| DONTDRINKANDDRIVE | "Of all the acronyms, why 'NAPA'? Didn't they ever hear of '___'?" |
| KONG | "Did you ever hear of ... ___?" (Carl Denham's query en route to Skull Island) |
| OUCH | "Ever hear of novocaine!?" |
| LOOKITUP | "Ever hear of Google?" |
| NONEVENTS | Do they ever happen to take off at all? No nev..... (3-6) |
| ALLTIME | Greatest Of ___, the meaning of the acronym GOAT (3,4) |
| IATA | The acronym of the trade association of world airlines founded in 1945 |
| BACKINTHEGAME | Defender, during match, is performing as well as they ever did |
| NIGHTSHIFT | Don't they ever do a day's work? (5,5) |
| NAGNAGNAGNAGNAG | "Stop henpecking! All I ever hear is ___!" |
| BANDSTANDCHEESE | The schmaltziest pop orchestra music you'll ever hear? |
| HEADPIECE | Piece of armour provided? Didn't have to go to war, we hear (9) |
| FINEPRINT | Pay a penalty for the pamphlet? Didn't read the small bits (4,5) |
| EVANS | Agatha Christie whodunit which posed the question, Why Didn't They Ask ...? |
| CJCM | The acronym for one mass-based movement which is bringing the climate crisis to the fore. Think climate, justice, charter and the last one is for you to work out. (4) |
| FORTHEWINES | Why many people visit Napa? |
| RICO | "Mother of mercy, is this the end of ___?" (last line of "Little Caesar") |
| LYCRA | One of the words whose initial letter is used to form the acronym "Mamil" (5) |
| MGM | One of the oldest Hollywood film studios, known by the acronym: - (3) |
| ANTISOCIAL | What the first two letters of the acronym Asbo stand for |
