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nos (3 points)
Contact list's data (abbreviation)
Cons of 'Go West, Young Man' (wordplay)
Backward SON (wordplay)
N·1+O·1+S·1 = 3 pts
nus (3 points)
Letters from Greece (wordplay)
Parthenon letters (wordplay)
Letters that sound current (wordplay)
N·1+U·1+S·1 = 3 pts
nabs (6 points)
Takes to the station, say
Slaps handcuffs on
Catches an attempted base stealer
N·1+A·1+B·3+S·1 = 6 pts
nags (5 points)
Issues many reminders to, say
Rundown roans (wordplay)
Constantly reproaches and complains
N·1+A·1+G·2+S·1 = 5 pts
naos (4 points)
Ancient Greek temple
Ancient Greek temple.
Inner court of a temple
N·1+A·1+O·1+S·1 = 4 pts
naps (6 points)
Fuzzy rests (wordplay)
Piles of fabric (wordplay)
Fade-outs (wordplay)
N·1+A·1+P·3+S·1 = 6 pts
nays (7 points)
No votes for the North mishandled, say
House calls (wordplay)
Calls for a veto (wordplay)
N·1+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 7 pts
nebs (6 points)
Bird's beaks.
Hard bird parts
Bills on birds
N·1+E·1+B·3+S·1 = 6 pts
ness (4 points)
Unexpected ending (wordplay)
Bitter end (wordplay)
Blind follower (wordplay)
N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 4 pts
nets (4 points)
Practice pitches (cricket)
Objects at center court (wordplay)
Hoop skirts (wordplay)
N·1+E·1+T·1+S·1 = 4 pts
news (7 points)
Kind of paper (wordplay)
Post production (wordplay)
What Huey Lewis watches (wordplay)
N·1+E·1+W·4+S·1 = 7 pts
nibs (6 points)
Ink spots (wordplay)
Oriole bills (wordplay)
Points for writers (wordplay)
N·1+I·1+B·3+S·1 = 6 pts
nils (4 points)
Friend of Lars and Sven, perhaps
Good name for a soccer goalie (wordplay)
A lot of nothing
N·1+I·1+L·1+S·1 = 4 pts
nims (6 points)
Poet who wrote "The Kiss . . . "
Poet who wrote "The Kiss... "
"The Iron Pastoral" poet
N·1+I·1+M·3+S·1 = 6 pts
nips (6 points)
Beats at the buzzer, say
Signs of puppy love (wordplay)
Is a biter - turn back!
N·1+I·1+P·3+S·1 = 6 pts
nits (4 points)
Lousy deposits (wordplay)
Oft-picked things (wordplay)
Baby buggies (wordplay)
N·1+I·1+T·1+S·1 = 4 pts
nobs (6 points)
Wealthy Londoners, slangily
No empty benefits for the upper classes
Men of means
N·1+O·1+B·3+S·1 = 6 pts
nods (5 points)
Says "yes" without speaking
Gives the go-ahead, perhaps
Silent auction bids (wordplay)
N·1+O·1+D·2+S·1 = 5 pts
noes (4 points)
Discouraging words (wordplay)
Con man's responses (wordplay)
Replies from con men (wordplay)
N·1+O·1+E·1+S·1 = 4 pts
nogs (5 points)
Rummy potations, perhaps
Rum-spiked egg drinks
Year-end libations
N·1+O·1+G·2+S·1 = 5 pts
noms (6 points)
Handles in Le Havre (wordplay)
Jacques and Marie (wordplay)
Nice handles (wordplay)
N·1+O·1+M·3+S·1 = 6 pts
nous (4 points)
"We" for those who say "oui"
We, non (wordplay)
Is common sense un-American (wordplay)
N·1+O·1+U·1+S·1 = 4 pts
nows (7 points)
Start for "as good a time as any"
Companions of then and again.
Present times.
