| BOOB | A mistake, whichever way you look at it |
| DUD | It's a flop, whichever way you look at it |
| ABBA | It's a Swedish band, whichever way you look at it! (4) |
| DEED | It's a noble act, whichever way you look at it |
| TENET | Whichever way you look at it it's a principle involved (5) |
| ROTOR | Whichever way you look at it, it's a Turner (5) |
| NUN | Granny is a bit of a guardian angel, whichever way you look at it (3) |
| SEESAW | Turns up, Washington realises, whichever way you look at it, this is a plaything that requires a balancing act (6) |
| TAT | Whichever way you look at it it's informally tasteless (3) |
| GAG | Whichever way you look at it, restraint should make you laugh (3) |
| KOOK | A weirdo, whichever way you look at it (4) |
| NOTON | It's impracticable whichever way you look at it (3,2) |
| MADAM | She's a woman, whichever way you look at it (5) |
| PUTUP | It's erect, whichever way you look at it |
| ROTATOR | A revolutionary device - whichever way you look at it |
| NOON | It's midday whichever way you look at it! (4) |
| LEVEL | In a condition of equality, whichever way you look at it (5) |
| MINIM | It's musical whichever way you look at it! (5) |
| GNAT | It has bite, whichever way you look at it (4) |
| PEP | It's like 32dn whichever way you look at it |