| GUACAMOLE | Dip or rise of a month, more or less a blemish |
| STEALAMARCHON | Dishonestly get a month more to gain a crafty advantage (5,1,5,2) |
| CHIPPY | Man who knows about joints? More or less a dropout (6) |
| ACCEPT | Take (more or less) a letter? Indeed (6) |
| ROUNDABOUT | It's more or less a playground ride (10) |
| ORSO | More or less a headless body (2,2) |
| GISMO | Blog is, more or less, a device (5) |
| STOIC | Saint with nothing, one more or less a philosopher (5) |
| FLOW | Rise of a tide; a creative mental state of being "in the zone"; or, a steady stream of people or words (4) |
| TINGE | From "to dip or colour", a word for a trace of indigo, pink, purple, violet or other colouring; or, by extension, a hint of a feeling, flavour, quality etc (5) |
| SEMESTRAL | Twice a year or less, a term that's variable (9) |
| FREEFALL | Motion of a body, such as a spacecraft, under the force of gravity only; part of a parachute jump before the canopy deploys; or, any fast uncontrolled descent, dip or drop (4,4) |
| CROW | Word used to describe the summit of a hill or rise; the human forehead; or, a ship's gangway (4) |
| MAY | Name for hawthorn; its blossom, traditionally gathered to celebrate the first day of a month named after a fertility goddess of springtime; or, one's bloom, early life, flush or prime (3) |
| PLUNGE | Word for a dive or leap into water; or, informally, a dip or a swim (6) |
| CHANDLER | A maker of tallow/wax dips or tapers; a merchant of said torches and other household goods including groceries, oil, paint and soap; or, a dealer in supplies for ships (8) |
| KNOLL | Little rise of A£1,000? No, A£50 (5) |
| REBELS | People who resist or rise up against a government or other authority (6) |
| SALESRESISTANCE | Obstacle to commission - a rise, less a/c sent in error (5,10) |
| SALSA | A dip, or a series of steps |
