Nautical defense arm Nervous, tense setter's supported by papers No longer care to stretch (6) Not doing well so removed from the bench Noticed to be seven minus five No longer in fashion Nonsense some might swallow? 1920 novel in a series by L. Frank Baum (6,2,2) Nodding off briefly Not much change over in Bergen or Kristiansand (5) Nimble Non-stop talker on car journey? Not obstructed, but having picnic stolen? Nest on a crest Neither's partner NorCal airport Naan relative Narcissistic 2023 National Bank Open men's singles tennis tournament winner (6) NHL team; 2017 Stanley Cup Finals runners-up to Pittsburgh Penguins (9) New Zealand actor/filmmaker who codirected What We Do in the Shadows: 2 wds. Norman .... , Scottish golfer; 1972 Italian Open winner (4) Nuts in some pies North Carolina university Number that shares a key with "!" "Now That ___ Gone" (Destiny's Child song) New Jersey city opposite Manhattan Noel is upset as a result of injury (6) ___ New Year; Asian holiday *NABS DATA (3,5) Number negative in Germany about summer in France, primarily not going west (8) Nursery rhyme figure with computing kit put on screen (5,5,4) Nass valley people Natalie, affectionately Needing a heavy winter coat Not likely to pass by a mirror? Notable queen 1962 No. 1 hit for the Crystals Naturally, they're significant (6) Noisy summary? (6) Norma has the nose for it! Nosy person in active majority Noticed I raced round Needle wielder Needle; insinuate (3,2) Needle; mountain ridge (4) Needles; slang prisons (5) Needles; stinging plants (7) Needling Needling Needling Nutmeg’s sister spice Neutered Notice a hindrance right inside (5) Nut in many candy bars Novice Not likely to catch disease from menu I'm preparing (6) No bias displayed in Japanese horticultural art (6) Number plastic support needed in new design of hinge (8) Neat Nameless Narrow strip of land joining two larger areas No company man? (6) Nominate; anti-pop (anag.) (7) Not young enough to qualify for inclusion Noticed best lupins seeded from the centre Number ten is a cheat, somehow (11) Nature ___ Not hard cash? (6) Not statewide Neighbor of Libya Ned when small (3) New tenor one discovered in the East (6) No pedestrian addendum (5) Not convinced it means "changeable" (9) Not included - among those re-admitted? (4,3) Number of days in April Not fresh anymore ''Now!'' in a memo Numbers to crunch Number ten is a cheat, somehow *Number of copies requested by a publisher 1988-91 Nottingham Forest striker; 1990 League Cup Final winner (5) 1988-91 Nottingham Forest striker; 1990 League Cup Final winner (6) 2009 New Zealand, 2011-14 London Irish and 2015-20 Sale Sharks lock (4) 2009 New Zealand, 2011-14 London Irish and 2015-20 Sale Sharks lock (5) Napoleon's famed war horse Not his! (4) Neglects to mention Nail polish brand Newspaper essays 1927 novel by Sinclair Lewis (5) 1927 novel by Sinclair Lewis (6) New Zealand birds... and people! (5) Not out, you snarling creature! You'll suffer for this! (5) Noteworthy occasion Ninth follower? Not completely step on raised part of floor (8) Not the top team that's bottom (8) NFL official Not tense Not have Nobel Peace Center city ___ names; was a snitch Non-commissioned soldier (8) Norfolk waterway system (6) North Croatian peninsula (6) Needle hurts possibly in an exposed condition? (11) New commercial line encapsulating a tennis player (5) Nearly inadequate Network finds this writer quiet No tears are to be shed about such a disloyal act Nationwide jewelry retailer Nasty sneer cloaked by fellow jumper (8) NYSE unit: Abbr. Neighbor of a Saudi or a Yemeni Nu metal band whose name sounds like a vegetable Network delay Noise about tailless bull running around in capital (6) New dues or second-hand (4) “Norma —” Noisy kiss No neatnik No more than Next day Napkin Neck part Note direction of animal 1987 novel by Robin Cook 1995 novel by Iain Banks Nile serpent Not guilty Nation Nightclub North American rodent Not young enough to qualify for inclusion Nice to ___ you, to ___ you, nice! (3) No realm could mistreat the old donations manager (7) Now aim parting shot (6) Name of north of Scotland based Class D40 engine 6274 (8) ___ nerve, visual information transmitter (5) Ne'er-do-wells Nitpicked Nonconformist Nigel ...