| ASWIM | Afloat, plan to keep foundations of business somehow (5) |
| TRANSACT | Can start to do business somehow (8) |
| BASES | Foundations of wicked society (5) |
| ROOTS | Foundations (of a tree) (5) |
| IBSEN | Norwegian dramatist whose work laid the foundations of modern drama |
| CHAIN | Foundation of most crochet (5) |
| BASIS | Foundation of book - no change (5) |
| YOUTH | "The foundation of every state is the education of its ___": Diogenes |
| ALDER | Wood that makes up the foundation of much of Venice |
| SNAPS | Foundation of strong bridge, propped up, breaks (5) |
| STATE | Free at last, we built the foundation of a caring society (7,5) |
| INDIA | World's second-most populous country, where modern polo originated in 1859 with the foundation of the sport's first club in Silchar (5) |
| SOCLE | Low plain plinth used as a support for a statue, column etc. or as the foundation of a wall (5) |
| CRUST | Before the sauce and cheese: It's the foundation of a pizza |
| BASEX | Foundation of the decimal system |
| BLUES | Foundation of rocks/pop, voice, guitar, drums, bass, same chords over and over |
| OLLIE | Foundation of many advanced skateboarding tricks |
| FORMAT | Plan to keep parent in old camp |
| MISHAP | Accident? Plan to keep one quiet (6) |
| MEANTOSAY | Denote you don't plan to keep mum about (4,2,3) |
