Van ___ Avenue, thoroughfare in San Francisco

NESS

This street runs near the iconic Painted Ladies and shares its name with a famous Scottish lake.

This clue fills in the blank for a well-known street name in San Francisco. "Van Ness Avenue" is a major north-south road in the city, so the answer is simply the missing part of the name—"NESS." The clue doesn’t involve wordplay; it’s a straightforward reference to a real location. If you’ve heard of the street or visited the area, the answer should come easily.