| TERRIFIC | Dreadful, some say, or very good (8) |
| PRISON | Stir, some say, or spin perhaps |
| JAMMY | Lucky, some say, or sticky perhaps (5) |
| WICKED | Musical, very bad or very good? (6) |
| MEAN | Poor or very good |
| SLAPUP | Swell or very good |
| MEGA | Slang word meaning enormous or very good (4) |
| ILLUSION | From the Latin meaning "to mock, ridicule or make a sport of", a false idea or belief; a deceptive appearance; a hallucination; or, very fine netting or tulle for veils (8) |
| STEAMING | Very hot or very angry (8) |
| PERSAEPE | Very often or very frequently (prefix is an intensifier) |
| STRAPPED | Without, or very short of, money (8) |
| FIENDISH | Extremely cruel, or very awkward in relation to a problem (8) |
| BLANCHED | With dull clothing, red or very white (8) |
| DEMONIAC | Devilish or very evil (8) |
| HEATWAVE | Have tea arranged around start of warm or very sweltering spell (8) |
| WHISKERS | From "bundles of twigs", word for sensory vibrissae of cats, dogs, mice etc; men's beards, moustaches, mutton chops, sideburns etc; or, very narrow margins, aka hairbreadths (8) |
| ALLRIGHT | Adequately, or very well! (3,5) |
| ABRASIVE | Chafing against the skin, or very rude |
| OVERTONE | Subtle implication - or very clear one |
| ASGOODAS | A match for - or very nearly (2,4,2) |
