| not quite, nearly, or very close | 32 |
| not now, in the future | 22 |
| networks of connected buildings | 31 |
| need law reforms for presidential policy | 40 |
| new business celebrity with trump, oddly | 40 |
| neither here ...... there (irrelevant) | 38 |
| Nun chose to undergo training as one without equal | 50 |
| Nearly genius track from aspiring band | 38 |
| Nearest the terminal point | 26 |
| Number of swans a-swimming in "The 12 Days of Christmas" | 56 |
| Number in a 10-day forecast, for short | 38 |
| Nothing to share but words | 26 |
| Need a doctor | 13 |
| Nanook's home | 13 |
| Nemesis | 7 |
| Newsstand offerings, for short | 30 |
| New Delhi dress | 15 |
| Not negative [abbr.] | 20 |
| Nincompoop | 10 |
| Numerals [abbr.] | 16 |
| note changes in quality | 23 |
| not standing for falsehoods? | 28 |
| no piece of string left in a hole | 33 |
| No longer ready for German philosopher to be announced | 54 |
| North Leeds transformed by Stallone forever | 43 |
| navigation key | 14 |
| not many are said to express relief | 35 |
| narrates | 8 |
| neck warmer | 11 |
| not single-sex | 14 |
| natural gas component | 21 |
| Nation speaking Arabic and Latin without trouble | 48 |
| North American person being tugged? | 35 |
| Nationality is author Margaret Atwood | 37 |
| Native of Beersheba, perhaps | 28 |
| Narrator of Antiques Road Trip | 30 |
| Novelist Greg | 13 |
| netflix cooking competition, the final ...., | 44 |
| Newborn's need | 14 |
| Norwegian saint | 15 |
| Nonstop | 7 |
| Not those | 9 |
| Negative votes | 14 |
| Noticed | 7 |
| Neutral shade | 13 |
| Not exceeding | 13 |
| Not as tidy | 11 |
| NYC ex-mayor Ed | 15 |
| NFL legend Graham | 17 |
| Newton's second law, essentially | 32 |
| Not as extended | 15 |
| Not busy at all | 15 |
| Next in line? | 13 |
| notary public's mark | 20 |
| not occupied | 12 |
| neckwear worn with mittens | 26 |
| new year's eve potato drop state | 32 |
| Not too bright | 14 |
| New York State's capital, for short | 35 |
| Nighttime bloodsucker | 21 |
| new rules singer lipa | 21 |
| news piece | 10 |
| notorious seducer | 17 |
| new assessment | 14 |
| nigerian monetary unit | 22 |
| november 1st is all ... | 23 |
| November 11 honoree, for short | 30 |
| Nantucket setting for many Elin Hilderbrand novels | 50 |
| Nice siren? Wrong, hypocritical | 31 |
| Northern city | 13 |
| Nickname of U2's lead guitarist | 31 |
| Newspaper stands | 16 |
| Network of crossed laths | 24 |
| Netflix series starring Keri Russell as the US ambassador to the UK: 2 wds. | 75 |
| Natural impulse | 15 |
| Narrow strip of material | 24 |
| Neat, clean | 11 |
| Nothing is gained when advances are made thus | 45 |
| not good at needing money | 25 |
| Novice's first use of firearms not good in religious establishment | 66 |
| nothing | 7 |
| not to be repeated | 18 |
| novel by graham greene featuring teenage gang leader pinkie brown | 65 |
| national leader cited for first performance | 43 |
| nether world | 12 |
| noel feels so foolish, such an impossible carelessness? | 55 |
| narrow french loaf | 18 |
| nightclothes | 12 |
| name of bristol club playing american football, the only premiership team in the south west | 91 |
| northern hotel stocking very large food | 39 |
| normal idea i rejected stupidly as means of confining animals | 61 |
| nuclear weapon | 14 |
| note clubs in park | 18 |
| no points sadly, with one missing out all the time | 50 |
| northern north american | 23 |
| nos. of students | 16 |
| neither fish ...... fowl | 24 |
