| JOINTVENTURE | A business or project on which two or more companies or individuals intend to work together (5,7) |
| PALIMPSEST | A manuscript on which two or more successive texts have been written (10) |
| ASWANHIGHDAM | Major Egyptian construction project on the River Nile completed in 1970 |
| POWERSTRUGGLE | A situation in which two or more people or groups compete for control in a given sphere (5,8) |
| MOGUL | A bump on a ski slope; a candy-making machine; or, from the title of a member of a Muslim dynasty, a business or media tycoon (5) |
| BACCARAT | A card game in which two or more punters gamble against the banker |
| UNIFICATION | The process by which two or more countries join together and become one (11) |
| DEADHEATS | Races or contests in which two or more participants tie for first place (4,5) |
| DEADHEAT | A race in which two or more competitors finish at the same time (4,4) |
| RESEMBLANCE | A way in which two or more things are alike |
| NANNYSHARE | Arrangement in which two or more families employ the same caregiver for their children |
| BATTALION | A military unit comprising three or more companies (9) |
| BN | What is the abbreviation for the military ground force unit composed of three or more companies? (2) |
| PLIERS | Pincers used to bend, fold and prime the "wires" with which they rhyme; or, individuals who pursue a trade or mercantile pastime (6) |
| LIFEBOAT | A craft designed for rescues at sea; or, a measure taken in an attempt to save a business or investor etc in figurative troubled waters (8) |
| OUTFIT | Informal word for a business or firm; a carefully selected set of matching clothes; or, a kit for a specific task, such as first aid (6) |
| CROSSROADS | Point at which two or more roads meet (10) |
| MANDA | Abbreviated term for the consolidation of companies, or a description of the answer to each starred clue |
| GRATERS | Rasp-like kitchen utensils with which to reduce, rub, shred or triturate cheese, garlic, ginger, lemon zest, nutmeg, vegetables etc; or, individuals who figuratively shred one's nerves (7) |
| GAMESHOWS | TV programmes in which teams or individuals compete to win prizes (4,5) |