N·1+O·1+W·4+S·1 = 7 pts
nubs (6 points)
Worn-down pencils, say
Much-sharpened pencils
What pencils can get worn down to
N·1+U·1+B·3+S·1 = 6 pts
nuns (4 points)
Ones with good habits (wordplay)
Single mothers (wordplay)
Sisters' sisters (wordplay)
N·1+U·1+N·1+S·1 = 4 pts
nuts (4 points)
Sundae topping, perhaps
Relative of bananas (wordplay)
Crackers - what are they for (wordplay)
N·1+U·1+T·1+S·1 = 4 pts
nabes (7 points)
Local theaters in slang
Local areas, casually
Theaters in hoods
N·1+A·1+B·3+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
nabis (7 points)
Group of French painters in the 1890's
N·1+A·1+B·3+I·1+S·1 = 7 pts
naifs (8 points)
Voltaire's Candide and others
Babes in the woods
Noobs, perhaps
N·1+A·1+I·1+F·4+S·1 = 8 pts
nails (5 points)
Picture hangers maybe
Members of the board (wordplay)
Catches cold (wordplay)
N·1+A·1+I·1+L·1+S·1 = 5 pts
names (7 points)
They'll never hurt me!
Are they one's calling (wordplay)
Roll ingredients (wordplay)
N·1+A·1+M·3+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
nanas (5 points)
Favorite babysitters, maybe
Baby spoilers perhaps
Unpaid babysitters, maybe
N·1+A·1+N·1+A·1+S·1 = 5 pts
napes (7 points)
Sights from the back row (wordplay)
Spots to get picked up (wordplay)
Pick-up spots (wordplay)
N·1+A·1+P·3+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
narcs (7 points)
Workers with dogs maybe
Coke fans they're not (wordplay)
People looking for bad deals (wordplay)
N·1+A·1+R·1+C·3+S·1 = 7 pts
nards (6 points)
Family jewels in juvenile slang
Anoints with plant product.
Ointments valued in ancient times.
N·1+A·1+R·1+D·2+S·1 = 6 pts
nares (5 points)
Blow holes (wordplay)
Noted English philologist: 1753-1829
Noted English philologist: 17531829
N·1+A·1+R·1+E·1+S·1 = 5 pts
naris (5 points)
Opening of the nose.
Hole in the head
Nasal cavity opening
N·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1 = 5 pts
narks (9 points)
Annoys; informers (sl.)
Cheddar cheese eaters (wordplay)
Provokes those supplying information
N·1+A·1+R·1+K·5+S·1 = 9 pts
nates (5 points)
NBA's Thurmond et al.
Rear end, anatomically
NBAs Thurmond et al
N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 5 pts
naves (8 points)
Cathedrals' main areas
Sections of Notre Dame
Parts of churches.
N·1+A·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
nazis (14 points)
Strict grammarians pejoratively
Extras in 'The Producers'
Believers in Mein Kampf
N·1+A·1+Z·10+I·1+S·1 = 14 pts
neaps (7 points)
Tides of siestas across Spain (wordplay)
Poles on Yankees' wagons
Lowest levels of high tides
N·1+E·1+A·1+P·3+S·1 = 7 pts
nears (5 points)
Gets warmer, say
Flirts with, say
Gets warmer perhaps
N·1+E·1+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 5 pts
neats (5 points)
foot oil leather dressing
With "foot," an oil for leather
Kind of foot.
N·1+E·1+A·1+T·1+S·1 = 5 pts
necks (11 points)
Noodle holders (wordplay)
Watches the submarine races maybe
Kisses Dracula (wordplay)
N·1+E·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 11 pts
needs (6 points)
Cries out for massages, say
Misses born daughter and son (wordplay)
Is desperate for pounds, say
N·1+E·1+E·1+D·2+S·1 = 6 pts
neems (7 points)
East Indian margosa trees.
Margosa trees
N·1+E·1+E·1+M·3+S·1 = 7 pts
neeps (7 points)
Turnips, in the vernacular
Turnips, in Scotland
Turnips in Aberdeen
N·1+E·1+E·1+P·3+S·1 = 7 pts
negus (6 points)
Ethiopian emperor (hist.)
A drink, say, imbibed by students
Drink, say, swallowed by star turn
N·1+E·1+G·2+U·1+S·1 = 6 pts
neifs (8 points)
Neif
N·1+E·1+I·1+F·4+S·1 = 8 pts
nemas (7 points)
Roundworms
Eelworms
Eelworms.
