Crossword Clues Starting with N

127 crossword clues, each with the answer plus links to play the puzzles they appear in.

Narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses

ISTHMUS (7)

Negatively charged particle orbiting a nucleus

ELECTRON (8)

No name for this sea flower, strangely.

ANEMONE (7)

Natural sunscreen applied via trunk

MUD (3)

Necessary illumination for a dark campsite

LIGHT (5)

Nutrients living things need to survive and grow

FOOD (4)

Number of sound wave vibrations that occur each second

FREQUENCY (9)

Night perspiration found on blades

DEW (3)

Nominative or accusative for example

CASE (4)

Narrow passage of water connecting two seas

STRAIT (6)

National poet who wrote in the Scots language

BURNS (5)

Noah's massive wooden vessel

ARK (3)

Natural hollow space underground or inside a hill

CAVE (4)

Nerve cell transmitting signals

NEURON (6)

Narrow valley often carved by glacial activity

GLEN (4)

New car sees in an age of rebirth.

RENAISSANCE (11)

Negative electrode in an electrochemical cell

CATHODE (7)

Nordic powerhouse tied with Ireland for the most victories

SWEDEN (6)

Nissan royalty that earned the fearsome nickname Godzilla?

SKYLINE (7)

Not functioning or slightly wrong

OFF (3)

National flower of India

LOTUS (5)

Naked humanoid giant that breached the walls of Shiganshina

TITAN (5)

Northernmost of the three 2026 host countries

CANADA (6)

Nation celebrated for its enduring amity with the US

JAPAN (5)

Northern wind that sounds quite dull

BOREAN (6)

Numbers that aren't just in your head

REAL (4)

New Netflix series in March 2026, a Russian historical drama.

VLADIMIR (8)

Nathan returning to Broadway as Willy Loman in 2026.

LANE (4)

Nip given to those lacking proper festive attire

PINCH (5)

Norse god of thunder who carries a powerful hammer

THOR (4)

New less, perhaps, for a state of health.

WELLNESS (8)

Nicolas Cage's monochromatic web-slinger variant.

NOIR (4)

Numerical ranking assigned to a team, typically from 1 to 16.

SEED (4)

Nation that triumphed in 2025 with an operatic club anthem

AUSTRIA (7)

Neutral subatomic particle

NEUTRON (7)

Number system with two digits, 0 and 1

BINARY (6)

Natural non-living solid found in the earth

MINERAL (7)

Not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed

VAGUE (5)

Navigational aid handed out at the entrance booth.

MAP (3)

Natural underground chamber

CAVE (4)

Noble gas with the symbol Ne used to make glowing reddish orange signs

NEON (4)

Number system consisting only of zeros and ones

BINARY (6)

Northern co-host nation for the expanded 2026 tournament

CANADA (6)

Not guilty of a crime or offense

INNOCENT (8)

Not responsible for a crime or wrongdoing

INNOCENT (8)

Nation, a defined territory.

COUNTRY (7)

Non-feeding stage during which an insect's body is completely rebuilt into its adult form

PUPA (4)

Network connection for your phone

SERVICE (7)

Now and forever, this Andrew Lloyd Webber show purred along.

CATS (4)

Narrow boat propelled by a single paddle

CANOE (5)

New what into old wineskins

WINE (4)

Nationality of the car manufacturer

GERMAN (6)

National reserves like Yosemite and Yellowstone.

PARKS (5)

Nutty flavor featured in a 2026 Cortado and Crunch lineup

PECAN (5)

Net metric often used to separate teams on the points table

RUNRATE (7)

New York squad breaking a decades-long drought in the 2026 title round

KNICKS (6)

Notorious creek guarding the front of the perilous 12th hole.

RAE (3)

Nickname for a Night's Watch member

CROW (4)

Nautical theme of his everyday outfit.

SAILOR (6)

Nacque già armata dalla testa di Zeus

ATENA (5)

North direction in Japanese, or a common anime character surname

KITA (4)

Nocturnal bird known for silent flight

OWL (3)

Native tongue spoken in the Gaeltacht regions

GAELIC (6)

Numerical parameters that the model adjusts during training

WEIGHTS (7)

Not easily upset or derailed, like a solid foundation

STABLE (6)

Network broadcasting the 2026 Midsummer Classic [1.1.4]

FOX (3)

Neat-freak single father who enlists his brother-in-law and best friend for help.

