related to CharlesLOTTE
Name related to CherylSHARI
Name related to HannahANITA
Name related to HelgaOLEG
Name related to SophieSONIA
Name that Cole Porter rhymed with "Haiti"KATIE
Name that means "star"ESTELLE
Name that sounds like an AL Central cityCASEY
Name that's an "army" anagramMYRA
Name-checkCITE
Name-check, oftenTHANK
Name-day honorees: Abbr.STS
Name-dropping abbr.ETAL
Named namesSANG
Named, informallyIDED
NamelyIDEST
Namesake of a speed ratioMACH
Namesakes of most planetsROMANGODS
Namesakes of some days in EnglishNORSEGODS
NanaGRAM
Nancy Drew's boyfriendNED
Nanny __GOAT
Nanny's offspringKIDS
Nano- equivalentMILLIMICRO
NaOH, more familiarlyLYE
Nap noisilySNORE
Nap spotSOFA
Napa's environsNORTHBAY
Napoleon, for exampleTORTE
Napoleon's exile isleELBA
Napoli's newNUOVA
Napped noisilySNORED
Naproxen brandALEVE
Narc's org.DEA
Narcissist's problemEGO
Narcissus, for instanceBULB
Narnia lionASLAN
Narrates, as a storyTELLS
Narrative incongruityPLOTHOLE
NarrowTAPER
Narrow crescent shapeLUNULA
Narrow cutSLIT
Narrow cut in an envelopeSLIT
Narrow fabric cutSLIT
Narrow flat-topped hillsBUTTES
Narrow graduallyTAPER
Narrow inletRIA
Narrow opening for coinsSLOT
Narrow openingsSLITS
Narrow passagesSTRAITS
Narrow plankSLAT
Narrow riverSTREAM
Narrow roadLANE
Narrow shelfLEDGE
Narrow streetLANE
Narrow the gapGAIN
Narrow valleyGLEN
Narrow waterwaySTRAIT
Narrow winning marginsHAIRS
Narrow wooden stripSLAT
Narrow, as some bridgesONELANE
NarwhalSEAUNICORN
Narwhal featureTUSK
Nary a __ (no one)SOUL
Nary a __ (nobody)SOUL
Nary a soulNONE, NOONE
NASA first in '65EVA
NASA go-aheadsAOKS
NASA orbiter since '98ISS
NASA propellantLOX
NASA's first lunar programAPOLLO
NASA's six-person orbiter: Abbr.ISS
Nasal cavitySINUS
Nasal cavity cleansing vesselNETIPOT
Nasal congestion localeSINUS
Nasal irrigation vesselNETIPOT
Nasal sound of scornSNORT
Nasal stimuliODORS
NASCAR Hall of Fame designerIMPEI
NASDAQ debutIPO
NASDAQ debutsIPOS
NASDAQ memberASSN
NASDAQ regulatorSEC
Nash of "When They See Us"NIECY
Nashville awards grp.CMA
Nashville awards org.CMA
Nashville honor, for shortCMA
Nashville show, for shortOPRY
Nashville-based awards org.CMA
Nashville's Grand __ OpryOLE
Nashville's Grand Ole __OPRY
Nasty cutGASH
Nasty fallSLEET
Nasty muttCUR
Nasty woundGASH
Nation bordering PeruECUADOR
Nation due north of the HornYEMEN
Nation established in '48ISR
Nation in RevelationMAGOG
Nation n. of MexicoUSA
Nation north of ChilePERU
Nation s. of CanadaUSA
Nation tops in population densityMONACO
Nation with AndesPERU
National Air and Space Museum relicMOONROCK
National alternativeALAMO
National anthem artilleryBOMBS
National birdEAGLE
National Book Award three-name novelistOATES
National Book Mo.OCT
National Caramel Mo.OCT
National economic stat: Abbr.GDP
National flower of MexicoDAHLIA
National fruit of the PhilippinesMANGO
National Gallery of Canada localeOTTAWA
National grocery franchiseIGA
National Historic Landmark that moves every dayCABLECAR
National Mall floraELMS
National name on some eurosEIRE
National park in MaineACADIA
National park north of AnchorageDENALI
National Park Service handoutTRAILMAP
National Scrabble Day monthAPRIL
National uncleSAM
National vegetable of PakistanOKRA
Nationality suffixESE
Nations' managements: Abbr.GOVTS
Native AlaskanALEUT, INUIT
Native American carved poleTOTEM
Native American carved polesTOTEMS
Native American Heritage Mo.NOV
Native American hutWIGWAM
Native CanadianCREE
Native CanadiansCREE
Native MidwesternersOTOES
Native New ZealanderMAORI
Native of AtlantaGEORGIAN
Native of New ZealandMAORI
Native of VeracruzOLMEC
Native OklahomansOTOES
Native PennsylvaniansERIES
Native PeruviansINCAS
Native toFROM
Natives of pre-Columbian PeruINCAS
Natives of the Colorado river valleyMOHAVE
Nativity scene stapleHAY
Nativity scene trioMAGI
Natl. Merit Scholarship qualifying examsPSATS
NATO charter memberNOR, USA
NattersGABS
Natural abilityTALENT
Natural bandageSCAB
Natural detox centersLIVERS
Natural disaster, legallyACTOFGOD
Natural dye for some bridesHENNA
Natural elevationEMINENCE
Natural hairstyleAFRO
Natural history museum displayDIORAMA
Natural light showsAURORAS
Natural pigment darker than ocherUMBER
Natural rolls, in crapsELEVENS
Natural rope fiberSISAL
Natural rug fibersSISALS
Natural sandbankBERM
