| UNCOMFORTABLE | Awkward and formal once but relaxed (13) |
| RESENTFUL | Bitter, but relaxed about two points (9) |
| COOL | Crazy, loco - but relaxed (4) |
| DOUBT | Be suspicious of party, but relaxed |
| WRESTED | Took by force but relaxed in speech (7) |
| EXHILARATED | Thrilled, but relaxed with Thai cookery (11) |
| MAEWEST | Actress who said "You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough" |
| ECHO | It's said once but heard twice |
| EXPECT | Anticipate once but no longer favourite will catch cold (6) |
| ANCESTOR | Upset star once, but he was first (8) |
| NOUVELLECUISINE | Big food trend once, but there wasn't much of it! |
| TWICE | More than once but less than three times |
| THREEMILE | Disaster once, but league more or less keeps one secure (5,4,6) |
| NASH | Humorist who wrote "Progress might have been all right once, but it has gone on too long" |
| AFTERC | The received view bears it out more than once, but it's refuted by 7 (1,6,1,6,5,1) |
| EXCEPT | The received view bears it out more than once, but it's refuted by 7 (1,6,1,6,5,1) |
| IBEFOREE | The received view bears it out more than once, but it's refuted by 7 (1,6,1,6,5,1) |
| OGDEN | Nash who said You are only young once but you can stay immature indefinitely |
| TOO | "Progress might have been all right once, but it has gone on ___ long." -Ogden Nash |
| BLUEJEANS | Trendy wear once but sounds sad belonging to actress Miss Simmons (4,5) |
