| Ness was a notable one | 22 |
| Ness vis-à-vis Capone | 28 |
| Nescafé alternative | 22 |
| Nervously uncomfortable | 23 |
| Nervous, with "up" | 28 |
| Nervous, with 'up' | 26 |
| Nervous, excited condition | 26 |
| Nervous, after "on" | 29 |
| Nervous ___ (worrywarts) | 24 |
| Nervous system transmitter | 26 |
| Nervous system stimulant | 24 |
| Nervous system junction | 23 |
| Nervous system disorder | 23 |
| Nervous sports official? | 24 |
| Nervous speaker's sounds | 28 |
| Nervous putter's malady | 27 |
| Nervous Nellie's laugh | 26 |
| Nervous horse, perhaps | 22 |
| Nerves and novels have them | 27 |
| Nerve-wracking exam, for some | 29 |
| Nerve-racking test, for some | 28 |
| Nerve-racking exam, for some | 28 |
| Nerve-minded Egyptians | 22 |
| Nerve-cell transmitters | 23 |
| Nerve of the funny bone | 23 |
| Nerve impulse transmitter | 25 |
| Nerve cell transmitters | 23 |
| Nerve cell transmitter | 22 |
| Neruda wrote one on the table | 29 |
| Nero's title: Abbr. | 23 |
| Nero's title, briefly | 25 |
| Nero's native tongue | 24 |
| Nero's language: Abbr. | 26 |
| Nero's gift to Rome | 23 |
| Nero's friend and enemy | 27 |
| Nero's favorite posy? | 25 |
| Nero's breakfast order? | 27 |
| Nero's "to be" | 28 |
| Nero's "being" | 28 |
| Nero's "Alas!" | 28 |
| Nero's 'Lo!' | 24 |
| Nero Wolfe's passion | 24 |
| Nero Wolfe's obsession | 26 |
| Nero Wolfe's legman | 23 |
| Nero Wolfe's hobby | 22 |
| Nero Wolfe's activity | 25 |
| Nero Wolfe creator Stout | 24 |
| Nero portrayer in a 2009 film | 29 |
| Nero or Napoleon: Abbr. | 23 |
| Nerissa is her waiting-maid | 27 |
| Nerf-ball-to-the-noggin blow | 28 |
| Nereid sister of Galatea | 24 |
| Nerd cheers the team on? | 24 |
| Neptune's neighbor | 22 |
| Neptune's largest moon | 26 |
| Neptune's first observer | 28 |
| Neptune's dominion | 22 |
| Neptune's discoverer | 24 |
| Neptune's closest moon | 26 |
| Nepotism benefit, maybe | 23 |
| Nephrologist's concern | 26 |
| Nephologist's bliss? | 24 |
| Nephews' counterparts | 25 |
| Nephew of Uncle Junior | 22 |
| Nephew of Patty and Selma | 25 |
| Nephew of Mickey Mouse | 22 |
| Nephew of Matty and Jesus | 25 |
| Nephew of Cain and Abel | 23 |
| Nepal's southern neighbor | 29 |
| Nepal's highest peak | 24 |
| Nepal's has five sides | 26 |
| Nepal or Sudan follower | 23 |
| Neoprimitive American artist | 28 |
| Neophyte on the slopes | 22 |
| Neopentane, to pentane | 22 |
| Neon, argon and the rest? | 25 |
| Neon's atomic number | 24 |
| Neon Trees' home state | 26 |
| Neon tetras and mollies | 23 |
| Neon sign on many diners | 24 |
| Neon or nobelium, e.g. | 22 |
| Neon and xenon, for two | 23 |
| Neon and mercury, e.g. | 22 |
| Neologist's product | 23 |
| Neologism for a holy download | 29 |
| Neoclassical predecessor | 24 |
| Neo-___ (modern film genre) | 27 |
| Neo-expressionism technique | 27 |
| Neo's sci-fi battleground | 29 |
| Neo's battleground | 22 |
| Neo in "The Matrix" | 29 |
| Nemo's transportation | 25 |
| Nemo's rank, for short | 26 |
| Nemesis of the Church Lady | 26 |
| Nemesis of George and Bill | 26 |
| Nemesis of dipterous insects | 28 |
| Nemesis of certain thieves | 26 |
| Nemerov and Strand, e.g. | 24 |
| Nelson's singing partner | 28 |
| Nelson's predecessor | 24 |