| Clues | Answers |
| Bring together | MUSTER |
| By legend, the first 12 ended here | ATHENS |
| Do for a happy couple, perhaps | RECEPTION |
| End (one’s own, perhaps?) | GOAL |
| Exude profusely | STREAM |
| Frivolous behaviour | LEVITY |
| Insufficient in amount | SCANTY |
| Lose | MISLAY |
| Mean and moody? | MOROSE |
| No praises (anag) __ disparaging comment | ASPERSION |
| Period when one is not at war | PEACETIME |
| Plastic explosive | SEMTEX |
| Since 1921, the standard length for one of these has been 26 miles 385 yards | MARATHON |
| Someone who presides over a forum | MODERATOR |
| Sound of laughter (or disapproval) | HOOT |
| Speak out against | DENOUNCE |
| Stepped | TROD |
| Unrealistic individual | IDEALIST |
| Weight | EMPHASIS |
| Written proposal or reminder (abbr) | MEMO |