- ..... , English midfielder with West Ham from 2004-07 and Aston Villa from 2007-11 (3-5) Nikos ....... , former Greece, Olympiacos, Leicester City and Newcastle United defender (7) No. 3 wood golf club (5) Note: the French xenophobes moved ring from these (9,5) Nile snakes Not for free Need a rubdown Native Alaskans, historically Noggin Now aim parting shot Nile Rogers' band Nation who faced France, South Africa and England in the 1987, 2007 and 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-finals respectively (4) Neil Simon stage play which ran on Broadway 1983-86 (5,7) Neil Simon stage play which ran on Broadway 1983-86 (8) Nothing in Munich's developing so (8) Not together Narrow valley Need to sense city in peril (9) Nouveau riche on equal footing with goddess for the most part (7) Name that amusingly suits its bearer's occupation (8) North and South ___, US Atlantic states (8) Nothing but ___! (basketball player's brag) Net News Nice mum gets no praise (8) "Never heard of it" *Number of candles in kinara *Number of days in Hanukkah Nickname of the Dallas Cowboys defensive lineup of the 1960s-70s Notice underworld taking a rum cake in the capital (5,5) Nemesis of Austin Powers "NCIS: Sydney" airer "NYT" food writer Kim Name found in "soft heart" Nastily hoarding wine (4) Name of a country, canal and hat Nocturnal animals attack going backwards (4) Not a very big surge in the main (7) Novel left on the Isle of Wight (7) Nap Nowadays have time for a proverb Noise Neighboring National park in Alaska National park in Colorado National park in Maine Nit-pick Natalie, actress who played Margaery Tyrell in Game Of Thrones (6) Naturally lubricated clothing not right in filthy place (6) Neale, tennis player born in 1933 who won three Grand Slam singles titles (6) Network having to admit staff didn't look happy (8) No point in adversely maladaptive studio location (5,4) Nutritious purple berry (4) New design for sonar is a crime New treads round bottom of sole are most expensive (7) Northern stream starts to build up really nicely (4) noisy American plover Not indecent Not as wobbly Notched Never breaking bottle Nero sloshed with ale demands woman Noodle, e.g. No Hemingway Not very good North Dakota state tree Not very good Not very nice Nettles "No Ordinary Love" singer Not aweather Nasty 1929 novel by John Cowper Powys (4) 1929 novel by John Cowper Powys (6) Not stated exactly (11) Noureddine ...... , 1990-2006 Morocco and 2004-06 Tottenham defender (6) Negative response to "Anyone have the answer?" Noisy med. scan Network point Neighbours' Holly Hoyland is played by ___ Armstrong-Hall (7) Nina Lucas' girlfriend in Coronation Street (4) Not very exciting for one who lacks drive Number of Chopin's preludes (6-4) Natural-gas compound with the formula C2H6 Novel about English middle-class family life named after a cooker (3,4) 1998 novel by Jenny Siler Name of seven Spanish kings Nelly -, poet and dramatist who shared the 1966 Nobel Prize in Literature Nice not to lose everything Nina -, actress who played Zainab Masood in BBC TV soap Eastenders (5) No! It's back to uni and a get together with the workers (5) No less or smaller than Not interested or enthusiastic Not taking any side in a war 2023 Nathan Fielder/Emma Stone show whose main characters are aspiring HGTV hosts Nonvegan deli supply Not coming up to expectations (11) Not top shelf footwear but a ground breaker (3) Neighbor of Wyoming (Abbr.) Nullify Noon, on a sundial “New World Symphony” composer Nursery cry Nest egg letters Nourish Navy bird?