| KNOCKONTHEHEAD | Expression meaning 'to finish something finally' (5,2,3,4) |
| GOVERNMENT | Something finally finished by new people with time to rule |
| DETERMINE | Settle something finally to put off pit position |
| POLISHOFF | Finish (something) quickly |
| PRAWNCRACKER | Crisp hock has super finish - something for Christmas? |
| NORMAN | Invader as usual changing something finally (6) |
| GEM | Stone me: something finally turned up! |
| GOTOTHECOUNTRY | Expression meaning 'to hold a general election to test public opinion' (2,2,3,7) |
| COMPLETEATASK | Finish something |
| PUTPAIDTO | Finish something |
| ROUNDOFF | Finish something smoothly, like a ball for a cricket side (5,3) |
| FLOGADEADHORSE | Expression meaning 'to waste effort on a thing that no longer has a chance of succeeding' (4,1,4,5) |
| TOWN | Go to ____, expression meaning 'to do something enthusiastically' (4) |
| HAMES | To make a ___ of something: Irish expression meaning to make a mess of it. (5) |
| LEARNTHEROPES | Nautical expression meaning 'to become accustomed to how something works' (5,3,5) |
| LIEU | To be in ___ of , expression meaning 'to replace' or 'to substitute' (4) |
| PIGEONS | Set the cat amongst the ____ , expression meaning 'to do something likely to cause trouble' (7) |
| CHAMPATTHEBIT | Expression meaning 'to show impatience while waiting for something to begin' (5,2,3,3) |
| PIECES | Go to ____, expression meaning 'to lose the ability to deal with a situation' (6) |
| GOOFFATATANGENT | Expression meaning 'to start talking about something only slightly related to the subject under discussion' (2,3,2,1,7) |
