| NOTMUCHCHOP | Australian informal expression for "unimpressive" - a British equivalent with one letter inserted |
| ONAPAR | Equivalent (with) |
| VETS | Military honorees formed by the letters inserted into the theme answers |
| KNUCKLESANDWICH | Informal expression for a blow with the fist (7,8) |
| DESRES | Informal expression for a desirable home (3,3) |
| TINGOD | Informal expression for a person demanding or receiving undue respect or reverence (3,3) |
| STICKS | Between the ___, informal expression for playing as a goalkeeper in football (6) |
| CAMPER | Happy ____, an informal expression for 'a contented person' (6) |
| SHRINKINGVIOLET | Informal expression for a very shy person (9,6) |
| NIPANDTUCK | Informal expression for cosmetic surgery (3,3,4) |
| NEAREST | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and dearest, informal expression for close relatives and friends (7) |
| LEAPINTHEDARK | Informal expression for an act whose consequences cannot be foreseen (4,2,3,4) |
| PARFORTHECOURSE | Informal expression for an average result or occurrence (3,3,3,6) |
| GETTHEMESSAGE | Informal expression for 'to understand' (3,3,7) |
| NOSPRINGCHICKEN | Informal expression for someone who is at least past young adulthood (2,6,7) |
| BIGBUCKS | Informal expression for large amounts of money (3,5) |
| SPOTON | What is an informal expression for "absolutely correct"? (4,2) |
| THEFUZZ | Informal expression for police (3,4) |
| THIN | ___ on top, informal expression for balding (4) |
| IMHO | Initialism with one letter standing for "humble" |
