| northernmost city of north island, new zealand | 46 |
| No-nos | 6 |
| Nickname consisting of the 19th–21st letters of the alphabet | 62 |
| NFL ball carriers: Abbr. | 24 |
| New York's ... Island | 21 |
| New drivers, often | 18 |
| new haven ivy league university | 31 |
| nyc nightclub .... 54, synonymous with disco | 44 |
| not exactly friendly | 20 |
| not cinched in the middle | 25 |
| not one person | 14 |
| narrow boat | 11 |
| note | 4 |
| nevada politician | 17 |
| not encountering any difficulties in a task | 43 |
| nuts and bolts, for example | 27 |
| Nancy Drew's beau Nickerson | 27 |
| Neck of the woods | 17 |
| Novelty pottery with a grassy plant [2 wds] | 43 |
| Novelist Huang who writes the "Twisted" and "Kings of Sin" romance series | 73 |
| Novice, in gamer slang | 22 |
| Nike's swoosh and Target's bull's-eye, for example | 50 |
| Neither more ... less | 21 |
| Note French refusal before long | 31 |
| Nothing left out of his book sadly - nonsense! | 46 |
| Nestle down [on a sofa] | 23 |
| Name for the heather family of plants | 37 |
| Nylons | 6 |
| Nashville's Grand Ole — | 25 |
| Neighbor of Spain | 17 |
| Naturalist John | 15 |
| Nancy who hosted "Entertainment Tonight" | 40 |
| Not difficult | 13 |
| No longer in the closet | 23 |
| Not married or dating | 21 |
| name in spain for square | 24 |
| north yorkshire river | 21 |
| Negative aspect | 15 |
| Nourished | 9 |
| Name of eight English kings | 27 |
| Nazi secret police | 18 |
| Nickname of the little girl from Monsters, Inc. | 47 |
| Not visible, behind closed doors | 32 |
| Notes between do and fa | 23 |
| Name yelled in A Streetcar Named Desire | 39 |
| No longer pristine | 18 |
| New York city | 13 |
| Not-so-smart group | 18 |
| Never: Ger. | 11 |
| NASA's six-person orbiter | 25 |
| Numerical comparisons | 21 |
| Not glossy, as a photo | 22 |
| Nursery rhyme home of "so many children" | 40 |
| Not allowed | 11 |
| name of the cat in bell, book and candle | 40 |
| name that means "my god" in hebrew | 34 |
| noah's vessel | 13 |
| needs to become thick | 21 |
| no answers? | 11 |
| new depots he controls, absolutely | 34 |
| nonsense to use ladder during party | 35 |
| north american girl in jug | 26 |
| not a gathering of the rolling stones, presumably | 49 |
| Note a new Judge in Government in Chinese city | 46 |
| No time for equestrian sport - later in the day? | 48 |
| Not in the pink - blue | 22 |
| nerdy yet fashionable | 21 |
| nba star wade | 13 |
| norcal neighbor | 15 |
| no. 1 song | 10 |
| Not extroverted | 15 |
| Nabokov's provocative novel | 27 |
| Not wearing any clothes | 23 |
| not much enthusiasm for good mortgage deal? | 43 |
| name shared by a district in dublin and the oldest bridge in venice | 67 |
| new york stock exchange which specialises in technology companies | 65 |
| Nearly 15% of them in the U.S. live in Texas | 44 |
| Name a French poet's sister's calling | 37 |
| Nursery rhyme character who "has lost her sheep" | 48 |
| nocturnal mammals | 17 |
| net | 3 |
| norwegian king | 14 |
| Narrow band of colour | 21 |
| Naturist holds note as a gentle reminder | 40 |
| Noises | 6 |
| Narrow strip of wood | 20 |
| no longer edible? | 17 |
| Nose opening | 12 |
| Not in active use | 17 |
| Not long ago | 12 |
| Negative vote in city council | 29 |
| North Carolina quarterback and 2022 ACC Player of the Year who was selected by the New England Patriots as the third overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft [2 wds] | 159 |
| Needle in a clinic, informally | 30 |
| Not 'neath | 10 |
| Narrow opening | 14 |
| Nom de ... [pseudonym] | 22 |
| Name hidden in "delicious" | 26 |
| Nickname for Isaac | 18 |
| Numbered highways [Abbr.] | 25 |
| Nearest star | 12 |
| naming word | 11 |
| non-winners | 11 |
| Neve and Naomi | 14 |
| nocturnal creatures | 19 |