N·1+E·1+M·3+A·1+S·1 = 7 pts
neons (5 points)
Diner signs, maybe
Night lights (wordplay)
Broadway luminaries (wordplay)
N·1+E·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 5 pts
nerds (6 points)
School clique maybe
School clique, perhaps
Pocket-protector set (wordplay)
N·1+E·1+R·1+D·2+S·1 = 6 pts
nerts (5 points)
The heck with it!
Over my dead body!
The hell with it!
N·1+E·1+R·1+T·1+S·1 = 5 pts
nests (5 points)
Sticky spots (wordplay)
Woodstock's slots (wordplay)
Sticky abodes (wordplay)
N·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+S·1 = 5 pts
netts (5 points)
Nett
N·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+S·1 = 5 pts
neuks (9 points)
Neuk
N·1+E·1+U·1+K·5+S·1 = 9 pts
neums (7 points)
Medieval churchmusic signs
Medieval church-music signs
N·1+E·1+U·1+M·3+S·1 = 7 pts
neves (8 points)
Upper part of glaciers
Snow fields on glaciers.
Fields of granular snow
N·1+E·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
nevus (8 points)
Mole for one
Mole, for one
Birthmark, for example
N·1+E·1+V·4+U·1+S·1 = 8 pts
newts (8 points)
Eft elders (wordplay)
Ones with bewitching eyes (wordplay)
Cauldron additives (wordplay)
N·1+E·1+W·4+T·1+S·1 = 8 pts
nexus (12 points)
Where it all comes together (wordplay)
Link - unsex (anagram)
Short, unsexy jockeys bond
N·1+E·1+X·8+U·1+S·1 = 12 pts
nicks (11 points)
Makes the cut (wordplay)
Cuts that affect prisons (wordplay)
Steals lead from Faldo (wordplay)
N·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 11 pts
nides (6 points)
Pheasant broods (Br.)
Groups of pheasants
Broods of pheasants
N·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 6 pts
nidus (6 points)
Focus of infection, in medicine
A breeding place
Spider's nest
N·1+I·1+D·2+U·1+S·1 = 6 pts
nighs (9 points)
Nears, old-style
Nears oldstyle
Nears
N·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+S·1 = 9 pts
nills (5 points)
Is unwilling.
Is unwilling Archaic
Is unwilling: Archaic.
N·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+S·1 = 5 pts
nines (5 points)
Sharp dresser's standard (wordplay)
Dressing extreme (wordplay)
Much of 1999 (wordplay)
N·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 5 pts
nipas (7 points)
E Indian palms
Palms used for thatching.
East Indian palms.
N·1+I·1+P·3+A·1+S·1 = 7 pts
nisus (5 points)
Endeavor toward a goal
Effort or impulse
Euryalus' friend in the Aeneid.
N·1+I·1+S·1+U·1+S·1 = 5 pts
nixes (12 points)
Says no to
Just says no to
Puts thumbs down
N·1+I·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
nocks (11 points)
Prepares to shoot as an arrow
Fits an arrow to a bow
Grooves for bowstrings
N·1+O·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 11 pts
nodes (6 points)
End so (anagram)
Computer science graph parts
Computer network terminals
N·1+O·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 6 pts
nodus (6 points)
Knotty situation (wordplay)
Sound distortion is the difficulty
Possibly undo second knot in plot
N·1+O·1+D·2+U·1+S·1 = 6 pts
noels (5 points)
Porch songs (wordplay)
Cold airs (wordplay)
House-to-house offerings, maybe
N·1+O·1+E·1+L·1+S·1 = 5 pts
noggs (7 points)
Dickens's new man
Nicholas Nickleby clerk
Egg drinks variable
N·1+O·1+G·2+G·2+S·1 = 7 pts
noils (5 points)
Shreds of wool or silk
Knots of wool.
Short fibers combed from long ones
N·1+O·1+I·1+L·1+S·1 = 5 pts
nolos (5 points)
Court pleas, for short
Courtroom pleas, for short
Legal pleas informally
N·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+S·1 = 5 pts
nomas (7 points)
Mexican uncle (wordplay)
Lay off, Sugar Ray!
