| NEARLY | Just about but not quite |
| MISALIGNED | Start to spray Glade Mini about, but not flush? |
| HERE | The fellow gets about - but not there |
| STROMBOLI | I hurl bombs about, but not artillery! |
| FAIRLY | Look smart about - but not very (6) |
| LIVINGAT | ___ ___ anchor - floating about, but not going far! (6,2) |
| TEASE | Give hints about, but not more |
| SLOW | Owls flying about, but not fast (4) |
| TEMPORARY | Tarry and mope about, but not for long |
| STREET | Tea with trees about, but not in avenue (6) |
| MANYEAR | Amount of work divers are anxious about (but not at first) |
| SLIPROAD | Nora and her servant moving about, but not in a by-lane (4,4) |
| CARRYINGON | Making a song and dance about, but not off-loading (8,2) |
| MAINROAD | Nora and her servant moving about, but not in a by-lane (4,4) |
| ELEPHANTINTHEROOM | *Topic that nobody's talking about, but everybody's thinking about |
| TRIVIALITIES | Vital rites I twice stir about, but they're not important (12) |
| ASCEND | Dances about, but will get up (6) |
| APPOINTED | Mark fooled about, but was given the job (9) |
| TAKESISSUE | Argues about, but accepts the result |
| STRAYED | Meandered about, but didn't go right inside |