| novosibirsk's region | 20 |
| numero before quattro | 21 |
| nutty treats | 12 |
| nair rival, once | 16 |
| north extension | 15 |
| new ....: cap brand | 19 |
| natural history museum display, for short | 41 |
| nanny's nightmare | 17 |
| new year's ...... [31st december] | 33 |
| not fat | 7 |
| nurturing | 9 |
| note flaccid inflatable object | 30 |
| no return for the french embargo in the middle east | 51 |
| Native American welcoming fashionable people with new material from France | 74 |
| Nip back, love, to get the material | 35 |
| Noticing the traffic has been stopped, cross | 44 |
| Nantes notion | 13 |
| Neb. neighbor | 13 |
| New York tennis stadium | 23 |
| No. on a map | 12 |
| Narc's agcy. | 12 |
| Nest egg for some | 17 |
| Nathan Hale alma mater | 22 |
| Not without sacrifice | 21 |
| Narrow advantage | 16 |
| Number above a total | 20 |
| Not fulfilled | 13 |
| Noted film reviewer | 19 |
| Northern Rockies region: Abbr. | 30 |
| New England "Public Ivy" | 24 |
| Network with Spring Break programming | 37 |
| Netlike fabric | 14 |
| Not talking | 11 |
| note left to remind yourself to do something | 44 |
| Never mind | 10 |
| Non-truth teller | 16 |
| Noble | 5 |
| Narcotic drug extracted from the unripe seed capsules of a poppy | 64 |
| no longer around | 16 |
| notify of potential peril | 25 |
| northern arizona tribe | 22 |
| native of colorado | 18 |
| norse god of war and death | 26 |
| nasty experience surrounding ophthalmologist's diagnosis | 56 |
| nothing grim in this smell | 26 |
| note in unhappy position of someone else | 40 |
| Nevada neighbor | 15 |
| NCIS: Los Angeles actress Long | 30 |
| Nicene ---, statement of belief in Christianity | 47 |
| Nick right to be upset with old addict | 38 |
| No swearing about these descendants of the Vikings? | 51 |
| nakedness | 9 |
| nasty or ugly | 13 |
| nurse, e.g. | 11 |
| not a chance! | 13 |
| North American hickory nut | 26 |
| Northern lapwings | 17 |
| Norman ......, 1066 takeover | 28 |
| Northern Ireland Loyalists | 26 |
| Nasal inflection | 16 |
| New style for your locks | 24 |
| Not tame | 8 |
| Nordic alternative | 18 |
| Nap, e.g. | 9 |
| Not him | 7 |
| Not faint of heart | 18 |
| Nashville's state: Abbr. | 24 |
| Nigerian artist who sang the 2022 song Calm Down | 48 |
| Native American tribe located in Montana | 40 |
| Nasal mucus | 11 |
| Neck garment to catch food from messy babies | 44 |
| nut of the genus prunus | 23 |
| north yorkshire town on the tees | 32 |
| novel, e.g. yellowface containing sombre poem | 45 |
| Nice street in Turkey, or Türkiye, to be more correct | 54 |
| Nautical command | 16 |
| Nickname of a current world leader, et al. | 42 |
| Not much at all | 15 |
| Newcastle upon ...: [English cathedral city] | 44 |
| Not for | 7 |
| Newton of physics | 17 |
| Non-studio movie | 16 |
| NFC West team logo | 18 |
| Name akin to Emma | 17 |
| Neurologist nickname | 20 |
| Nail-hitting tool | 17 |
| norse god played by anthony hopkins and richard schiff | 54 |
| Nodding, perhaps | 16 |
| Name that sounds like a hearty dish | 35 |
| Note after fa | 13 |
| NFL official | 12 |
| Number always on the rise | 25 |
| Not lax | 7 |
| North African country | 21 |
| Near | 4 |
| Not easily bent | 15 |
| Not being well I will be concise | 32 |
| Noted "Jeopardy!" contestant of 2011 | 36 |
| No longer surprised | 19 |
| no right to generate trouble for the adolescent | 47 |
| not a good state of mind for decorating? | 40 |
| New visitor mad on crime | 24 |
| Net skimmed by lower part of ball? | 34 |