Natural satelliteMOON
Natural shade produced by lycopeneTOMATORED
Natural structure?DOUBLEHELIX
Natural stylesAFROS
Natural sunburn sootherALOE
Natural talentGIFT, APTITUDE
Naturalist AttenboroughDAVID
Naturally attractiveSCENIC
Naturally giftedENDOWED
Naturally talented youngstersGIFTEDKIDS
Nature networkPBS
NaughtNIL, ZERO
NaughtyBAD
Nautical "Halt!"AVAST
Nautical "yes"AYE
Nautical adverbALEE
Nautical callAHOY
Nautical commandAVAST
Nautical convoyFLOTILLA
Nautical diaryLOG
Nautical directionALEE
Nautical greetingAHOY
Nautical greetingsAHOYS
Nautical nicknameCAPN
Nautical nonsenseBILGE
Nautical shelterLEE
Nautical shoutAVAST
Nautical speed measureKNOT
Nautical speed unitKNOT
Nautical speed unitsKNOTS
Nautilus captainNEMO
Nav. officerCMDR
Nav. rankENS, CMDR
Navajo neighborsAPACHE
Naval anthemANCHORSAWEIGH
Naval baseHULL
Naval crewpersonSAILOR
Naval fleetARMADA
Naval forceFLEET
Naval forcesFLEETS
Naval groupsFLEETS
Naval lockupBRIG
Naval VIPADM
Navaratri celebrantHINDU
Nave-y bases?PEWS
Navel brass?BELLYBUTTONRING
Navel designationOUTIE
Navel typeOUTIE
Navigation acronymLORAN
Navigation app: Abbr.GPS
Navigation techGPS
Navigation technology: Abbr.GPS
Navigational hazardSHOAL
Navigational projectionETA
Navratilova rivalEVERT
Navy builderSEABEE
Navy noncomCPO
NBA div.QTR
NBA extendersOTS
NBA great WebbSPUD
NBA legend BryantKOBE
NBA legend MingYAO
NBA officialREF
NBA player HolmgrenCHET
NBA positionCTR
NBA Southeast teamORL
NBA venuesARENAS
NBC comedy stapleSNL
NBC founderRCA
NBC late-night stapleSNL
NBC news show since 1992DATELINE
NBC satirical showSNL
NBC series since the '70sSNL
NBC show that inspired "30 Rock," for shortSNL
NBC singing competition that completed its 29th season in 2026, or what appears to get louder at the ends of the answers to the starred clues?THEVOICE
NBC skit showSNL
NBC weekend showSNL
NBC's longest-running comedy showSNL
NCAA game airerESPN
NCAA sch. with the mascot SpartyMSU
NCAA school with the most first-round WNBA draft picksUCONN
NCIS showerCBS
Ne'er-do-wellKNAVE
Near __EAST
Near missCLOSEONE, SCARE
Near-failing gradeDEE
Near-perfect ballgameONEHITTER
NearbyCLOSE
Nearby starSOL
Nearby thingsTHESE
NearlyALMOST, NOTQUITE
Nearly allMOST
Nearly boilSCALD
Nearly colorlessPALE
Nearly five billion peopleASIANS
Nearly half a grossSIXTY
Nearly identical pair, literallyATWOPEASPOD
Nearly noneFEW
Nearly unobtainableRARE
Nears burningCHARS
NeatTIDY, NOICE
Neat and orderlyTIDY
Neat and well-groomedCLEANCUT
NeatenTIDYUP
Nebraska cityOMAHA
Nebraska city that's home to the Great Plains Black History MuseumOMAHA
Nebraska city with North America's largest indoor swampOMAHA
Nebraska home of the College World SeriesOMAHA
Nebraskan cityOMAHA
Nebraskan urbaniteOMAHAN
Nebulous feelingFOG
NecessitatesENTAILS
Neck clothSCARF
Neck of the woodsAREA
Neck wrapBOA
Neck-up med. specialtyEENT
Necktie securerKNOT
Neckwear jewelryCHAIN
Neckwear suitable for a young childCLIPONTIE
Nectar collectorBEE
Nectar collectorsBEES
Nectar sourceBOSC
Need a massageACHE
Need for a site visit?URL
Need for the queen of hearts to get past security?FACECARDID
Need to payOWE
Need to settleOWE
Needed to scratchITCHED
Needing a companionLONELY
Needing a good scrubbingDIRTY
Needing a handBADOFF
Needing a liftSAD
Needing a mealUNFED
Needing a napTIRED
Needing dryingWET
Needing immediate attentionURGENT
Needing kneadingTENSE
Needing neateningMESSY
Needing nourishmentUNFED
Needing replenishingRUNNINGLOW
Needing speedingTOOSLOW
Needing spicing, as dinnerBLAND
Needing straightening upMESSY
Needing tighteningLOOSE
Needing to knock offBEAT
Needing urgent attentionDIRE
NeedleTEASE
Needle holderTONEARM, FIR
Needle holeEYE
Needle holesEYES
Needle partEYE
Needle work, for shortTAT
Needle-nosed swimmersGARS
Needle's holeEYE
Needless fussADO
Needlework on a sleeve, for shortTAT
Needlework?TATS
Needs a breakTIRES
Needs some ice, perhapsHURTS
Needs to pay backOWES
NegateUNDO
Negative campaign tacticMUDSLINGING
Negative debate sideCON
Negative feedbackHEAT
Negative voteNAY
Neglected toDIDNT
NegligibleTEENY
Negotiate a tradeBARTER
Negotiating with Mephistopheles?ONTHEFAUSTTRACK
Negotiation assetsBARGAININGCHIPS
Negotiation-ending wordsNODEAL
Negro Leagues legend BuckONEIL
Negroni liquorGIN
Negroni needGIN
Neigh sayersHORSES
NeighborABUT
Neighbor of ChadNIGER