Uruguayan uncle (wordplay)
N·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+S·1 = 7 pts
nomes (7 points)
Cape and town of Alaska
Provinces of modern Greece
Greek musical works
N·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
nomos (7 points)
Ancient Greek province
N·1+O·1+M·3+O·1+S·1 = 7 pts
nonas (5 points)
Singer Gaye et al
One of the Parcae et al
One of the Parcae et al.
N·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+S·1 = 5 pts
nones (5 points)
January for one
January 5 , for one
March 6 in old Rome
N·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 5 pts
nooks (9 points)
Corners everyone's against (wordplay)
Corners without green-lights (wordplay)
Corners (that go with crannies)
N·1+O·1+O·1+K·5+S·1 = 9 pts
noons (5 points)
High times (wordplay)
Hot times (wordplay)
Central times (wordplay)
N·1+O·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 5 pts
norms (7 points)
They're typical
Representative standards as of behaviour
Average marks in achievement tests.
N·1+O·1+R·1+M·3+S·1 = 7 pts
noses (5 points)
Busybodies' active organs (wordplay)
Attendance count, perhaps
Smoke detectors (wordplay)
N·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 5 pts
notes (5 points)
Cash registers (wordplay)
Do-re-mi (wordplay)
Staff members (wordplay)
N·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 5 pts
nouns (5 points)
When they're proper, it's capital!
War and peace, for example (wordplay)
Grammar class subjects (wordplay)
N·1+O·1+U·1+N·1+S·1 = 5 pts
novas (8 points)
Hot new stars (wordplay)
Pop stars (wordplay)
Celestial flare-ups
N·1+O·1+V·4+A·1+S·1 = 8 pts
nowts (8 points)
Nowt
N·1+O·1+W·4+T·1+S·1 = 8 pts
nudes (6 points)
Minimalist paintings (wordplay)
Art class subjects, maybe
Some chilly models (wordplay)
N·1+U·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 6 pts
nukes (9 points)
Uses a microwave (wordplay)
Heats up food, maybe
Gets heated (wordplay)
N·1+U·1+K·5+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
nulls (5 points)
Voids partners (wordplay)
Dummy letters in cryptography
Sets to zero
N·1+U·1+L·1+L·1+S·1 = 5 pts
numbs (9 points)
Tops with ice, perhaps
Puts ice on, maybe
Applies an icebag to, say
N·1+U·1+M·3+B·3+S·1 = 9 pts
nurds (6 points)
Nurd
N·1+U·1+R·1+D·2+S·1 = 6 pts
nurls (5 points)
Small ridges Var.
Indents a coin variable
Small ridges variable
N·1+U·1+R·1+L·1+S·1 = 5 pts
nabobs (10 points)
Men of great wealth
VIP's in India.
Very rich men.
N·1+A·1+B·3+O·1+B·3+S·1 = 10 pts
nachas (11 points)
Joy and pride from one's children (Yiddish)
N·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+S·1 = 11 pts
naches (11 points)
Nach
N·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
nachos (11 points)
Bowl game bowlful, maybe
Fan fare (wordplay)
A nosh, see (wordplay)
N·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+S·1 = 11 pts
nacres (8 points)
Mother-of-pearl sources
Iridescent coatings of some shells
Nautilus shell liners
N·1+A·1+C·3+R·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
nadirs (7 points)
Bottom lines (wordplay)
Doctor drains to lowest points
Rock-bottom points
N·1+A·1+D·2+I·1+R·1+S·1 = 7 pts
naevus (9 points)
A scarlet birthmark on skin
Red birthmark on skin
Scarlet birthmark on skin
N·1+A·1+E·1+V·4+U·1+S·1 = 9 pts
naiads (7 points)
Water nymphs - sad Ian (anagram)
Water nymphs, in Greek myth
Water nymphs in a sad novel
N·1+A·1+I·1+A·1+D·2+S·1 = 7 pts
naives (9 points)
Simple, trusting fellows.
Innocent ones
Simple folk.
