| COFFEE | Could only fill flask, initially, for a pair of sweethearts with this (6) |
| HALF | 50 percent of Aluminium put in hot flasks initially (4) |
| APOGEE | Pair of sweethearts travel to Pennsylvania and rise to the top |
| EPEE | Record pair of sweethearts to use as a weapon |
| TUTEE | Student expresses disapproval at pair of sweethearts |
| FABRIC | From the Latin for "something skilfully produced", a word initially for a building, later cloth (6) |
| LARDER | Fat engineer rang initially for a spot of food perhaps (6) |
| AWHILE | A ploy to detain Hamlet, initially for a brief period (6) |
| MOMENT | American mother in French town initially for a short time (6) |
| ADAGES | Old sayings said by Aunt Dorothy initially for a long time (6) |
| COWRIE | Commanding officer to write, lacking tact initially, for a shell (6) |
| TWOCAR | Big enough for a pair of vehicles |
| TENNER | Match for a pair of fins |
| PITSAW | Tool for a pair of timber cutters |
| CATNAP | ... whip taking nightgown and pyjamas initially for a snooze |
| ISOLDE | One disposed of sweetheart's fabulous bride (6) |
| DUAL | From Greek for "two", a word for a pair of units treated as one, such as a bivalent atom, couple of people, duo of notes or product of two vectors (4) |
| BETTERANDBETTER | Much more suitable for a pair of punters (6,3,6) |
| REFUGEES | Urges a couple of sweethearts to flee, initially, in order to bring them to safety |
| SOCKS | A Brownie is a Girl Scout who might look for a pair of brown ___ to match her sash |