Neighbor of FranciaESPANA
Neighbor of HomerNED
Neighbor of JordanSYRIA
Neighbor of KansasIOWA
Neighbor of KenyaTANZANIA
Neighbor of SyriaLEBANON
Neighbor of TurkeyIRAN
Neighbor or IraqIRAN
NeighborhoodAREA
Neighborhood beside UCLABELAIR
Neighborhood food shopDELI
Neighborhood serving Seoul foodKTOWN
Neighborhood spot for fresh produceLOCALMARKET
NeighborhoodsAREAS
Neighborhoods lacking fresh produceFOODDESERTS
Neither __ nor thereHERE
Neither here __ thereNOR
Neither hide __ hairNOR
Neither partnerNOR
Neither red nor whiteROSE
Neither Rep. nor Dem.IND
NemesesFOES
Neo-pagan religionWICCA
Neo?NEWBEGINNING
Neon-striped fishTETRA
Neoplasticism pioneer MondrianPIET
Nepal's continentASIA
Nepalese climberSHERPA
Nepali, e.g.ASIAN
Nephew of 24-DownENOS
Nephew of Donald DuckLOUIE
Nephews' sistersNIECES
NephricRENAL
Neptune's realmSEAS
Neptune's spearTRIDENT
Nerd (out)GEEK
Nerdy typeDWEEB
Nerf darts, e.g.AMMO
NerveGALL, OPTIC
Nerve cellNEURON
Nerve cell appendageAXON
Nerve centerHUB
Nervous feelingANGST
Nervous swallowGULP
Ness et al.LOCHS
Nest egg acronymIRA
Nest egg fund: Abbr.IRA
Nest egg funds, for shortIRAS
Nest egg lettersIRA
Nest egg optionROTHIRA
Nest egg plans: Abbr.IRAS
Nest noisePEEP
Nest supporterLIMB
Nestea shelfmateSALADA
Nesting cozilySNUG
Nesting placeLIMB
Nesting siteEAVE
Nesting sitesEAVES
Nestling chirpsTWEETS
Nestling's noiseCHEEP
NetEARN
Net salesETAIL
Net speedDATARATE
Netanyahu nicknameBIBI
Netflix categoryGENRE
Netflix rialHULU
Netflix's Kuroko's Basketball categoryANIME
Neth. neighborGER
Netlike fabricMESH
Network airing 6-Across gamesESPN
Network director SidneyLUMET
Network featured in "Good Night, and Good Luck"CBS
Network hardware giantCISCO
Network interfaceTVSET
Network supported by "viewers like you"PBS
Network test episodePILOT
Network that airs "TBBT" rerunsTBS
Network with an eye on televisionCBS
Networking aidROUTER
Networking assistanceITHELP
Networking attachmentsNAMETAGS
Neurochemicals that act as natural painkillersENDORPHINS
NeuterDESEX
Neutral colorECRU
Neutral color lighter than greigeECRU
Neutral shadeECRU
Neutral shadesBEIGES
Neutral sound that may be a sleep aidWHITENOISE
Neutral, as a nationUNALLIED
NeutralizeCANCELOUT
Neutrino, for instanceLEPTON
Neutrogena productTGEL
Neutrogena shampooTGEL
Nev. neighborARI, IDA
Nevada casino cityRENO
Nevada cityRENO
Nevada city near Lake TahoeRENO
Nevada city on the Truckee RiverRENO
Nevada gambling cityRENO
Nevada gambling destinationRENO
Nevada gambling townRENO
Nevada neighborUTAH
Nevada resortRENO
Nevada senator Catherine __ MastoCORTEZ
Nevada's Great __ National ParkBASIN
NeverNOTONCE
Never everNOTONCE
Never existedWASNT
Never Tell Me the Odds podcasterESPN
Never: Ger.NIE
NeverthelessEVENSO
New __AGE
New __ (certain musician)AGER
New __, IndiaDELHI
New __: cap brandERA
New Age artist who often sings in IrishENYA
New Age pianist JohnTESH
New Age singer from DonegalENYA
New and improvedEVENBETTER
New arrival's outburstWAH
New beginning?NEO
New beginningsDAWNS
New botanical growthSHOOTS
New citizen, perhapsEMIGRE
New Deal homebuilding agcy.USHA
New Deal pres.FDR
New Deal price-setting agcy.NRA
New Delhi nabobMODI
New Delhi's nationINDIA
New employeeHIREE
New England haddockSCROD
New England localeNORTHEAST
New England sch.URI
New England whitefishSCROD
New fansCONVERTS
New Hampshire neighborVERMONT
New Haven collegianYALIE
New Haven studentYALIE
New Haven undergradYALIE
New hire's concernSTARTDATE
New Jersey NHL playerDEVIL
New Mexico art centerTAOS
New Mexico art hubTAOS
New Mexico skiing destinationTAOS
New Mexico town north-northeast of Santa FeTAOS
New money?CRYPTO
New Orleans cuisineCREOLE
New parents' celebrationBIRTH
New Scotland Yard unitCID
New socialites, familiarlyDEBS
New team memberHIREE
New Testament giftMYRRH
New Testament guideSTAR
New Testament self-identificationTHEGOODSHEPHERD
New USNA gradENS
New Year's __EVE
New Year's __ (annual party day)EVE
New Year's Day numbersONEONE
New Year's party attireHATS
New York baseball teamMETS
New York canalERIE
New York City's __ PlaceASTOR
New York mascot with a baseball for a headMRMET
New York stadium namesakeASHE
New York university named for a Scottish isleIONA
New York WNBA teamLIBERTY
New York's Waldorf __ HotelASTORIA
New Zealand nativeMAORI
