| UNNERVING | Arsenal footballer losing head, No 6, no good ___ making one lack confidence? (9) |
| GIVING | Providing six, no-good soldier is in front (6) |
| PREP | Meal ____ (making one's dinners in advance, say) |
| FACILITY | Provides an opportunity to benefit English footballers losing first one in London (8) |
| GHOST | As an author, does one lack substance? (5) |
| VINTAGE | High quality "6 no-trumps" made with maturity (7) |
| BEAR | A 6 - no bull! (4) |
| CORELLI | Arcangelo ___, Italian violinist and composer whose Concerto grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8, is commonly known as the Christmas Concerto |
| NONAGE | Made one nag about one's lack of years (6) |
| NOGGIN | Head no good, with drink taken (6) |
| INION | A bump on the head no one going to Northern Ireland returns (5) |
| IGNORANCE | One caring about one's lack of knowledge (9) |
| OUTAGE | When one lacks power, there's no resistance in assault (6) |
| HELLOKITTY | Sanrio character who appears as a white cat with a large head, no mouth, and a pink bow by one ear |
| HESITATE | Lack confidence to relax in the sun right away? (8) |
| OAF | Head's no head - an idiot! |
| APIN | Answer to the folk riddle "Big head, no hair" |
| SHORTSIGHT | Sigh at one's lack of perception (5,5) |
| ARTEL | Price-fixing group's head no longer finding old Russian cooperative |
| BOUNDLESSNESS | Snobs duel when ordered by head -- no limits apply in this state |