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Cryptic Crossword Dictionary : N
A dictionary of words and phrases often encountered in cryptic crossword clues - words that may mean something more, or something other, than is indicated by their surface meaning.
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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