New Zealander actor knighted in 2022NEILL
New Zealanders, informallyKIWIS
New, in PeruNUEVO
Newark-based insurer, on stock tickersPRU
Newark's countyESSEX
Newborn sootherLULLABY
Newcastle upon __TYNE
Newest resident of the Land of Enchantment?SANTAFEBABY
News and weather appsWIDGETS
News briefsITEMS
News freezeFROSTALERT
News mediaPRESS
News network that changed its name in 2025MSNBC
News outletsMEDIA
News stands?OPEDS
News story's point of viewANGLE
News that may interrupt regular programmingBREAKINGSTORY
Newspaper articleSTORY
Newspaper creasesFOLDS
Newspaper essaysOPEDS
Newspaper executiveEDITOR
Newspaper opinion pieceESSAY
Newspaper opinion piecesOPEDS
Newspaper section with game recapsSPORTS
Newspaper's big bossPUBLISHER
Newspaper's essay pageOPED
Newspaper's opinion piecesESSAYS
Newspaper's papersPAGES
Newsroom executiveEDITOR
Newsstand display, for shortMAGS
Newsstand periodicals, for shortMAGS
Newsstand stack of "dailies"PAPERS
Newswoman SawyerDIANE
Newton of physicsISAAC
Newton or teslaUNIT
Newton-era astronomerHALLEY
NextTHEN
Next second-Oscar actress (2020) after CateRENEE
Next-to-last syllablePENULT
Nez __ tribePERCE
NFC West teamARI
NFL conversion AFTER 63-AcrossTOUCHDOWN
NFL distances: Abbr.YDS
NFL employeeREF
NFL gainsYDS
NFL Hall of Famer DawsonLEN
NFL Hall of Famer DickersonERIC
NFL six-point playsTDS
NFL six-pointersTDS
NFL star __ Beckham Jr.ODELL
NFL statsYDS, TDS
NFL tackling gp.DLINE
NFL team once in STLARI
NFL team with a horseshoe logoCOLTS
NFL tiebreaker periodsOTS
NFL tiebreakersOTS
NFL West squadLARAMS
NFL West teamARI
NFLer who plays at the MeadowlandsNYGIANT
NHL great BobbyORR
NHL legend known as "The Great One"WAYNEGRETZKY
NHL officialREF
NHL team in Salt Lake CityUTAHMAMMOTH
NHL venueRINK
Nia + (Elton + Tommy)LONGJOHNS
Nibble (on)GNAW
Nicaraguan leader DanielORTEGA
Nice and snugCOZY
Nice and warmTOASTY
Nice concept?IDEE
Nice hueAZUR
Nice negationNON
Nice thing to call someone?MADAME
Nice vengeful spirits?FRENCHFURIES
Nice words of agreementOUIS
Nicely doneNEAT
Nicely named former Archbishop of Manila, Jaime __SIN
Nicely plannedNEAT
Niche magZINE
Nickels and dimesSPECIE, ALLOYS
Nickels and quartersCOINS
NicknameMONIKER
Nickname akin to LettieTISH
Nickname akin to LizELSIE
Nickname for a Genesis VIP namesakeJAKE
Nickname for an early film with voicesTALKIE
Nickname for Canada's $2 coinTOONIE
Nickname for DetroitMOTORCITY
Nickname for ErnestoTITO
Nickname for Ernesto GuevaraCHE
Nickname for HollywoodTINSELTOWN
Nickname for JosephineFIFI
Nickname for Junior's sonTREY
Nickname for Louis ArmstrongSATCH
Nickname for tennis great NadalRAFA
Nickname for the NFL's ChargersBOLTS
Nickname for the Southern city whose motto is "Resurgens"HOTLANTA
Nickname like BillLIAM
Nickname like ChristieTINA
Nickname like DinaGERI
Nickname like DollyLOLA
Nickname like LizBETH, BESS, BETTE
Nickname like TessTERI
Nickname of a mound or music greatSATCH
Nickname of the slugger who holds the MLB record for most career grand slamsAROD
Nickname preceder, perhapsAKA
Nickname that elides 24-DownMEL
Nickname that sounds like its first two lettersEDIE
Nicknames for dadsPAPAS
Nicollette's "Desperate Housewives" roleEDIE
Nigel's Irish kinNIALL
Night __OWLS
Night beforeEVE
Night before a big 55-DownEVE
Night before a holidayEVE
Night flierMOTH
Night followerMARE
Night hunterORION
Night of anticipationEVE
Night of revelry, initiallyNYE
Night sch. courseESL
Night school subj.ESL
Night table lightLAMP
Night visionsDREAMS
Night when one leaves the closet?COMEOUTEVENING
Night-table lightsLAMPS
Night, in the Eternal CityNOTTE
Nightclothes, for shortPJS
Nightclub performanceACT
NightfallDUSK, DARK
Nightfall, poeticallyEEN
Nightmare tormentee in his first film (1984)DEPP
Nightstand waker-upper deviceALARMCLOCK
Nigiri topper never served rawEEL
Nike alternativeAVIA
Nike competitorFILA
Nike rivalAVIA, PUMA, ADIDAS
Nike's Swoosh, for oneLOGO
Nikon alternativeCANON
Nikon productCAMERA
Nikon rivalLEICA
Nile birds with curved billsIBISES
Nile cobraASP
Nile queen nicknameCLEO
Nile queen, for shortCLEO
Nile reptileASP
Nile snakeASP
Nile viperASP
NimbleAGILE
Nimble and peppySPRY
Nimble-fingeredDEFT
Nine counties around Western estuariesBAYAREA
Nine-digit IDSSN
Nine-digit ID that never begins with a nineSSN
Nine-digit IDsSSNS
Nine-gold Olympian LedeckyKATIE
