| MAXINEWATERSPLANTS | Being in Congress got too stressful, so now ___ at a greenhouse |
| HARRYSTYLESHAIR | He got tired of playing megaconcerts, so now ___ at a salon |
| BENFOLDSCLOTHES | His music career slowed down, so now ___ at a laundromat |
| ATIT | Americans initially dug being in Congress (2,2) |
| BENCH | A seat in a boat or parliament; a platform for plants in a greenhouse or for dogs at a show; a pew or settle; a table in a laboratory, studio or workshop; or, judges collectively (5) |
| KIMFIELDSQUESTIONS | She got sick of sitcoms, so now ___ as a press secretary |
| BRITNEYSPEARSFISH | Singing, dancing, and touring was taking its toll, so now ___ in the Caribbean |
| IMTHE | "So now ___ bad guy?" |
| TIGERMOTH | Got a hermit to change his ways, so now he's a flyer (9) |
| LIGHT | A pane of a greenhouse; or, a division of a mullioned window (5) |
| WONDERWOMAN | She's a superhero! So now we have a random sculpture (6,5) |
| HEAT | Insulate a greenhouse in winter to keep this in; ventilate in summer to let this out! (4) |
| ORANGERY | A building, such as a greenhouse, in which citrus trees are grown (8) |
| MAKESTHEGRADE | "So, now that he's in trucking school, I just hope he ___..." |
| SWOON | So now is put out by a fainting fit (5) |
| BORED | Well done so now a big yawn (5) |
| LAVISH | Being mean is pointless so now become generous |
| CREOSOTE | O, so now in Crete to get coal tar liquid? (8) |
| BORES | Well done so now a big yawn (5) |
| DEBUG | Locate and correct errors in a computer, but it sounds as if you are removing insects from, say, a greenhouse! (5) |