| Clues | Answers |
| Annul | CANCEL |
| Bargain | SNIP |
| Brightly coloured tropical bird | TOUCAN |
| Certain | SURE |
| Come to a head | CULMINATE |
| Con man | FRAUDSTER |
| Disorderly | UNRULY |
| Evergreen shrub | HOLLY |
| Flood | DELUGE |
| For the time being (abbr.) | PROTEM |
| Funereal poem | ELEGY |
| Hypothesis | THEORY |
| Interrupt, disturb | DISRUPT |
| Motif | THEME |
| Of lesser quality | INFERIOR |
| On the loose | ATLARGE |
| Pivotal, critical | CRUCIAL |
| Randomly | haphazardly |
| Ship’s dividing wall | BULKHEAD |
| Slow-witted, insensitive | OBTUSE |
| Spar of a ship’s sail | YARDARM |
| Stalwart, loyal | STAUNCH |
| Stiffness of manner, formality | STARCH |
| Teenage alcoholic drink | ALCOPOP |
| Unspoken | TACIT |