Ninja employersSHOGUNS
Ninja Turtle homeSEWER
NinnyTWIT, GOOSE, SIMP, DUNCE
Nintendo character in purple overallsWARIO
Nintendo consoleWII
Nintendo consoles that debuted in 2006WIIS
Nintendo consoles with balance boardsWIIS
Nintendo game consoleWII
Nintendo game systemWII
Nintendo player's side quest, or what the circled letters of 16-, 23-, and 41-Across createGAMEWITHINAGAME
Nintendo rivalSEGA
Nintendo's Pilotwings, e.g.FLYINGGAME
Nintendo's The Legend of __ZELDA
Ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabetTET
Nirvana seekerYOGI
Nissan sedanSENTRA
NitpickQUIBBLE
Nittany Lions sch.PSU
NixVETO
NL East cityATL
NL East playerNYMET
NL East teamNYM
NL West teamARI
NLE rival of NYMATL
NNE U-turnSSW
NNW oppositeSSE
NNW reversalSSE
No answer?DENIAL
No fighterBOND
No great distanceSTEP
No hardnoseEASY
No helpUSELESS
No higher thanUPTO
No jokeREAL, ANDIMEANIT
No later thanUPTO, UNTIL
No longer a foalONEYEAROLD
No longer a thingOUT
No longer an optionOFFTHEMENU
No longer asleepWOKEN, AWAKE
No longer dangerousATBAY
No longer edibleSTALE
No longer existARENT
No longer famishedFED
No longer fashionableDATED, PASSE
No longer fizzyFLAT
No longer happeningPAST
No longer in arrearsPAID
No longer in bedARISEN
No longer in shacklesUNCHAINED
No longer in the USNRET
No longer largeSHRUNKEN
No longer leakingPLUGGED
No longer mintUSED
No longer movingATAHALT
No longer newUSED
No longer occupiedVACATED
No longer on the table?EATEN
No longer sleepingAWAKE
No longer stylishPASSE
No longer surprised byUSEDTO
No longer troubled byUSEDTO
No longer under wrapsTOLD
No longer validNULL, VOID, NULLANDVOID
No longer, in contextNEE
No matter howBYANYMEANSNECESSARY
No mere opinionFACT
No moniker for TwistOLLIE
No more thanUPTO
No nickname for a scriptural slingerDAVE
No nickname for PasteurLOU
No noviceSEASONED
No proNEWB
No SecretariatNAG
No small favorBIGASK
No-fat-eating JackSPRAT
No-frills grocery chainALDI
No-goodEVIL
No-gravity situationZEROG
No-handed cartwheelAERIAL
No-meat afternoon mealVEGETARIANLUNCH
No-no for a veganDAIRY
No-nonsenseSTERN
No-points scoreZERO
No-topping roll with a holePLAINBAGEL
No-waitIMMEDIATE
No-win situationLOSS, DILEMMA, TIEGAME
No-win situationsDRAWS
No. 1 hit from the album "Everything's Archie"SUGARSUGAR
No. 1 palsBFFS
No. 2VEEP
No. on a resumeTEL
No. on a store awningTEL
Noah ancestorENOS
Noah descendantISAAC
Noah's Ark groupingsTWOS
Noah's boatARK
Nobel novelist MorrisonTONI
Nobel Peace Center cityOSLO
Nobel Peace Prize cityOSLO
Nobel Peace Prize honoree AnwarSADAT
Nobel Peace Prize winner MandelaNELSON
Nobel Peace Prize winner SadatANWAR
Nobel Prize categoryPEACE
Nobel Prize subj.ECON
Nobel winner NielsBOHR
Nobel-winning MotherTERESA
Nobel-winning physicist PaulDIRAC
Nobel-winning physicist WolfgangPAULI
Nobel, by birthSWEDISH, SWEDE
Nobel, for oneSWEDE
Nobelist with Yitzhak and ShimonYASIR
NobilityELITE
Noble actionsDEEDS
Noble deed of yoreGESTE
Noble rank below viscountBARON
Noble ridesSTEEDS
Noble titleEARL, COUNTESS
Nobleman below dukeEARL
Nobody __ (all mine)ELSES
Noche's oppositeDIA
Nochevieja followerANONUEVO
NogginNOODLE
Noir establishmentGINJOINT
Noir pieceGAT
Noise makerLARYNX
Noise that repeats nine minutes after snoozingALARM
Noisy car partHORN
Noisy commotionADO
Noisy distractionADO
Noisy flash of lightningTHUNDERBOLT
Noisy insectCICADA
Noisy insects that emerge in summerCICADAS
Noisy kissSMACK
Noisy mock serenadeSHIVAREE
Noisy no moreOILED
Noisy sleeperSNORER
Noisy summer insectCICADA
Noisy weather event, brieflyTSTORM
NOLA sandwichPOBOY
NOLA squadPELS
Nomadic invaderHUN
Nome dome homeIGLOO
Nominal punishmentSLAP
Nomination from the AcademyOSCARNOD
Non-__ (48-Across label)GMO
Non-__ (food label)GMO
Non-__ flourGMO
Non-bidderPASSER
Non-earthlings, for shortETS
Non-free roadsPIKES
Non-LGBTQ+ portmanteauCISHET
Non-Mac laptops, for shortPCS
Non-nutritive food for thoughtBRAINCANDY
Non-sharerHOG
Non-studio film, for shortINDIE
Nona- followerDECA
NonbelieverATHEIST
Nonbillable work?MINORROLE
Nonchewing teethCOGS
Noncommercial audio networkNPR
Noncommittal replyMAYBE, IMAY
Nondairy milk sourceSOY
Nondairy spreadOLEO
Nondescript townBURG
Nondrinking age?DRYJANUARY
None at allNIL
None of __ aboveTHE
None of the aboveOTHER
NonethelessYET
NonexistentNIL
Nonfamily loved onesIDOLS
