| YANKEE | American colloquially speaking? |
| MISSES | Fail to meet American woman, colloquially speaking (6) |
| GLAD | Cheerful flower, colloquially speaking (4) |
| MILER | Middle distance runner, colloquially speaking |
| NUTS | Mad - colloquially speaking? |
| MEAN | Low, average, or good, colloquially speaking (4) |
| FAGS | Cigarettes, colloquially speaking |
| GLADIOLUS | Flower that's cheerful, colloquially speaking |
| GREENBACKS | US dollars, colloquially speaking |
| JUDGELIKE | Sober, colloquially speaking |
| ISMS | Doctrines, colloquially speaking (4) |
| BEARCAT | Binturong, colloquially speaking |
| ICER | Freezer or cooler, colloquially speaking |
| SKIN | Fleece or swindle, colloquially speaking? |
| RED | Communist, colloquially speaking |
| DISHY | Attractive - colloquially speaking |
| GEN | Information, colloquially speaking |
| FAG | Cigarette, colloquially speaking |
| KIWIS | New Zealanders, colloquially speaking ? (5) |
| MEDAL | Colloquially speaking, what is a gong? (5) |
