| WENEVER | 24/7, as claimed by the 12? |
| WENEVERCLOSED | 24/7, as claimed by the 12? |
| CLOSED | 24/7, as claimed by the 12? (2,5,6) |
| DUODECIMO | Couple protest about 101 bound by the dozen? (9) |
| MANIPUR | State where 44 MLAs are prepared to form a new government, as claimed by BJP legislator. (7) |
| HAPPYNEWYEAR | Message spelled out by the 12 added letters in this puzzle |
| THIN | Almost use 7 as 7 may be sliced |
| SNOWFLAKEGENERATION | Young adults of the 2010s as viewed, it is claimed, by the novel and film Fight Club |
| LEBENSRAUM | Territory claimed by the Nazis as necessary for economic growth (10) |
| REDRESS | About clothing claimed by the injured party (7) |
| ALLEGED | Claimed by the chaps taking sides with a member (7) |
| YELLOWJERSEY | Vibrant prize claimed by the winner of the Tour de France |
| EXPROPRIATED | Secretary reported team, as claimed (12) |
| GOINGFORWARD | From this point on ... and a phrase that explains (and is spelled out by) the 12 shifted first letters in this puzzle |
| AMICABLE | Civil question posed by former party leader following a 26 on the 12? (8) |
| AGAIN | Wiz Khalifa song featured in Fast & Furious 7 as a tribute to the late Paul Walker, See You ___ (5) |
| CONNEMARA | Coastal region of western Galway dominated by the Twelve Bens (or Pins) mountains; described by Oscar Wilde 'a savage beauty' (9) |
| DOZE | Drop off most of the 12? (4) |
| MERCILESS | Cruel, no thanks to the 12? (9) |
| STAGE | "All the world's a ___, and all the men and women merely players": Act II, Scene VII, As You Like It (5) |