N·1+A·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
naleds (7 points)
Naled
N·1+A·1+L·1+E·1+D·2+S·1 = 7 pts
namers (8 points)
Roles for new parents
New parents, at times
New parents and stool pigeons
N·1+A·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 8 pts
nappes (10 points)
Cone sections
N·1+A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
narcos (8 points)
Ring fingerers (wordplay)
Crack investigators (wordplay)
Traffic cops (wordplay)
N·1+A·1+R·1+C·3+O·1+S·1 = 8 pts
nasals (6 points)
Certain phonetic sounds.
Certain speech sounds.
Helmet nose pieces
N·1+A·1+S·1+A·1+L·1+S·1 = 6 pts
navars (9 points)
Navar
N·1+A·1+V·4+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 9 pts
navels (9 points)
Lint traps (wordplay)
Lint sites (wordplay)
They may be contemplated
N·1+A·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+S·1 = 9 pts
navies (9 points)
Main forces (wordplay)
Shipping departments (wordplay)
Combatants at Trafalgar
N·1+A·1+V·4+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
nawabs (11 points)
Holders of honorary title upset bwanas
Rich, retired Anglo-Indians.
Moslem princes.
N·1+A·1+W·4+A·1+B·3+S·1 = 11 pts
neighs (10 points)
What the nags say offering broken hinges
Racetrack rejections (wordplay)
Horse laughs (wordplay)
N·1+E·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+S·1 = 10 pts
nereis (6 points)
Sea nymph Lat.
Daughter of a sea god Lat.
Greek sea nymph.
N·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+I·1+S·1 = 6 pts
nerols (6 points)
Alcohols used in perfumery
N·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+L·1+S·1 = 6 pts
nerves (9 points)
Reason of shaking hands (wordplay)
of steel (steady courage)
Cause for shaking hands (wordplay)
N·1+E·1+R·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
nesses (6 points)
Fed family (wordplay)
Eliot et al.
Fed's family
N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 6 pts
netops (8 points)
Friends, as Colonists saluted Indians
Colonists' Indian friends
Friends-used by American Colonists to Indians.
N·1+E·1+T·1+O·1+P·3+S·1 = 8 pts
neumes (8 points)
Medieval church-music signs
Medieval music signs
N·1+E·1+U·1+M·3+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
newels (9 points)
Flight support (wordplay)
Main posts of staircases
Posts of stairways.
N·1+E·1+W·4+E·1+L·1+S·1 = 9 pts
newies (9 points)
Newie
N·1+E·1+W·4+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
nicads (9 points)
Lithium-ion alternatives
N·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+D·2+S·1 = 9 pts
niches (11 points)
Small parts of the market
Good spots in the marketplace
Where to place statuary
N·1+I·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
nicols (8 points)
Nicol
N·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+L·1+S·1 = 8 pts
nieces (8 points)
The girls from uncle (wordplay)
Relatives of Uncle Sam (wordplay)
People in trees, perhaps
N·1+I·1+E·1+C·3+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
nieves (9 points)
Nieve
N·1+I·1+E·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
nights (10 points)
Dark times (wordplay)
When things go bump (wordplay)
Stoppage times (wordplay)
N·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+S·1 = 10 pts
nihils (9 points)
Nihil
N·1+I·1+H·4+I·1+L·1+S·1 = 9 pts
nimbus (10 points)
Is numb (anagram)
Bums in (anagram)
A rain-cloud or a halo
N·1+I·1+M·3+B·3+U·1+S·1 = 10 pts
ninjas (13 points)
Sneakers from long ago (wordplay)
Star pitchers (wordplay)
Fighters who turn turtle (wordplay)
N·1+I·1+N·1+J·8+A·1+S·1 = 13 pts
ninons (6 points)
Some sheer fabrics
Silk voile fabrics.
Curtain materials
N·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 6 pts
ninths (9 points)
There are 7 of these parts in 63, say
Intervals of just over an octave
Innings, to games
N·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+S·1 = 9 pts
niseis (6 points)
Some Japanese-Americans
First generation Japanese-Americans
American-born Japanese.
N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+I·1+S·1 = 6 pts
niters (6 points)
Salts used in gunpowder.
Treats with acid.
Potassium or sodium compounds
N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 6 pts
nitons (6 points)
Niton
N·1+I·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 6 pts
nitres (6 points)
Gunpowder ingredients, to Brits
Treats with an acid.
