Cryptic Crossword Dictionary : N

NAME

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter N.

NATIONALIST

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter N or the letters NAT.

NATIONAL TRUST

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters NT.

NAUGHTY

Possibly an anagram indicator.

NAVY

Possibly a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters RN.

NEARLY

Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the removal of a final letter.

NECK

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter V.

NEEDING NO INTRODUCTION

Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the removal of an initial letter.

NEON

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters NE.

NEUTER

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter N.

NEVER-ENDING

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter R.

NEVER-NEVER

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters HP or TICK.

NEW

1. Possibly an anagram indicator.

2. Possibly a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter N.

NEWLY

Possibly an anagram indicator.

NEWSPAPER

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters RAG or FT or MAIL or SUN.

NEWSPAPER BOSS

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters ED.

NEWSPAPERS

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters PRESS.

NEW TESTAMENT

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters NT.

NEW YORK

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters NY.

NICKEL

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters NI.

(See Symbols for Chemical Elements).

NIL

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter O.

NINE

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters IX.

NITROGEN

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter N.

(See Symbols for Chemical Elements).

NORFOLK TOWN

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters DISS.

Sample clue:

Talk about small copper in Norfolk town (7)

NORTH

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter N.

NORTHBOUND

Possibly a reversal indicator (in a Down clue).

NORTHERN

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter N.

NORTHERN IRELAND

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters NI.

NORWAY

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter N.

(See International Vehicle Registrations).

NOT BEGINNING

Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the removal of an initial letter.

NOT COMMENCING

Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the removal of an initial letter.

NOT COMPLETELY

Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the removal of a final letter.

NOTE

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter A or B or C or D or E or F or G.

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating one of the sol-fa syllables: DO, UT, RE, MI, FA, SO, SOL, LA, TI SI.

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters NB or BILL or CHIT.

NOT EVEN

Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the omission of alternate letters from a word.

NOT FULLY

Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the removal of a final letter.

NOTHING

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter O.

NOT IN ORDER

Possibly an anagram indicator.

NOT OUT

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters IN.

NOT PROPERLY

Possibly an anagram indicator.

NOT QUITE

Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the removal of a final letter.

NOT RIGHT

Possibly an anagram indicator.

NOT STARTING

Possibly a subtraction indicator signifying the removal of an initial letter.

NOT STRAIGHT

Possibly an anagram indicator.

NOUGHT

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter O.

NOUN

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter N.

NOVEL

Possibly an anagram indicator.

NOVEMBER

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter N.

(See NATO Phonetic Alphabet).

NOVICE

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letter L (learner).

NUMBER

1. May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating a Roman numeral: I, V, X, L, C, D or M.

2. May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters NO or ONE,NINE TEN etc.

3. May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters ETHER (something that numbs).

NURSE

May be a bits-and-pieces indicator indicating the letters EN.

NUTS

Possibly an anagram indicator.

NUTTY

Possibly an anagram indicator.

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