| Nadal returning? That's a long way off | 38 |
| Needing games, expert reacts with ace number 2? | 47 |
| ninth letter of the greek alphabet | 34 |
| nana alternative | 16 |
| neglect | 7 |
| not us | 6 |
| nasal | 5 |
| not barefoot | 12 |
| not watertight | 14 |
| Nay's opposite | 14 |
| Not there or they're | 20 |
| number of eyes a cyclops has | 28 |
| Not happy for Scots to confer with English about independence | 61 |
| No latitude initially for rascals on Ecstasy — that's a threat | 64 |
| Numpty finishes off final nine pages after school | 49 |
| Never dating, wife leaves unpaid | 32 |
| Nancy is here | 13 |
| Noisemaker in a car | 19 |
| Not old | 7 |
| Not to put too fine a point .... ...: 2 wds. | 44 |
| Nutmeg spice | 12 |
| Naked | 5 |
| NYC airport code | 16 |
| Near-perfect diving scores | 26 |
| National Adopt-A-Cat Month | 26 |
| Noir or grigio grape | 20 |
| Notifications about bad weather, e.g. | 37 |
| norwegian capital | 17 |
| Not censored | 12 |
| not conscious of some coat being repaired | 41 |
| No end of enthusiasm that's a blast | 35 |
| Note doubt about right royal attendant | 38 |
| Natural calorific component of a dairy product | 46 |
| Nut variety | 11 |
| Numerical proportion | 20 |
| Necktie | 7 |
| Naked sun-worshipper | 20 |
| Night-time drink | 16 |
| Nausea on board a plane | 23 |
| Newborn cow | 11 |
| Nature walks | 12 |
| NBC weekend comedy series | 25 |
| Not "fer" | 9 |
| Not standing | 12 |
| No longer good for anything | 27 |
| No problem at all | 17 |
| Named period | 12 |
| news items though hot replaced by the papers? | 45 |
| not long back | 13 |
| nickname for mom's mom | 22 |
| nitwits from the past? | 22 |
| nothing huge | 12 |
| notable work? | 13 |
| New York Post gossip section named for its location | 51 |
| National advocacy grp. for L.G.B.T.Q. issues | 44 |
| Not forget | 10 |
| new heart for slovens, possibly | 31 |
| nearly up to involvement with charity | 37 |
| natural development following topping revolt | 44 |
| non-specialist graduate with varied range is overall controller | 63 |
| not thinking of getting married? | 32 |
| No small part | 13 |
| Nashville awards org. | 21 |
| number of grammy wins for ziggy marley or stephen marley | 56 |
| noblewoman | 10 |
| norwegian money | 15 |
| noted feature of amy schneider | 30 |
| norse god | 9 |
| Nuclear | 7 |
| Neck or head cloth | 18 |
| Not easy ... out of bed without money | 37 |
| Nursery-rhyme woman usually depicted in a flowing cloak | 55 |
| Nauseate | 8 |
| No low-tech pick-me-up could be groundbreaking | 46 |
| No one who yearns is dead | 25 |
| Not-so-alluring scent | 21 |
| Noodles or cereal | 17 |
| Natural hairdos | 15 |
| Nighttime coffee choice | 23 |
| Night before | 12 |
| Not as moist | 12 |
| Nebula makeup | 13 |
| Nobel, for one | 14 |
| not precise | 11 |
| Not hiding any blemishes | 24 |
| Not a good case for a charity appeal? | 37 |
| Nation begun as a settlement for freed slaves | 45 |
| nearly everybody backs the favourite - that's a bit of a bloomer | 64 |
| not a cutting look! | 19 |
| naturally our foes will be confounded when the first of the cavalry intervenes | 78 |
| not a main road underground? | 28 |
| Nominally half a mile on a road | 31 |
| Not a levy on vice, but a grammatical consideration | 51 |
| neolithic henge in dorchester, dorset, north-east of maiden castle | 66 |
| notice location | 15 |
| now employers have to be obliged | 32 |
| Not a talking bird left — so-called! | 38 |
| Natural illumination | 20 |
| Notes on scriptures used in Christmas oratorio | 46 |
| not feel well | 13 |
| napkin holder | 13 |
| not any | 7 |