| nocturnal mammal | 16 |
| nautical speed | 14 |
| new inhabitant in north yorkshire town, right? | 46 |
| note leader of plot sabotaging rails in counterattack | 53 |
| norse god accepted in lair oddly | 32 |
| no admission costs with a yen for ferret training | 49 |
| notebook | 8 |
| narrow dale | 11 |
| not affected by character largely shown by capone | 49 |
| name shared by a stephen king novel and a single by the prodigy | 63 |
| notable seaside feature at blackpool and bournemouth | 52 |
| nick ..., 48 hrs. actor | 23 |
| Noodle dish; namer [anag.] | 26 |
| norman ...., author of the naked and the dead | 45 |
| news involving alternative route that carries no charge | 55 |
| no wonder that criminal withholds name, it's sensible | 53 |
| nothing perhaps written or spoken like napoleon? | 48 |
| Nomination of program confronting topical stuff | 47 |
| Nick arresting Bill by secure police barrier | 44 |
| Nicely productive, as farm soil | 31 |
| Napoli's nation | 15 |
| Not at all interested | 21 |
| Nest egg plans: Abbr | 20 |
| Negligible amount | 17 |
| Needing repair | 14 |
| Noteworthy period | 17 |
| Name meaning "born again" | 25 |
| Near East locale | 16 |
| Novelist Virginia | 17 |
| NL West team | 12 |
| Nautical pronoun | 16 |
| Number on pumps | 15 |
| Neighbor of BC | 14 |
| Next Literature Nobelist after Winston | 38 |
| Norse war god | 13 |
| note the brick-carrier's upset | 30 |
| not a radio broadcast, love | 27 |
| not quite perfect thought | 25 |
| number forced into a restricted place, like a triangle | 54 |
| nonsense, needing keys for somewhere to sleep | 45 |
| not very good at needing money | 30 |
| note retreat of w. african tribe to desert | 42 |
| novice leads expert in tie | 26 |
| no rest for a section of a choir | 32 |
| name the man who's elected by a very narrow margin! | 51 |
| Not all got tan naturally, turning an orange colour | 51 |
| Not the complete sleuth | 23 |
| Note that it's small at the bottom end | 38 |
| Nature's provision of shelter for sailors? | 42 |
| No longer making quotations in dramatic style | 45 |
| nest of a squirrel | 18 |
| nail key decree | 15 |
| Northern European region | 24 |
| Not too many | 12 |
| Nation that declared independence from France in March 1956 | 59 |
| N.B.A. coach Pat who trademarked the term "three-peat" | 54 |
| Nitwits | 7 |
| not straight | 12 |
| Notre-... de Paris, famous cathedral | 36 |
| Name that sounds like "mow" | 27 |
| Night, to poets | 15 |
| Neurotypical | 12 |
| Not dry, the opposite | 21 |
| Nickname of Pittsburgh's NFL team | 33 |
| Native of the Scottish city in which the Dandies football team play at home at the Pittodrie Stadium | 100 |
| Not a knockoff | 14 |
| not a single person | 19 |
| not young | 9 |
| nine-piece ensembles | 20 |
| narrow road or street | 21 |
| narrow shelflike projection | 27 |
| natural earth pigment | 21 |
| Nit-picking editor in room off kitchen | 38 |
| Not sure what to do, hints tea should be served | 47 |
| Numbers game | 12 |
| Night before an important occasion | 34 |
| Nickname for a guy pal | 22 |
| Name that's French for Christmas | 32 |
| Not a penny ... (I won't lower my asking price) | 47 |
| Nonetheless | 11 |
| Nickname that drops "vatore" | 28 |
| Nile dam that formed Lake Nasser | 32 |
| New Orleans football player | 27 |
| Nephew's sister | 15 |
| Newsreader Jane over this? No! | 30 |
| not costing a penny | 19 |
| nearly impenetrable barriers for the angels on neon genesis evangelion | 70 |
| name as a reference | 19 |
| natalie cole's "...... for your love" | 37 |
| nickname for middlesbrough fc | 29 |
| nerd, to americans | 18 |
| neck feathers, perhaps | 22 |
| Not molested | 12 |
| North and South ......, US Atlantic states | 42 |
| Nothing in beers provides subjects to discuss | 45 |
| Non-clerical staff could cause rare delays | 42 |