| LOCKEDUP | Keep line tight thus, or___ ___ (*OK, clued P) (6-2) |
| THEKIDSARE | "___ ___ ___ Alright" |
| ARE | "The Kids _ _ Alright" |
| CATALYST | Actors to keep line out of score, which may provoke a reaction |
| FRIENDLY | China may be thus, or Tonga's islands? |
| ROUGHEST | Regulated eg, thus - or most inaccurate |
| ALLEYWAY | Nearly always keeps line in passage (8) |
| MAKEOVER | Remodelling awkward Vera ___ OK with me (8) |
| LOVETREE | The handkerchief or ___ ___, Davidia involucrata (4,4) |
| SWAG | Ornamental festoon or garland of drapery, flowers, foliage, fruit, linen etc; a carved or painted representation of thus; or, the boodle or booty of a burglar (4) |
| SPRAYS | Small bouquets, boutonnieres, corsages or nosegays of flowers and foliage; ornamental brooches resembling thus; or, clouds of flying droplets of scent or water (6) |
| HEALTH | State of physical/mental wellbeing; or, a toast to thus or to prosperity (6) |
| CLAUSE | Reason to keep line in section of contract (6) |
| FUDGE | Word for nonsense; a piece of stop-press news or the box left blankin a newspaper for thus; or, a soft confection flavoured with chocolate, clotted cream, rum or vanilla (5) |
| CASTLE | Keep line in order (6) |
| AXOLOTL | Too lax at sea to keep line for aquatic creature |
| RAILMAN | Train worker managed to keep line in design |
| RATTLES | Chatterers; crackling noises of paper; dice-boxes; maracas, shakers or toys resembling thus; or, watchmens' instruments formerly used to produce whirring sounds (7) |
| SHORTENED | Condensed thus, or the ends may be off (9) |
| ONCEUPONATIME | Start tale thus or continue a poem willy-nilly? (4,4,1,4) |