Noninstrumental music genreACAPPELLA
Noninvasive 3D scanMRI
Nonliteral phrasesIDIOMS
Nonmusical drumsKEGS
Nonprescription: Abbr.OTC
NonprofessionalLAY
Nonprofit org. with a school for aspiring moviemakersAFI
NonreactiveINERT
Nonreflective finishesMATTES
NonsenseTRIPE
Nonsense word similar to "blah"YADA
Nonsense, to a BritROT
NonsensicalSILLY
Nonspeaking street performerMIME
Nonstandard negativeAINT
Nonstandard possessiveHISN
Nonstick cookware brandTFAL
NonstopEVER
Nonverbal greetingWAVE
Nonverbal signalSOCIALCUE
Noodle dishRAMEN
Noodle holderSKULL
Noodle soupPHO
Noodle with a sarashina varietySOBA
Noodles in dashiSOBA
Nook's format, e.g.ETEXT
Noon, on sundialsXII
Nor. neighborSWE
NorCal forceSFPD
NorCal hubSFO
Nordic carrierSAS
Nordic cruise sightFJORD
Nordic noir novelist LarssonSTIEG
Norm: Abbr.STD
Norse epicEDDA
Norse god of mischiefLOKI
Norse god of thunderTHOR
Norse god of warODIN
Norse OlympusASGARD
Norse pantheonAESIR
Norse thunder godTHOR
Norse war godTYR
North __ Sea: Central Asian lakeARAL
North African capitalRABAT
North African desertSAHARA
North African viperASP
North Bay countyNAPA
North Carolina college townELON
North Carolina islandCAPEHATTERAS
North coast South AmericanGUYANESE
North Pole coveringICECAP
North Pole crewELVES
North Pole helperELF
North Pole VIPSANTA
North Pole workerELF
North Pole, NY theme parkSANTASWORKSHOP
North Sea diving birdAUK
Northern limits?ENS
Northern Nevada cityELKO
Northern Scotland nativeGAEL
Northernmost New England stateMAINE
Northernmost stateALASKA
Northwest African nationMAURITANIA
Northwest Canadian regionYUKON
Northwest Florida's shapePANHANDLE
Northwestern capitalBOISE, SALEM
Northwestern ItalianGENOESE
Norway home of the Munch MuseumOSLO
Norway neighborSWEDEN
Norway's capitalOSLO
Norwegian royal nameOLAV
Norwegian ruler known as Folkekongen, "the people's king"OLAV
Nose woesCOLDS
Nose-horned beastRHINO
Nose-tapping soundsBOOPS
Nose, slangilySNOOT
Nosed aroundSNOOPED
Noses (out)EDGES
NoshEAT
NoshesEATS
Nostalgic evocationsTHROWBACKS
Nostalgic gatheringREUNION
Nostalgic numberOLDIE
Nostalgic songOLDIE
Nostalgic souvenirMEMENTO
Nostalgic spanERA
Nosy buttinskySNOOP
Nosy personSNOOP
Not __ (mediocre)SOBAD
Not __ many wordsINSO
Not 'neathOER
Not a fan ofAVERSETO
Not a large mountPONY
Not a little lockTRESS
Not a major playerCOG
Not a reindeer nicknameRUDY
Not a slow pokeJAB
Not a soulNONE
Not againstFOR
Not alfrescoINDOORS
Not all the sameDIVERSE
Not allowedPROHIBITED
Not alterableFINAL
Not an extended recessNOOK
Not anyNONE
Not as colorfulPALER
Not as conventionalODDER
Not as coolSQUARER
Not as costlyLESS
Not as expensiveLESS
Not as farNEARER
Not as forgivingMEANER
Not as freshSTALER
Not as grimROSIER
Not as loudSOFTER
Not as manyFEWER
Not as muchLESS
Not as oftenLESS
Not as recentOLDER
Not as shallowDEEPER
Not as wetDRIER
Not aseaONLAND
Not assume, sayASK
Not at all 44-AcrossNEAT
Not at all closeAFAR
Not at all eagerAVERSE
Not at all interestedALOOF
Not at all nervousCALM
Not at all niceCRASS
Not at all pleasedSORE
Not at all politeRUDE
Not at all shallowDEEP
Not at all tautLOOSE
Not at all toughTENDER
Not at all trendyUNHIP
Not at easeEDGY
Not at homeOUT
Not at work todayAWAY
Not at work, in emailsOOO
Not availableINUSE
Not backingANTI
Not bad, not greatSOSO
Not behindAGAINST
Not beyondUNTIL, UPTO, ASFARAS
Not brightDIM
Not bright, as colorsPALE
Not busy at allIDLE
Not censored at allUNCUT
Not certainIFFY
Not closeFAR
Not close byFAR
Not commissionedONSPEC
Not cookedRAW
Not decidedOPEN
Not demandingEASY
Not digital, as a watchANALOG
Not discourteousCIVIL
Not doing anythingIDLE
Not domesticatedFERAL
Not done as wellWORSE
Not duped byONTO
Not easy on the eyesUGLY
Not engagedIDLED
Not entirelySEMI
Not entirely openAJAR
Not entirely soberTIPSY
Not erectBENT
Not evenODD
Not even a little importantTRIVIAL
Not even closeAFAR
Not even oneNIL
Not excitingBLAH
Not factualUNTRUE
Not falseTRUE
Not family-friendlyRATEDR
Not far off, or where to look to make this puzzle's starred clues match their answers?AROUNDTHECORNER
Not feeling greatUNWELL
Not feeling wellILL, UNDERTHEWEATHER
Not fooled byONTO
Not forAGAINST, ANTI
Not for the outsideINDOOR
Not full-sizeMINI
Not genuineBOGUS
Not giving anything awayMUM
Not glossyMATTE
Not good at allEVIL
Not greatSOSO, BAD
