Words that start with N

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. A thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener (4)
  2. 5. A solid lump of a precious metal as found in the earth (6)
  3. 6. The word class that can serve as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition (4)
  4. 8. Nearest in space or position (4)
  5. 9. Belonging to or active during the night (9)
  6. 10. The momentary present (3)
  7. 12. Something regarded as a ___ example (6)

Down

  1. 1. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube (4)
  2. 2. The time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside (5)
  3. 3. A small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order (6)
  4. 4. Any bundle of ___ fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body (5)
  5. 5. A medicinal liquid preparation intended for use in an atomizer (6)
  6. 7. The cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees (5)
  7. 8. A language unit by which a person or thing is known (4)
  8. 9. One of the British colonies that formed the United States (7)
  9. 11. A German member of Adolf Hitler's political party (4)