| New Yorker cartoonist Chast | 30 |
| New York univ. founded in 1824 | 30 |
| NCAA basketball ranking system | 30 |
| Nova Scotia's______ Island | 30 |
| Nguyen Van Thieu's capital | 30 |
| Not the best place for witches | 30 |
| Notable March of Dimes grantee | 30 |
| Navigators' Islands, today | 30 |
| N.F.L. defensive tackle Warren | 30 |
| Name in an Eastwood film title | 30 |
| Nonunion worker in a union job | 30 |
| Near-great in baseball annals? | 30 |
| Narrow passes in the Southwest | 30 |
| New account on Madison Avenue? | 30 |
| NPR's "Only ___" | 30 |
| Novelists Brookner and Diamant | 30 |
| Not likely to go with the flow | 30 |
| Novelist or poet, e.g. (Abbr.) | 30 |
| North African-Scottish accent? | 30 |
| Nickname of Aqueduct Racetrack | 30 |
| Nice thing to say to a sneezer | 30 |
| N.B.A. scoring leader, 1974-76 | 30 |
| Nude scene substitute, perhaps | 30 |
| Neonatal nurse's headgear? | 30 |
| Nursery-rhyme queen's fare | 30 |
| Nobel Peace Prize winner: 1950 | 30 |
| Not vary from proper procedure | 30 |
| Namesakes of a Genesis brother | 30 |
| Nomad's street in Phoenix? | 30 |
| North American food container? | 30 |
| Namesakes of Pollux's twin | 30 |
| N.F.L. receiver for 18 seasons | 30 |
| Necessities of classical drama | 30 |
| Not as foolish as one may seem | 30 |
| Noted avoider of the color red | 30 |
| Not the best type of affection | 30 |
| Noted acting brother or sister | 30 |
| News story about a tart fruit? | 30 |
| Newspaper puzzle with anagrams | 30 |
| Not at all out of the question | 30 |
| Noted Hungarian-born conductor | 30 |
| Nickname for a region in Maine | 30 |
| Now's the time for a . . . | 30 |
| NBA wannabe's predicament? | 30 |
| Nike's reveries? (Conford) | 30 |
| Nothing much, to scuba divers? | 30 |
| Not the brightest hotel worker | 30 |
| Nobleman who never has enough? | 30 |
| Nutmeg State resident, for one | 30 |
| New Yorkers, Jerseyites et al. | 30 |
| New Jersey city next to Newark | 30 |
| Neon sign seen in Looney Tunes | 30 |
| No-no title at Ms., presumably | 30 |
| Not long after, in olden times | 30 |
| Ninth-century Anglo-Saxon king | 30 |
| Noted cliff in Yosemite Valley | 30 |
| November's moment of truth | 30 |
| Newly developed, as technology | 30 |
| Novel and movie by Carl Reiner | 30 |
| Nature's wearing processes | 30 |
| New businessman's activity | 30 |
| Norwegian coast feature (var.) | 30 |
| Neatest way to fill a gas can? | 30 |
| Novelist having no alternative | 30 |
| N.F.L. Hall-of-Famer Marchetti | 30 |
| Noted science-fiction universe | 30 |
| Never watering the lawn, e.g.? | 30 |
| Near-miss Bill Murray classic? | 30 |
| Night watchman's residence | 30 |
| North Carolina Senator Kay ___ | 30 |
| Neither ___ there (irrelevant) | 30 |
| Nuclear plant employee of note | 30 |
| Nymph for a Moslem in Paradise | 30 |
| Norwegian dramatist and family | 30 |
| Not exactly a come-hither look | 30 |
| Nervous post-blackout question | 30 |
| Not at all like rocket science | 30 |
| Not readily perceived mentally | 30 |
| Napoleon on what persuades men | 30 |
| Not ready to go, you might say | 30 |
| Needs no more time in the oven | 30 |
| National park in Lake Superior | 30 |
| No. 1 song by Rick Springfield | 30 |
| Nell portrayer in a 1994 movie | 30 |
| Name synonymous with old jokes | 30 |
| New Jersey rock star, at birth | 30 |
| Nutrition is not their concern | 30 |
| Noted scuba-diving destination | 30 |
| Notorious Vichy prime minister | 30 |
| Navigational aid on a sailboat | 30 |
| Not bring up again, as a topic | 30 |
| New York sports fan's cry? | 30 |
| Newborn puppies enjoy the sun? | 30 |
| Northwest Territories district | 30 |
| Nerdy "Peanuts" girl | 30 |
| New Brunswick politician Frank | 30 |
| Near-miss Frank Capra classic? | 30 |
| Natives of Newfoundland, once | 30 |
| Noted New York burlesque house | 30 |
| Nostalgic for a '70s Ford? | 30 |