Not great, sayOKAY
Not grossNET
Not handwrittenTYPED, PRINTED
Not hanging aroundGOING
Not happy withSOREAT
Not having that sinking feeling?AFLOAT
Not homeAWAY
Not hotMILD
Not hot and not coolUNHIP
Not hunched overERECT
Not illuminatedDARK, UNLIT
Not imaginaryREAL
Not improvingWORSE
Not in class todayABSENT
Not in favor ofANTI
Not in support ofANTI
Not in the clergyLAIC
Not in timeLATE
Not incl.ADDL
Not infrequentlyOFTEN
Not just anyTHE
Not just assumedKNOWN
Not just fancyLOVE
Not just someEVERY
Not just unoriginalBANAL
Not just wantNEED
Not kosherTREF
Not like thatELSE
Not likely to varySTABLE
Not long before nowDAYSAGO
Not long. for this world?LAT
Not manyFEW
Not messyNEAT
Not more thanUPTO
Not movingINERT
Not muchALITTLE, ABIT
Not much changeCENT
Not much paintADAB
Not much to addADASH
Not naturalMADE
Not newOLD
Not of the clergyLAIC
Not of this worldALIEN
Not often seenRARE
Not often, but not neverONCE
Not on board withANTI
Not on solid groundASEA
Not on the levelSLANTED
Not on the rocksNEAT
Not on the same pageATODDS
Not on timeLATE, TARDY
Not one __IOTA
Not outdoorsINSIDE
Not outrageousINREASON
Not perfect, as mdse.IRR
Not perfectly roundOVATE
Not permanent, as inkERASABLE
Not pizzicatoARCO
Not pos.NEG
Not post-PRE
Not preciselyOFASORT
Not proANTI
Not prosecutableIMMUNE
Not punctual forLATETO
Not qualified (for)UNFIT
Not quiteALMOST
Not quite a dozenTEN
Not quite a teenTWELVE
Not quite closedAJAR
Not quite correctAMISS
Not quite rightAWRY, AMISS
Not quite shutAJAR
Not really feeling it?NUMB
Not remoteONSITE
Not remotelyONSITE
Not right?LEFT
Not rigidLOOSEYGOOSEY
Not safe to doRISKY
Not seasonal, as an indoor ski resortYEARROUND
Not seriousIDLE
Not set in stoneMUTABLE
Not sharpDULL
Not shirkingONIT
Not shutOPEN
Not shy about speakingVOCAL
Not single-sexCOED
Not so knottyEASIER
Not so muchLESS
Not soon enoughTOOLATE
Not spottedUNSEEN
Not statedTACIT
Not subject to taxesEXEMPT
Not suitableUNAPT, INAPT
Not sweetDRY
Not sweet at allBRUT
Not thatTHIS
Not the sameUNALIKE
Not the usualATYPICAL
Not this or thatNEITHER
Not tight enoughLOOSE
Not to be repeatedONCE
Not to be talked out ofSETON
Not to be trustedSLY
Not to be trusted, in slangSUS
Not togetherAPART, SEPARATE, ALACARTE
Not too dirtyAGEAPPROPRIATE
Not too manyAFEW
Not top quality, screenwiseLOWRES
Not transCIS
Not trans or enbyCIS
Not transparentOPAQUE
Not upASLEEP
Not up to the jobUNFIT
Not using weapons or toolsWITHONESBAREHANDS
Not very manyAFEW
Not very muchADAB
Not very respectfulSASSY
Not walkable, sayFAR
Not wanting to workLAZY
Not wellILL, ILLY
Not well dressedINRAGS
Not well-matchedUNFIT
Not wide-rangingNICHE
Not wordyTERSE
Not world-wearyNAIVE
Not worth debatingMOOT
Not worth discussingMOOT
Not written downORAL
Not written down, as a contractORAL
Not yet cookedRAW
Not yet eliminatedINIT
Not yet resolvedOPEN
Not-so-big shotBBS
Not-so-big shotsBBS
Not-so-clever comebackARESO
Not-so-hot wheelsMONS
Not-so-spicy dipMILDSALSA
Nota __BENE
Notable periodERA
Notable periodsERAS
Notable spanERA
Notable timeERA
Notation after "A new broom sweeps clean"ANON
Notation on an inviteBYOB
Notch on an analog watchMINUTEMARK
Note above faSOL
Note after faSOL
Note before laSOL
Note between fa and laSOL
Note from a teacherSEEME
Note giversATMS
Note in the C minor scaleEFLAT
Note sent onlineEMAIL
Note-passer's utterancePSST
Notebook sold at TargetACER
Noted law makerNEWTON
Noted precursorDULY
Noted timesERAS
Notes equivalent to C sharpsDFLATS
Notes on 22-Across scalesLAS
NoteworthyEMINENT
Noteworthy occasionEVENT
Noteworthy timeERA
NothingNIL
Nothing at allNIL, ZIP
Nothing butONLY
Nothing more thanSIMPLY
Nothing specialMEH, SOSO
Nothing to write home aboutSOSO
Nothing, in ItalianNIENTE
Nothing, in MexicoNADA
Nothing, in SpanishNADA
Noticeably betterASTEPUP
NoticedSAW
Noticed beforeSEEN
NoticesSEES
NotificationALERT
NotifiedTOLD
NotifyALERT
NotionIDEA
Notion, in FrenchIDEE
NotionsIDEAS
Notorious Roman emperorNERO
Notre Dame Fighting __IRISH
Noun categoryPLACE
Noun or adverbWORD
Nov. honoreeVET
Novak Djokovic's nationSERBIA
NovelNEW
Novel at the center of Bloomsday celebrationsULYSSES
Novel categoryGOTHIC
Novel focusHERO
Novel plot surpriseTWIST
Novel that inspired "There Will Be Blood"OIL
Novel's plot surpriseNARRATIVETWIST
Novelist AlisonLURIE
Novelist BeattieANN
