| Native American near the Platte | 31 |
| Nebraska county on the Missouri | 31 |
| Nebraska county north of Pawnee | 31 |
| N.C.A.A. tournament nail-biters | 31 |
| Name of fame in a national game | 31 |
| N.H.L. Senators, on scoreboards | 31 |
| No longer bothered by something | 31 |
| Nuclear power since 1998: Abbr. | 31 |
| Nickname for Hemingway or Haydn | 31 |
| Nothing to be afraid of, really | 31 |
| Nirvana "___ to Play" | 31 |
| Nut often found on a sticky bun | 31 |
| Not wait until December 25, say | 31 |
| Novelist/poet Robert ___ Warren | 31 |
| Neighbor of Ecuador and Bolivia | 31 |
| Notable not in the Hall of Fame | 31 |
| Not overly titillating, usually | 31 |
| Ninth word of "Trees" | 31 |
| Nintendo game featuring Pikachu | 31 |
| Nirvana's pet bird, perhaps | 31 |
| Neckwear that makes a statement | 31 |
| Not fond of dirty jokes, surely | 31 |
| Numbers like 3 and 5, but not 4 | 31 |
| Norma Webster's middle name | 31 |
| Northwest Passage co-discoverer | 31 |
| Noted feature of the Guggenheim | 31 |
| Numismatist's find, perhaps | 31 |
| N.Y.C. skyscraper's letters | 31 |
| Name meaning "kingly" | 31 |
| Nevada Shakespeare Company home | 31 |
| Nonpayment consequence, briefly | 31 |
| Nonpayment aftermath, for short | 31 |
| Non-payer's risk, for short | 31 |
| Not elective, as a class: Abbr. | 31 |
| No longer doing the job?: Abbr. | 31 |
| No longer on active duty: Abbr. | 31 |
| No longer in the service: Abbr. | 31 |
| Not take a back seat to anyone? | 31 |
| Norma McCorvey in a famous case | 31 |
| Nickname for the 40th president | 31 |
| Name on the 1979 Spingarn Medal | 31 |
| Nevin's "The ___" | 31 |
| No hitting below the belt, e.g. | 31 |
| No. 1 hit for Christopher Cross | 31 |
| Northern road crew's supply | 31 |
| Not being such a daredevil, say | 31 |
| Nice to look at, as a landscape | 31 |
| Not a part of, as a way of life | 31 |
| N.Y. Senator Alphonse D'___ | 31 |
| Noted closing from Samuel Pepys | 31 |
| New Zealand, etc., to Americans | 31 |
| National airline of Afghanistan | 31 |
| Namesake of a branch of Judaism | 31 |
| Number of nights in old stories | 31 |
| Near, but not in, the limelight | 31 |
| Nickname of Emperor Frederick I | 31 |
| Nonsense of a market pessimist? | 31 |
| Novel about a biblical serpent? | 31 |
| Nickname for Aqueduct Racetrack | 31 |
| Noted American fashion designer | 31 |
| Neckwear for a Preakness winner | 31 |
| Nickname for director Peckinpah | 31 |
| Noted New York machine operator | 31 |
| Nielsen of "Rocky IV" | 31 |
| Nightclubs near Yankee Stadium? | 31 |
| Ned Buntline dime novel subject | 31 |
| Nigerian seaport, river or bean | 31 |
| Novel set on the Monterey coast | 31 |
| Nicest room on a ship, probably | 31 |
| Newfoundland's Little______ | 31 |
| NYC punk club from 1973 to 2006 | 31 |
| Navy capt.'s superior, once | 31 |
| New Year's party occurrence | 31 |
| Name for a ballpark restaurant? | 31 |
| Neil Young conquistador classic | 31 |
| Non-pedigree essential courses? | 31 |
| Night safety features, on autos | 31 |
| Nine-to-five caregiver, perhaps | 31 |
| Napoleon's fiancee, briefly | 31 |
| Nursery-supplies market report? | 31 |
| Nickel-and-__ (annoyed pettily) | 31 |
| Nasty place to get cheap drinks | 31 |
| Not beyond one's capability | 31 |
| No-nos for a pianist-songwriter | 31 |
| Neighbor of North Cambridge, MA | 31 |
| Noncircular paths around bodies | 31 |
| Neurotic Martin Short character | 31 |
| Name of eight post-Norman kings | 31 |
| Nick Carter's favorite time | 31 |
| Nick ___ (Yank of the 40's) | 31 |
| New York's Cayuga or Seneca | 31 |
| Napoleon, e.g., prior to exile? | 31 |
| Novel approach, as to a problem | 31 |
| Not make a mistake on something | 31 |
| Nation river river city islands | 31 |
| N.Y.C. symbol of milling crowds | 31 |
| Negotiators who are mostly talk | 31 |
| Northern Canadian body of water | 31 |
| New Mexican in old Mexico, e.g. | 31 |
| Needed to relax and unwind, say | 31 |