| PROVISO | A condition or stipulation (7) |
| TERM | Condition or stipulation |
| OPTIMUM | Word, rooted in the Latin for "best", for the point at which a condition or something is most favourable (7) |
| SQUALOR | The condition or quality of being disgustingly dirty or repulsive, especially as a result of neglect or poverty (7) |
| STATE | A condition, or a way of being (5) |
| AGROUND | On or into the ground; in a stranded condition or state. (7) |
| LASTING | Continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place. (7) |
| STIPULATE | Specify as a condition or requirement (9) |
| PLIGHT | A condition or state, especially an unfortunate one |
| MAINTENANCE | Process of preserving a condition or situation (11) |
| SUITABLE | Appropriate for a condition or occasion (8) |
| ONSET | Beginning of a condition or circumstance (5) |
| PROVISOS | Conditions or stipulations (8) |
| IFSANDBUTS | Conditions or stipulations |
| EMBROIL | Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action. (7) |
| OILSKIN | Sailor or fisherman/woman's traditional overcoat worn during rainy conditions, or the waterproof cloth from which it is made (7) |
| RUNDOWN | In poor condition or weakened health (3-4) |
| RIDER | An additional clause, amendment or stipulation added to a legal or other document (5) |
| FAIR | Word used to describe fine or pleasant weather conditions or a wind favourable to the passage of a vessel; or, a type of market, trade show or expo (4) |
| TRIM | The act of snipping a candlewick to prepare it for use; a light haircut to neaten or tidy; a decorative edging; the position of a ship's sails relative to the wind; said vessel's fitness; or, conditio |
