| ORON | "___ ___ the other hand..." |
| ONEOR | Make a choice between the two, ___ ___ the other |
| TOHIM | "Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn ___ ___ the other also", Matthew 5:39. (2,3) |
| ISON | "The shoe ___ the other foot" |
| EYEOPENER | "This year's final was an ____. The other four finalists were all over 20 years younger than I am." (The Times, quoting Mark Goodliffe, its Crossword Championship winner in 2024) |
| OLIVE | "___ the other reindeer" (common mishearing of a Yuletide lyric) |
| ILOOK | REO Speedwagon "You may say ___ the other way" |
| AFTER | In sequence, one ___ the other |
| LOOK | ___ the other way (ignore what's going on) |
| LOOKED | ___ the other way (chose to ignore something) |
| NOR | Neither one ___ the other |
| ALLOF | "___ the other reindeer ..." |
| VERSA | Vice __ (the other way around) |
| FROM | "Love ___ the Other Side" (2023 Fall Out Boy hit) |
| TURN | ___ the other cheek |
| SEES | "One eye ___, the other feels": Paul Klee |
| CIGAR | 'There are two things worth living for: one is a good _____, the other is a better one' Raul Julia (5) |
| SHAKEONESFIST | On the one hand it's to display anger, on the other hand it's a show of pleasure perhaps (5,3'1,4) |
| ORLOP | ... on the other hand, cut the deck (5) |
| SACKBUT | Instrument has the boot on the other hand (7) |