Products of Chile.
N·1+I·1+T·1+R·1+E·1+S·1 = 6 pts
nitros (6 points)
Explosives, for short
Explosive compounds, for short
Explosive materials
N·1+I·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+S·1 = 6 pts
nixies (13 points)
Undeliverable mail
N·1+I·1+X·8+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
nizams (17 points)
Nizam
N·1+I·1+Z·10+A·1+M·3+S·1 = 17 pts
nobles (8 points)
Peers at odd ones embracing barrister
Titled peers of the realm
Men with titles like earls and lords
N·1+O·1+B·3+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
nodous (7 points)
Full of knots.
Knotty.
Knotty
N·1+O·1+D·2+O·1+U·1+S·1 = 7 pts
noesis (6 points)
Knowledge, in Plato
Highest kind of knowledge
Purely intellectual comprehension.
N·1+O·1+E·1+S·1+I·1+S·1 = 6 pts
noises (6 points)
Bangs but not eyebrows, say
Tennis shoe missing? Then, rackets!
Tennis shoe missing? Then rackets!
N·1+O·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 6 pts
nomads (9 points)
Camel owners, maybe
Moving company (wordplay)
Tent dwellers, maybe
N·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+D·2+S·1 = 9 pts
nonces (8 points)
Present occasions
Present times
Temporary occasions
N·1+O·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
nonets (6 points)
Pieces of nine (wordplay)
Triple trios (wordplay)
Threesomes of trios
N·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+T·1+S·1 = 6 pts
nonyls (9 points)
Nonyl
N·1+O·1+N·1+Y·4+L·1+S·1 = 9 pts
nooses (6 points)
Western loops (wordplay)
Western neckties (wordplay)
Scary Wild West circles (wordplay)
N·1+O·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 6 pts
nopals (8 points)
Prickly pears.
Prickly pears
Cactuses.
N·1+O·1+P·3+A·1+L·1+S·1 = 8 pts
norias (6 points)
Water wheels constructed of buckets
Water-raising wheels.
Persian water wheels
N·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 6 pts
norths (9 points)
The thorns of Ulster? (5'1)
Mr. and Mrs. of detection
Oliver, Jay, and Sheree
N·1+O·1+R·1+T·1+H·4+S·1 = 9 pts
noshes (9 points)
Eats chips, say
Eats pretzels, say
Has a few Bagel Bites, maybe
N·1+O·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
noters (6 points)
Observant folks (wordplay)
Observant people, say
They make memoranda
N·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 6 pts
nouses (6 points)
Nous
N·1+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 6 pts
novels (9 points)
Steel production (wordplay)
Steel works (wordplay)
Barbara Kingsolver's output
N·1+O·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+S·1 = 9 pts
noways (12 points)
To zero degree
Not at all.
Not at all: Colloq.
N·1+O·1+W·4+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 12 pts
nubias (8 points)
Knitted shoulder scarfs
N·1+U·1+B·3+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 8 pts
nudges (8 points)
Naked women have grand butts!
Naked women possessing grand butts!
Plays poker (wordplay)
N·1+U·1+D·2+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
nudies (7 points)
Skin flicks
N·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
nurses (6 points)
House parties (wordplay)
They look after one, but not well!
Inward sisters (wordplay)
N·1+U·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 6 pts
nyalas (9 points)
South African antelopes
Spiral-horned African antelopes
Vertically striped African antelopes
N·1+Y·4+A·1+L·1+A·1+S·1 = 9 pts
nylons (9 points)
Running pair, maybe
Might they run as ladies walk (wordplay)
Lynn's upset about hole in her stockings
N·1+Y·4+L·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 9 pts
nymphs (16 points)
Larvae of 18 down, perhaps
Oreads, naiads, etc.
Naiads and oreads
N·1+Y·4+M·3+P·3+H·4+S·1 = 16 pts
nabbers (11 points)
Ones making collars
Catchers: Slang.
Catchers Slang.
