| ALLTHAT | (and 20 across, 3 down) Proverb stating that not everything that looks precious or true turns out to be so (3,4) |
| ABRIDGMENT | Not everything that was written about game bird by conservation body (10) |
| LOVE | (and 22 across, 4 down) Proverb stating that passion between two people affords them the determination to be together (4) |
| GOLDENEYE | 1995 spy film starring 17 Across, 20 Across, 3 Down, 5 Down, 19 Down and 24 Down (9) |
| MATURE | True turn after half made to be fully developed |
| ACLEAR | (and 23 across, 26 across and 3 down) Proverb suggesting that being a good person will help you sleep properly (1,5) |
| RINGSOFPOWER | New Amazon Prime series set in the same world as 7 Down and 20 Across (3) |
| FINDAWAY | Proverb stating that passion between two people affords them the determination to be together (4) |
| WILL | Proverb stating that passion between two people affords them the determination to be together (4) |
| WHENTHEGOING | (and 14, 15, 19, 26 across) Proverb stating that, in difficult times, it is the strong-willed who take action (4,3,5) |
| CHARACTERSKETCH | Certain description in literature ... or the clue for 38- Across, 3- Down, 7- Down or 11- Down? |
| SODSLAW | A humorous precept stating that if something can go wrong, or turn out inconveniently, it will (4,3) |
| ISPOWER | Proverb stating the importance of intelligence and understanding (2,5) |
| KNOWLEDGE | Proverb stating the importance of intelligence and understanding (2,5) |
| PROBLEMATIC | (Of a proposition) stating that whatever is possible is not necessarily the case (11) |
| POESLAW | Adage stating that parodies of extreme views are hard to distinguish from extreme views online |
| FINDERS | Proverb/childish chant stating that possession is more important than ownership (7,7,6,7) |
| KEEPERS | Proverb/childish chant stating that possession is more important than ownership (7,7,6,7) |
| LOSERS | Proverb/childish chant stating that possession is more important than ownership (7,7,6,7) |
| WEEPERS | Proverb/childish chant stating that possession is more important than ownership (7,7,6,7) |
