| ABOUTONESPERSON | 12d or so a boy kept handy |
| POCKETFUEL | Pick-me-up kept handy? |
| VADEMECUM | Book kept handy for consultation (4,5) |
| PEDAL | Boy kept inside, brought up a soft one perhaps? |
| OBSERVANT | Alert old boy kept on retainer |
| STILTON | Boy kept list of cheese (7) |
| LARD | Fat boy kept the recipe (4) |
| CATALYST | Cause of reaction of terribly scatty boy kept in (8) |
| UNUTTERED | Superior fruitcake boy's kept to himself? |
| WET | What you would be if a buddy on a balcony dropped a 12D balloon on your head |
| TWO | Plus-one fun: In a crazy coed baby shower game, ___ men place a 12D balloon between their bellies and race to see which pair will reach the finish line first without making a splash |
| ICE | Cool craft: Fill a balloon with 12D until it reaches 3" in diameter, add a few drops of food coloring and place it in the freezer for about 12 hours (or leave it out in the snow overnight). Peel off t |
| ALACREOLE | Most of all, a call at 12d in West Indian style |
| HAIR | 1932 novel by Phil Stong adapted for the cinema and as a Broadway musical (5,4) (see 12D) |
| MARIA | See 12D Gary Windass was preparing a special proposal for this Corrie woman (5,6) |
| LYON | City on the Rhone-Saone confluence - a suspended destination for 12D (4) |
| BLACK | & 12D The -, Robert Louis Stevenson novel subtitled A Tale of the Two Roses (5,5) |
| ELLEN | & 12D Wisconsin-born Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for I Remember Mama (5,5) |
| ANGRY | & 12D Original title of a 2016 animated film starring the voice talent of Jason Sudeikis and Josh Gad (5,5) |
| EVER | & 12D 1998 comedy-drama film starring Anjelica Huston as a wicked stepmother (4,5) |
