| AROUND | Bending the rule in lengthening a tennis rally! (10,1,5) |
| STRETCHING | Bending the rule in lengthening a tennis rally! (10,1,5) |
| BEWARE | Be brave at first in bending the rule of law in advance notice of possible charges? (6,2,3,4) |
| ASTRAL | Saw stars at the last rally! |
| EKING | Lengthening a letter to the monarch (5) |
| CATER | "The rule in the art world is: you ___ to the masses or you kowtow to the elite": Ben Hecht (5) |
| POETICLICENCE | Bending the rules for artistic effect |
| CHEATING | Warming to cabinet initially bending the rules? (8) |
| RESULT | Bending the rules, with final judgement to follow (6) |
| MASONJAR | Pickle container the rule in India? No, South America on reflection (5,3) |
| HEINEKENMANEUVER | The ___ (bending the elbow?) |
| RETURN | A shot in a tennis rally that comes after the serve (6) |
| STRETCHAPOINT | Bend the rule to lengthen a tennis rally (7,1,5) |
| SLICESERVE | Tricky start to a tennis rally |
| SERVE | First point of a tennis rally |
| RESERVE | Substitute to, again, begin a tennis rally (7) |
| SERVED | Started a tennis rally |
| FONDU | In ballet, a lowering of the body by bending the knee of the supporting leg; French, 'melted' (5) |
| FOOT | ____ fault, infringement of the rules in tennis by overstepping the baseline when serving (4) |
| JACKKNIFING | Diving into the water bending the body at the waist at right angle (11) |
