| BETTEDAVIS | "My mother always said that it was polite to say something good about the dead. Joan Crawford: She's |
| SIT | "If you can't say something good about someone, ___ right here by me": Alice Roosevelt Longworth |
| NATURE | The artist Francois Boucher said that it was "too green and badly lit" |
| SAIDPLEASE | Was polite, in a way (2 wds.) |
| GAVETHANKS | Was polite, in a way (2 wds.) |
| MABEL | "Mad About You" baby who got her name because "mothers always bring extra love" |
| MATERNAL | Mother's always going on, losing head after morning's over (8) |
| PLAUTUS | He wrote something good about gold pot, finally |
| ENGLISHMASTER | Lectures all about the dead in Ireland - to some it was one yoke of oppression (7,6) |
| SOI | Charli XCX song whose title completes the lyrics "You always said, 'It's okay to cry' / . . . ___ cry" |
| TOP | Winner has time to make good about the Cup Final (3,3) |
| GLAD | It's good about the French being pleased (4) |
| FORRESTGUMP | "My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates" movie |
| RELATE | Tell about the dead (6) |
| FINANCE | Good about the ANC getting funds (7) |
| FELINE | Catty, but quite good about the Spanish (6) |
| HOPE | Feel good about the future |
| REMARK | Make it up Munro, a perk to say something about (6,4) |
| UPON | Make it up Munrupono, a perk to say something about (6,4) |
| FISH | Talk to people in an attempt to get them to say something (4) |