| notice and remember | 19 |
| norms | 5 |
| noisy | 5 |
| neat tree with hanging cones | 28 |
| note one that's instinctively gifted | 36 |
| Not holding anything back, as a biography | 41 |
| notable race loser | 18 |
| norway's most successful pop group | 34 |
| not a deep breather in the main | 31 |
| Not bright, as colors | 21 |
| Note sent online | 16 |
| Not innovative | 14 |
| Norris' birth name | 18 |
| Not an attractive fruit | 23 |
| Nintendo competitor | 19 |
| No great shakes | 15 |
| northern european | 17 |
| numbers at stations | 19 |
| nickname of a sondheim show whose events take place in reverse chronology | 73 |
| neighbor of uganda and somalia | 30 |
| not just short on | 17 |
| norman lear's specialty | 23 |
| not obviously true | 18 |
| not well-done | 13 |
| Noted name with an Oscar? | 25 |
| Not at work today | 17 |
| Non-reactive like neon or helium | 32 |
| Nike's Swoosh, e.g. | 19 |
| Not at office, say | 18 |
| Nest built by a squirrel | 24 |
| Number on a black ball in billiards | 35 |
| Not required | 12 |
| Neglected state | 15 |
| Nothing found in vanilla | 24 |
| Nobility or privileged class | 28 |
| Nancy ......, singer of These Boots Are Made for Walking | 56 |
| Nil | 3 |
| None | 4 |
| No longer on the menu, one left. It's edible | 44 |
| Not included. Cut off in a sudden occurrence | 44 |
| Natural desire | 14 |
| Nobel Prize-winning writer honored on a 2024 US postage stamp [2 wds] | 69 |
| Nickname of Dave Thomas's fourth kid, whom he named a fast-food chain after | 75 |
| Negative answers | 16 |
| Not here again after the start | 30 |
| Not a miserly poet | 18 |
| Nabisco favorite | 16 |
| Niece's counterpart | 19 |
| nat. that won the 2018 eurovision contest; the winning song was "toy" by the singer netta | 89 |
| nine to do round about midday | 29 |
| not at home with the group in the beginning | 43 |
| northern statesman? | 19 |
| Noted figures, but villainous | 29 |
| Nothing less than a foray, which means fighting | 47 |
| Need a centre-forward, a six footer | 35 |
| narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas, such as the ... of panama | 80 |
| notice venue | 12 |
| nefarious | 9 |
| number 10 blocking artificial intelligence, yet developing tension | 66 |
| not as old as singer-songwriter getting on in retirement | 56 |
| nestle | 6 |
| number on a birthday card | 25 |
| not needing an md's script | 26 |
| novelize, perhaps | 17 |
| nasal tone | 10 |
| not twice | 9 |
| not concealed | 13 |
| nautical units of speed | 23 |
| nautical cry to stop | 20 |
| nikola, inventor played on screen by actors including nicholas hoult and goran visnjic | 86 |
| nameless model now constructed in timber | 40 |
| nice red wines run out initially having good scores | 51 |
| new wave gave tar an introduction to danger at sea | 50 |
| not those to disturb a byrd's nest! | 35 |
| nobody fails to finish | 22 |
| Needing a cleaning | 18 |
| Not as wild | 11 |
| Native nation | 13 |
| NT epistle writer | 17 |
| Not to mention | 14 |
| Number in the state's other nickname | 36 |
| Needle | 6 |
| Nero's place | 12 |
| NBC News Chief Global Correspondent | 35 |
| Nordic cured salmon | 19 |
| Number filler | 13 |
| NASA Jupiter orbiter of 1995 | 28 |
| Nine-digit IDs | 14 |
| Northern Italian city | 21 |
| Nary a person | 13 |
| Not diluted, as a glass of drink | 32 |
| North Pole resident | 19 |
| Notifications; warnings | 23 |
| Nintendo video game console released in 1985 | 44 |
| Not give enough care or attention | 33 |
| Neuter, as a male horse | 23 |
| Not superficial; Below the surface | 34 |
| Not having your needs met | 25 |