| BUTTONUP | Be quiet, but put no different interpretation on it (6,2) |
| ONEORTWO | A couple of overs tore down madly, but put no opener in difficulty (3,2,3) |
| DEAFEAR | Feared a different interpretation if this is not turned! (4,3) |
| AMBIGUOUS | Open to different interpretations |
| WHELPING | Having babies' portion, but put weight on |
| ASSASSIN | Quiet, but deadly (6,8) |
| ENDANGER | Stop seeing red, but put at risk (8) |
| STRAITEN | Remove any crookedness, we hear, but put into economic difficulties (8) |
| CORRECTS | Escort turns up with little credit, but puts things right (8) |
| PRECAUTION | Wise safeguard, but I put no care into it (10) |
| SPINDRIFT | Put one interpretation on meaning of "sea spray" (9) |
| MISCONSTRUE | Put wrong interpretation on teacher having right to defend cheat |
| MISREAD | Put wrong interpretation on one's dream perhaps |
| POILU | In France he serves to put no end of fuel in it (5) |
| PLATITUDE | Scope for interpretation on parking is commonplace |
| SPINOZA | Philosopher puts favourable interpretation on Australia with first appearance (7) |
| NONBELIEVER | Sceptic about Nobel, I tentatively put "no way" (3-8) |
| ONTHEUP | Going places? Stupidly, he put 'No' (2,3,2) |
| HORACE | Roman poet who wrote "Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!" |
| BUTTY | Bar put no filling in tatty sandwich (5) |
