| ISM | End for "patriot" or "manner" |
| HASAN | ___ Minhaj, Peabody-winning comedian for "Patriot Act" |
| NFL | Org. for Patriots and Packers |
| FGS | 3-pointers for Patriots, briefly |
| MISSILE | Patriot or Trident |
| NFLER | Patriot or Bill, e.g. |
| TEAM | Patriots or Celtics |
| POLISH | Word for a substance for finishing, shining or smoothing, hence elegance or refinement in style or manner (6) |
| TONER | Ed of the Patriots, or his son, Ed, of the Colts |
| SERVICE | Advent, Christingle, Epiphany, Midnight Mass or other ceremony of religious worship; a set of matching crockery for a particular meal; or, the act or manner of waiting on diners in a restaurant (7) |
| DELIVERY | Act or manner of bowling a cricket ball or making a speech; or, a distribution of mail (8) |
| THEW | Word for custom, habit or manner originally, later for bodily strength (4) |
| MIEN | Word for a person's air, bearing, look or manner, especially as an indication of their general demeanour, mood or personality (4) |
| HANGDOG | Downcast, furtive or guilty in appearance or manner (7) |
| AUSTERE | Severe or strict in attitude or manner (7) |
| GRANDILOQUENCE | Pompous or inflated language or manner (14) |
| ACERB | Bitter or sharp in tone, taste or manner (5) |
| SO | 'in the way or manner shown, expressed, indicated, understood' / 'more or less' |
| CUISINE | The practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared. (7) |
| GOVERNMENT | Action or manner of controlling or regulating a state (10) |
