| CHOKY | A slang word for a prison (5) |
| SCREW | Slang word for a prison warder (5) |
| SENTENCE | Many words for a prison term (8) |
| DIVER | A frogman/woman; a slang word for a pickpocket; or, an aquatic bird also called a loon (5) |
| POOCH | A slang word for a dog (5) |
| DOUGH | A slang word for money (5) |
| OCHRE | A slang word for gold money (5) |
| FELLA | Stumbled over a slang word for man (5) |
| WAD | A bundle of hay or straw; a roll of banknotes; a large sum of said money; a mass of cotton wool, tow etc for packing or stuffing; or, a slang word for a bun, cake or sandwich (3) |
| STRAP | Dangling loop with which to steady oneself on a bus/train; bracelet for securing a wristwatch; slang word for a barber; or, credit for liquor (5) |
| NIFTY | A slang word, of unknown source, for agile, neat, quick, sleek or sharp, like a dancer's footwork, a fine-tuned Porsche, a stylish jacket or a super-swift racehorse (5) |
| SHRINK | Word for "reduce, shrivel", as in a head by a headhunter, hence a slang word for a psychiatrist, who lessens or withers delusions of the mind (6) |
| CLINK | A slang term for a prison (5) |
| HYPE | Abbreviation of a name for a hollow needle, thus a slang word for a drug addict; or, advertising, ballyhoo, excitement, puffery and razzmatazz (4) |
| LEGALEAGLE | A slang word for a lawyer (5,5) |
| KIP | Unit of weight equal to 1000lb; 100 Laotian at; Scottish dialect for a pointed hill; or, a slang word for a bed, nap or lodging house (3) |
| GROMMET | A loop of rope; a metal ring lining an eyelet of the same name; or, a slang word for a young or novice skateboarder or surfer (7) |
| PORRIDGE | A slang word for a term in prison (8) |
| CUSHY | From Urdu for "pleasure" and Hindi for "happiness", a slang word, popularised by British soldiers in India, meaning "easy, comfortable" (5) |
| SKIDLID | A slang word for a crash helmet (7) |