Novelist Bram who created DraculaSTOKER
Novelist BrooknerANITA
Novelist BuchananEDNA
Novelist CarrCALEB
Novelist Coben or EllisonHARLAN
Novelist ConroyPAT
Novelist FerberEDNA
Novelist FlemingIAN
Novelist GerritsenTESS
Novelist GraftonSUE
Novelist growing up with MeadMICHENER
Novelist GruenSARA
Novelist HemingwayERNEST
Novelist JaffeRONA
Novelist LurieALISON
Novelist MegCABOT
Novelist MorrisonTONI
Novelist MurdochIRIS
Novelist named for an essayistELLISON
Novelist O'BrienEDNA
Novelist O'Brien or FerberEDNA
Novelist PatchettANN
Novelist RaskinELLEN
Novelist RiceANNE
Novelist SewellANNA
Novelist TanAMY
Novelist TolstoyLEO
Novelist trio surnameBRONTE
Novelist TylerANNE
Novelist VonnegutKURT
Novelist WhartonEDITH
Novelist ZolaEMILE
Novels' story linesPLOTS
Novelty lips stuffWAX
November stickerIVOTED
Novice gamers, informallyNEWBS
Now __ then (occasionally)AND
Now and then?ASYET
Now lowerONSALE
Now, in NicaraguaAHORA
Now, in SpanishAHORA
NPR's Sunday puzzlemasterSHORTZ
NSA West Berlin facilityCODEROOM
NSW airportSYD
NuancedSUBTLE
Nuclear agcy. depicted in "Oppenheimer"AEC
Nuclear energy sourceATOM
Nuclear power sourceATOM
Nucleus occupantPROTON
NudgePROD
Nueve precederOCHO
NullifyNEGATE
Number before a + on a board game boxAGE
Number cruncherCPA
Number for a letter?RENT
Number for oneSOLO
Number for soprano Pretty YendeARIA
Number in a spreadsheetSTAT
Number in bracketsSEED
Number in El MundoUNO
Number needed to tangoTWO
Number not on grandfather clocksXIII
Number of Disney dwarfsSEVEN
Number of legs on a lobsterTEN
Number of legs on a prawnTEN
Number of legs on some arthropodsEIGHT
Number of orbits around the sun Neptune has completed since its discoveryONE
Number of players in checkersTWO
Number of players in Connect FourTWO
Number of prongs on a bidentTWO
Number of strands in a simple braidTHREE
Number of words in the four longest answersTHREE
Number on a birth certificateYEAR
Number on a birthday cardAGE
Number on a ticketSEAT
Number on class ringsYEAR
Number performedTUNE
Number spoken by pilotsNINER
Number that should never be sharedONETIMECODE
Number that's always positiveAGE
Number worn by Oscar RobertsonONE
Number worn by Ozzie SmithONE
Number-crunching proCPA
Numbered dest.POBOX
Numbered hwy.RTE
Numbered hwys.RTES
Numbered musical compositionOPUS
Numbered musical workOPUS
Numbered rd.RTE
Numbered roads: Abbr.RTES
Numbered workOPUS
Numbers read by bettorsODDS
Numbers to base bets onODDS
Numbers, in partTORAH
Numeral associated with "The Force Awakens"VII
Numeric totalSUM
Numerical prefixTETRA
Numero __UNO
Numero __ (the boss)UNO
Numero minusculoUNO
NumerousMANY
NumismatistCOINCOLLECTOR
Nuptial ritualVOW
NurseSIP
Nurse a grudgeSTAYMAD
Nurse a grudge, saySTEW
Nursery arrayPOTS
Nursery containersPOTS
Nursery nutrientsPLANTFOOD, MESA, NECK
Nursery outfitsLAYETTES
Nursery purchasePLANT
Nursery rhyme couple with restricted 23-DownsSPRATS
Nursery rhyme dieterSPRAT
Nursery rhyme lamb ownerMARY
Nursery rhyme monarchCOLE
Nursery rhyme repastCURDSANDWHEY
Nursery school, informallyPREK
NursesSIPSON, SIPS
Nursing spotTEAT
NurtureREAR
Nurturing a personal connectionCULTIVATINGFRIENDSHIP
Nut butter varietyCHUNKY
Nut in Southern piesPECAN
Nut treeBEECH
Nut used to make cheese or butterCASHEW
Nutmeg spiceMACE
Nutrient found in most fruitFIBER, AZURE, LON
Nutrient in beans and riceIRON
Nutrient in kaleIRON
Nutrient in oystersZINC
Nutrient in spinachIRON
Nutrient-poor soilBOG
Nutrient-rich berryACAI
Nutrient-rich styling agentALOE
Nutrition Facts measuresGRAMS
Nutrition fig.RDA
Nutrition figs.RDAS
Nutty Alpine cheeseASIAGO
Nutty Italian cheeseASIAGO
NW Mutual's HQWISC
Nwodim of "SNL"EGO
NY Liberty's leagueWNBA
NYC ave. on the East SideLEX
NYC drama awardOBIE
NYC home of Matisse's "Landscape at Collioure"MOMA
NYC nabeSOHO
NYC nabe below Union SquareNOHO
NYC nabe near the BoweryNOHO
NYC nabe south of SoHoTRIBECA
NYC NBA venueMSG
NYC settingEST
NYC subway between Inwood and Far RockawayATRAIN
NYC subway org.MTA
NYC summer hrs.EDT
NYC theater districtBWAY
NYC venue whose final show featured Patti SmithCBGB
NYC venue with many MatissesMOMA
Nylabones, squeak balls, and the likeDOGTOYS
Nylon protective deviceNET
NYSE debutIPO
NYSE investment opportunitiesIPOS
NYSE listingCORP
NYSE's burger behemothMCD
NYU or MITSCH