| LABEL | Attatch a description to |
| TERMING | Applying a description to |
| SKIRTAROUND | Avoid, or a literal description to the five theme answers |
| UNTHINKINGLY | Two descriptions to apply to Henry VIII as a knee-jerk reaction? |
| MAHJONGG | Game of Chinese origin, played with tiles, or pais, that are similar in physical description to those used in dominoes but engraved with Chinese symbols and characters and divided into suits and honou |
| NEWYOU | Description to one who's just made lifestyle changes, with "the" |
| SWEET | A bonbon; or, a description of a wine with a high sugar content, often served with puddings (5) |
| SNAKEDANCE | Hopi ritual in which participants move in a zigzag line - or a description of a charmed cobra's move |
| HARDEDGED | Gritty ... and a description of this puzzle, which is also a hint to completing eight answers |
| TYPEB | In personality theory, a description of a person who is generally easy-going with low susceptibility to stress (4,1) |
| OLDCONTEMPTIBLES | The ____, a nickname for the British Expeditionary Force, based on a description attributed to Kaiser Wilhelm II |
| GOLDILOCKS | In astronomy, an informal alternative to "circumstellar" as a description of a habitable zone |
| CHOCOLATE | Colour of a Labrador other than black or yellow; food such as Bournville; or, linked with "box" for a description of a pretty cottage or pastoral painting (9) |
| ALMAGEST | A work on astronomy, compiled by Ptolemy in the 2nd century AD, containing a description of the geocentric system of the universe and a star catalogue |
| PARTYMIX | What a DJ might create for a shindig, or a description of the circled letters |
| SIDELINES | Where to find coaches at football games ... or a description of the answers to the 16 starred clues? |
| FANCIED | Imagined a description of a favourite horse (7) |
| LOSELOSE | A description of a very disadvantageous situation |
| OMEN | Sign... or a description of the answers to the six starred clues? |
| DEADENDS | Unfruitful paths ... or a description of both words in the answers to the seven starred clues? |
