| APAIR | Domestic - or a title for this puzzle |
| GOBETWEEN | Intermediary (or a title for this puzzle) |
| ANAGRAMMEDWORDS | SWORD (or a title for this puzzle) |
| BOOMERANGEFFECT | Unwelcome reversal ... or a title for this puzzle? |
| TURNUPTHEHEAT | Put more pressure (on) - or a title for this puzzle? |
| FIVECCS | Small amount of blood serum ... or a title for this puzzle |
| PSILOVEYOU | Beatles song, or a title for this puzzle? (4 wds.) |
| PGTHIRTEEN | Somewhat family-friendly ... or a title for this puzzle, as suggested by the completed grid? |
| ITSALLRELATIVE | "Let's put things in perspective" ... or a title for this puzzle |
| GET | James Brown biopic whose title could be a title for this puzzle |
| ONUP | James Brown biopic whose title could be a title for this puzzle |
| EMINENCE | Word for a piece of rising ground; a protuberance; height; distinction or fame; or, a title of a cardinal (8) |
| MISS | A failure to attain, catch, hit or reach; a flop, as opposed to a smash; or, a title corresponding to "mademoiselle" (4) |
| PET | A domestic or tamed animal kept for company or for pleasure (3) |
| PROFESSOR | University academic of the highest rank; or, a title assumed by a charlatan, dancing-master or a Punch and Judy puppeteer (9) |
| HELP | A means of remedy; aid; the fact of being useful; or, a daily, domestic or other hired pair of hands (4) |
| MAKER | A builder, fabricator, producer or other constructor; or, a title ascribed to God as creator of all (5) |
| DOWAGER | A widow possessing property or a title obtained from her husband (7) |
| GAS | Substance found naturally or extracted from coal used as domestic or industrial fuel |
| CATS | Purring creatures, domestic or feral (4) |