TANNER (6)

Nombre del famoso picaro protagonista de la novela de Quevedo

BUSCON (6)

Newfoundland dog employed as a nursemaid for the Darling children.

NANA (4)

New countdown device that dramatically sped up the pace of play

CLOCK (5)

Northern neighbor facing new tariff threats from Trump.

CANADA (6)

Northern family whose sigil is a grey direwolf

STARK (5)

Network of private computers infected with malicious software and controlled as a group

BOTNET (6)

Network of protein fibers that gives a cell its shape and support

CYTOSKELETON (12)

Narrow passage, perhaps I start with it

STRAIT (6)

Naturally occurring solid with a specific chemical makeup

MINERAL (7)

Norma Jeane's iconic silver screen surname

MONROE (6)

Novak, the Serbian legend with four titles in the Big Apple.

DJOKOVIC (8)

Network of compromised computers controlled by a malicious party

BOTNET (6)

Nickname for a British soldier, based on uniform color

REDCOAT (7)

Nationality of the Ferrari brand

ITALIAN (7)

Noble gas with the symbol Ar that is the third most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere

ARGON (5)

Noble title of the man who originally donated the Cup

LORD (4)

Number of points earned in a game

SCORE (5)

Newer stage featuring extended DJ sets and geometric designs

QUASAR (6)

Nylon home for the weekend

TENT (4)

Neapolitan invention featuring a blistered crust and melted mozzarella.

PIZZA (5)

Nation where the Amboseli ecosystem is located

KENYA (5)

NYC hosts its 265th annual one of these massive processions in 2026

PARADE (6)

Natural coloring that helps prey avoid being seen by predators

CAMOUFLAGE (10)

New York borough that embraced baseball's great integrator.

BROOKLYN (8)

Nut commonly paired with butter in a popular flavor

PECAN (5)

Nut crop heavily reliant on commercial pollination services

ALMOND (6)

Next-generation vehicle prepping for Flight 13 in July

STARSHIP (8)

Nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at Westminster

BIGBEN (6)

Nickname for the author of Hamlet and Macbeth

BARD (4)

Noble gas used in bright glowing signs

NEON (4)

Nemean beast of the zodiac

LEO (3)

Nickname of the city hosting the 2026 Final Four.

INDY (4)

Norse god with a single eye

ODIN (4)

Nebular formation, or what vaporizes daily on the exoplanet WASP-94A b

CLOUD (5)

North-south measure.

LATITUDE (8)

Navigation tool that uses Earth's magnetic field to show direction

COMPASS (7)

Natural environment increasingly fragmented by human development

HABITAT (7)

Nicole Kidman stars in this thriller series based on popular crime novels, premiered March 2026.

SCARPETTA (9)

Norse raider who settled in the northern isles

VIKING (6)

Network utility to test reachability

PING (4)

Numerical representation of text or data

EMBEDDING (9)

New Orleans royalty that rinses its crown with anise

SAZERAC (7)

New Jersey stadium awarded the honor of hosting the 2026 Final

METLIFE (7)

NASA space telescope launching in 2026 to map billions of galaxies.

ROMAN (5)

Network that originally stood for Music Television before shifting to reality programming.

MTV (3)

Nationality of the luxury car manufacturer

ITALIAN (7)

Nelly and Kelly Rowland had a difficult choice in this 2002 duet

DILEMMA (7)

North American country co-hosting the massive 2026 tournament

MEXICO (6)

Nickname for a member of the Night's Watch

CROW (4)

Nickname for the singer of Single Ladies

BEY (3)

Natural pigment responsible for the color of skin and hair

MELANIN (7)

Norse deity who carries a legendary mallet

THOR (4)

Narrow inlet of sea between cliffs in Norway

FJORD (5)

Nonfiction's alphabetical reference section

INDEX (5)

North Shore or Mahogany

ROAD (4)

Nickname of veteran infielder Urshela who joined the team in late 2024

GIO (3)

Norse deity who wields a legendary hammer

THOR (4)

Nocturnal hooter

OWL (3)

Natural symbol of fertility and new life decorated during Ostara.

EGG (3)

Navigated the deep end in the past

SWAM (4)

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