| MINNEHAHA | She had men in perplexity with a laugh to end for the better half of Hiawatha? (9) |
| BEWILDERED | Ultimately, Bosie and his lover entering had children in perplexity (10) |
| FUNGI | Mushrooms are a bit of a laugh to the American soldier (5) |
| HADON | Wore for a laugh to party for new leader (3,2) |
| MSORMRS | Title choice for the better half |
| MARRIEDQUARTERS | Place for the better half? (7,8) |
| DRJEKYLL | The better half of a Strange Case in literature (2,6) |
| TURNING | Process of releasing a locomotive from the front of a train to the other end, for the return journey (7,5) |
| ROUND | Process of releasing a locomotive from the front of a train to the other end, for the return journey (7,5) |
| REGAN | Ungrateful daughter in the better half of Cornwall |
| TIER | I got into the better half of the row (4) |
| MARGE | Old charmer admits reading the better half of Homer (5) |
| MALAYALAM | Better half of pop song a hit in language of SW India |
| FIRSTLADY | Better half of Trump's day involves loss of virginity? On the contrary (5,4) |
| THERMIDOR | I had men join the marines in month of revolution |
| AMC | Where movie lovers go "to laugh, to cry, to care," per a popular ad starring Nicole Kidman |
| CCIV | Beginning of the end for the Romans in Britain |
| VOLUNTEER | Love to turn out, at the end, for the armed forces (9) |
| PUDS | Moving starter of potato to end for desserts (4) |
| SNIGGER | With a laugh, turning, reins the gee-gee in (7) |
