| TEDDYBEAR | It was all Elvis wanted to be apparently, jointed and furry (5,4) |
| DEFIANCE | Challenging behaviour to get rid of husband-to-be, apparently (8) |
| SHOOKUP | All --- ---, Elvis Presley hit single first released in 1957 (5,2) |
| OLDIES | All Elvis songs |
| SNAFFLE | Simple bit for a bridle, often jointed and with D-rings (7) |
| CULM | Stem or stalk, especially the jointed and usually hollow stem of grasses (4) |
| BLITHE | Born double-jointed and sprightly (6) |
| PLOTTWIST | It was all a dream, maybe |
| NORTHPOLE | Great Scott - he wanted to be as far from there as possible! |
| PINOCCHIO | Which Disney character wanted to be a real boy? (9) |
| REDUNDANT | No longer wanted to be embarrassed: mistakenly dun worker! (9) |
| CHANCE | "Can it be that it was all so simple then? Or has time rewritten every line; If we had the ... to do it all again; Tell me, would we, could we," sang Barbra Streisand in The Way We Were |
| BEARARMS | They're long and furry - strong enough to carry pistols (4,4) |
| PLAYHARDTOGET | Be apparently unwilling to see obscure piece of theatre? |
| ROADRUNNER | Cartoon bird that first appeared in 'Fast and Furry-ous' |
| HELSTON | Market town in Cornwall famous for its Hal-an-Tow pageant and Furry Dance (7) |
| ATBOTTOM | Essentially as low as can be, apparently (2,6) |
| PUNCH | He is as pleased as can be, apparently (5) |
| DOITALL | "Can it be that it was all so simple then? Or has time rewritten every line; If we had the chance to |
| SUDDEN | When Ned came to Dartmouth to visit us, it was all terribly unplanned (6) |