N·1+A·1+B·3+B·3+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
naganas (8 points)
Nagana
N·1+A·1+G·2+A·1+N·1+A·1+S·1 = 8 pts
naggers (9 points)
Hen-pecking specialists
They might get Grange's goat
Kvetches, maybe
N·1+A·1+G·2+G·2+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 9 pts
naiades (8 points)
Fresh-water mussels.
An aside about nymphs
One sea and other river nymphs
N·1+A·1+I·1+A·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
nailers (7 points)
Roofers, at times
Guns that don't require licenses
Carpenters, at times
N·1+A·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 7 pts
nandins (8 points)
Nandin
N·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 8 pts
nanisms (9 points)
Nanism
N·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3+S·1 = 9 pts
nankins (11 points)
Nankin
N·1+A·1+N·1+K·5+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 11 pts
nannies (7 points)
Girl watchers, perhaps
Children's nurses
Children's nurses.
N·1+A·1+N·1+N·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
napalms (11 points)
Fire bombs used in Korea.
Jellied weaponry
Some explosives
N·1+A·1+P·3+A·1+L·1+M·3+S·1 = 11 pts
napkins (13 points)
Fast-food freebies
They sit on laps
Diapers, in Dover
N·1+A·1+P·3+K·5+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 13 pts
napless (9 points)
Threadbare city has a point
Like some outdoor carpet
Threadbare
N·1+A·1+P·3+L·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 9 pts
nappers (11 points)
Easy tots to baby-sit
Machines used in cotton mills.
Siesta takers, for example
N·1+A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
nappies (11 points)
They're diapers in America
Baby's pads
Diapers, in Devon
N·1+A·1+P·3+P·3+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
narrows (10 points)
Contracts for Polar missiles (wordplay)
Goes from three lanes to two, say
Part of N. Y. Harbor.
N·1+A·1+R·1+R·1+O·1+W·4+S·1 = 10 pts
narwals (10 points)
Narwal
N·1+A·1+R·1+W·4+A·1+L·1+S·1 = 10 pts
nasions (7 points)
Nasion
N·1+A·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 7 pts
nasties (7 points)
Loathsome little creatures
They're unpleasant
Loathesome little creatures
N·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
nations (7 points)
No stain (anagram)
Parties to a treaty
Members of NATO.
N·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 7 pts
natives (10 points)
Restless types (wordplay)
Restless ones (wordplay)
Restless folk (wordplay)
N·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
natrons (7 points)
Glass galls
Sodium carbonates.
N·1+A·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 7 pts
natters (7 points)
Nags shrewishly: Brit.
Nags shrewishly Brit.
Talks a blue streak
N·1+A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 7 pts
natures (7 points)
All kind characters (wordplay)
They're kind of a turn with the sea
They may be second
N·1+A·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
naughts (11 points)
The 2000s, with "the"
The 2000s, with 'the'
They mean nothing
N·1+A·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+S·1 = 11 pts
nauseas (7 points)
Uneasy feelings
N·1+A·1+U·1+S·1+E·1+A·1+S·1 = 7 pts
navaids (11 points)
Navaid
N·1+A·1+V·4+A·1+I·1+D·2+S·1 = 11 pts
navvies (13 points)
Labourers obliged to do menial work
Labourers working on the roads
The labourers in front set up contests
N·1+A·1+V·4+V·4+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
neatens (7 points)
Orders taken down in empty notepads
Removes clutter from
Finishes carefully, in sewing.
N·1+E·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+S·1 = 7 pts
nebulas (9 points)
Crab and Horsehead
Interstellar dust clouds
Fantasy writers' awards
N·1+E·1+B·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+S·1 = 9 pts
neckers (13 points)
Amorous ones
N·1+E·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 13 pts
nectars (9 points)
Attractions for bees
They may attract workers
Contents of some bird feeders
N·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 9 pts
needers (8 points)
Those in want
The have-nots.
They have requirements
N·1+E·1+E·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 8 pts
needles (8 points)
Betsy Ross stickers (wordplay)
Sharp winner of 1956 Derby (wordplay)
Sharp winner of 1956 Derby?
N·1+E·1+E·1+D·2+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
negates (8 points)
Denies Newcastle entrances!
Renders N.E. airport areas ineffective
Makes null and void
N·1+E·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts

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