| ITSASTART | "Looks good so far" (and an alternative clue for 1-Across) |
| DARKHORSE | One surprisingly successful alternative clue to 15? |
| HORSEOPERA | Cliched crossword clue for 1-Across |
| UPTOAPOINT | So far and no farther |
| ROOT | As a clue for "1 Down," to use a deterrent (4) |
| TOANDFRO | Ferries go so far and do not interfere with each other |
| DEFINITION | Resolution of what one is looking for in cryptic clue, for one (10) |
| LIGHTBLUE | Clue for one to be depressed, so off colour (5,4) |
| GAME | Clue, for one |
| BAD | "He knows if you've been ___ or good, so be good for goodness sake!" |
| HOMESWEETHOME | Embroidery slogan, and an alternative title for this puzzle |
| TEARDROPS | Signs of sorrow, and an alternative title for this puzzle |
| SCREECH | And an alternative name for the first, from its piercing cry (7) |
| ASSAI | In music, "very", and an alternative spelling of a berry noted for its nutritional properties |
| BIRDSONG | Notes from on high, and an alternative title for this puzzle |
| TIMESPANS | Chronological stretches, and an alternative title for this puzzle |
| RUSHHOURTRAFFIC | Part of life in the big city, and an alternative title for this puzzle |
| LONGDIVISION | Arithmetic operation, and an alternative title for this puzzle |
| LOOKOUT | A lout is out for nothing good, so beware! (7) |
| GROOVE | Tongue and ..., an alternative to nails (6) |
