| NOSEY | A negative response one way, a positive one the other; curious (5) |
| ANODE | It's a swelling - a positive one! (5) |
| ION | Paranoid can return a positive one (or negative) (3) |
| PROA | Positive one of eight, as one may say, in a boat |
| REIGN | Equip with ecstasy. In one way a dominating influence (5) |
| NEWER | One way a jug can be in better condition (5) |
| NONOT | "___ that one, the other one!" |
| PIANO | It's so soft provided detective gets a negative response (5) |
| NOTED | Recorded a negative response to little Edward (5) |
| GUANO | Fertiliser from seabirds? Chap largely gets a negative response (5) |
| NORTH | One way a thorn appears |
| HANOI | Capital greeting conceals a negative response (5) |
| YESES | They provide answers, positive ones, ultimately |
| READYWIT | In a time-conscious State, intelligence is the sort of response one gets in the funniest of situations (5,3) |
| FIND | A discovery of something, be it a foxhound's prey, one's way, a cute stray or a valuable treen tray (4) |
| CONTAIN | "The Brain-is wider than the Sky- / For-put them side by side- / The one the other will ____" (Emily Dickinson) |
| STEWARD | Cook one way, a limited way, as caterer |
| ETERNALLY | One way a bird has a friend for ever |
| ASTRONOMICAL | One of the pitches gets a negative response for economical half that's humongous (12) |
| SHAKEOFTHEHEAD | Capital way to give a negative response (5,2,3,4) |