| GOLDFISH | ____ bowl, metaphorical expression for a situation lacking in any privacy (8) |
| GOLDFISHBOWL | Situation lacking in privacy (8,4) |
| INHUMAN | Brutal and lacking in any compassion (7) |
| ZUGZWANG | Term in chess for a situation in which any move would worsen a player's position |
| GREYAREA | Any situation lacking clear distinctions (4,4) |
| SPRAYCAN | The Reverend's computer cover is a medium of expression for a graffiti artist (5,3) |
| GRAYAREA | Situation lacking clarity |
| ABDUCTOR | Name another expression for a kidnapper (8) |
| MERCHANT | Name another expression for a shopkeeper (8) |
| SKYPILOT | Slang expression for a military chaplain (3,5) |
| PAKISTAN | 1A 30 ___ bowl holds a thousand at first (8) |
| ONWATCH | Looking out for a situation for the hands (2,5) |
| SETUP | Way in which equipment or an organisation is arranged; or, informal word for a situation orchestrated to falsely incriminate someone (3-2) |
| POPTARTS | ___ Bowl (Kellogg-sponsored football event featuring the "first-ever edible mascot," which was lowered into a gigantic toaster and consumed by players after the game) |
| DARBYANDJOAN | Which expression for a devoted elderly couple was taken from a ballad written by Henry Woodfall in 1735? (5,3,4) |
| APTNESS | Suitability for a situation |
| GREY | Oilman pulls out of mineralogy situation lacking clearly defined area (4) |
| TRICKSTER | What whist-players want, a short expression for a cheat (9) |
| JACKTHELAD | Which expression for a brash, cocky young man arose in 18th-century England? (4,3,3) |
| HALFTERM | Not much of an expression for a holiday (4-4) |
