| WONGI | Australian slang for an informal talk or chat |
| ROUGHIE | NZ and Australian slang for an outsider in a horse or dog race (7) |
| GAB | Talk or chat idly |
| CONVERSATION | Talk or chat (12) |
| CHAT | Have an informal talk |
| COPPER | A metal detector for an for an informal policeman? |
| TROPPO | An Italian musical term denoting "too much"; or, Australian slang for "doolally" or "mentally disturbed", as attributed to hot weather (6) |
| SCHLEP | From Yiddish for "haul, lug", slang for an arduous or tedious journey; or, a clumsy inept person or "drag" (6) |
| CRONY | From "long-lasting", Cambridge University slang for an old friend or contemporary, similar to Oxford's "chum", hence a word for any close or trusted companion or pal (5) |
| JAMSESSION | Term for an informal or impromptu performance by jazz or rock musicians improvising collectively, known in folk circles as a hootenanny (3,7) |
| CONFLAB | An informal powwow or chat |
| NOAHS | With "ark", a biblical boat or a model of thus with toy animals; or, Australian slang for sharks (5) |
| UTE | Australian slang for a pickup truck, or nickname for a certain Salt Lake City athlete |
| BABBLER | Australian slang for a cook; an incessantly twittering "cackler" bird; or, a garrulous chatterbox without a veritable off/mute switch (7) |
| DRONGO | Australian songbird which is Australian slang for a stupid person (6) |
| ERK | RAF slang for an aircraftman; or, an interjection of trepidation (3) |
| NOTELET | Folded sheet for an informal letter |
| SCRATCH | Fail to appear for an informal event (7) |
| BLUE | Bail out to the end of the queue for an informal fight |
| GALAH | A cagebird for an informal empty- headed person |
