| UAL | Act or grad ending |
| SNATCH | A swift act or thing, such as a hasty grab or catch; a kidnapping or theft; a quick bite to eat; a brief spell of exertion, sleep, time etc; a fragment of a song or a talk; or, a quibble (6) |
| DELIVERY | Act or manner of bowling a cricket ball or making a speech; or, a distribution of mail (8) |
| ANTIC | Old word for an absurd act or an actor in a grotesque or ludicrous part such as a clown or buffoon (5) |
| SERVICE | Advent, Christingle, Epiphany, Midnight Mass or other ceremony of religious worship; a set of matching crockery for a particular meal; or, the act or manner of waiting on diners in a restaurant (7) |
| MATERIAL | General word for matter such as baize, candlewick, crepe paper, felt, or tweed; songs or jokes comprising a performer's act; or, facts, ideas and notes for use in creating a novel (8) |
| ASSART | In British legal history, a piece of forest land cleared or reclaimed for arable use; or, the act or offence of grubbing up of trees and bushes (6) |
| REFORM | The act or process of improving or correcting an institution, practice, system etc; or, the betterment of a behaviour by giving up a vice (6) |
| CARVING | The act or art of sculpture in ivory, stone, wood etc; the dendroglyph, figure or form created; the process of cutting up roasted meat at a table; or, a technique of turning in skiing (7) |
| JUGGLERS | The act or art of legerdemain, prestidigitation or performing tricks with props; or, trickery generally (8) |
| THRUST | Sea lavender's cousin growing on wind-smitten cliffs, rocks, ocean-sprayed turf and shores; or, from "grasp, prosperity, success", a word for the act or art of frugality, parsimony or prudence (6) |
| TILLAGE | The act or practice of preparing land for growing crops; the arable tract being cultivated; or, agronomy, farming or husbandry generally (7) |
| CEREMONY | Word for a religious rite; a formal observance, such as a graduation, prize-giving or wedding; such rituals collectively; a courteous gesture or act; or, pageantry, pomp and propriety (8) |
| APIAN | Quick or prompt to act or respond. (5) |
| IVE | Act or combat ending? |
| COHESION | Act or state of holding or sticking firmly together (8) |
| TREAT | Act or behave toward a person or a thing / apply medical care / foot the bill |
| TRANSIT | The act or fact of passing across or through. (7) |
| ENDORSEMENT | The act or an instance of approving or sanctioning something (11) |
| RITE | A formal act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious ceremonies (4) |
