| ASIAMINOR | A country once, in or around Anatolia (4,5) |
| HIPPOPOTAMUS | Massive animal living in or around rivers in tropical Africa (12) |
| HAPPYHOUR | Time for cheap drink program unknown in hotels or around uni (5,4) |
| TRIMMINGS | They all go with the turkey - or around the room! (9) |
| CHEROKEE | Member of a North American Indian people formerly living in or around the Appalachian Mountains (8) |
| TOLL | There are three of these type of roads in New Zealand, two in or around Tauranga (4) |
| PREMISES | Propositions in or around the house (8) |
| PICA | Strange appetite with devout one in or around (4) |
| SPRAIN | Injury right in or around Madrid (6) |
| USUAL | No tin in or around the "Nautilus" is customary (5) |
| ASIA | A country once losing money - or a number of countries (4) |
| LACE | A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment). |
| SASH | From the Arabic for "muslin, turban", a word for a strip of fine cloth twisted around the head originally, later a ribbon worn over one shoulder or around the waist (4) |
| SMALLHOURS | Possibly one or two in hospital, or around university, in pants? (5,5) |
| APRON | A hard-surfaced area in front of, or around, an aircraft hangar or terminal (5) |
| BREATHALYSER | A contrivance used in a test for measuring blood alcohol content that one could potentially fail following consumption of two standard glasses of wine, some 30 mince pies or around 850 chocolate lique |
| SCHWA | The 'a' sound in 'about' or 'around' |
| ROTATE | Turn on or around an axis or a centre (6) |
| ABOUT | A round or around |
| POLAR | Standard around zero latitude - or around 90A° latitude (5) |
