| MASHERS | Edwardian or Victorian dandies named for the manner in which they crushed on others; or, kitchen utensils for crushing boiled potatoes (7) |
| BITS | Odds abounding with bobs; or, metal mouthpieces produced by lorimers, named for the manner in which they are champed or chomped by the horses bridled with them (4) |
| ALLUDE | It's all due to the manner in which they refer to it (6) |
| STYLE | Edwardian or Victorian |
| ERA | Edwardian or Victorian period |
| WELOST | "They crushed us" |
| CHERRYTOMATO | Fruit they crushed with motorcar |
| FRITTER | A batter-bound piece of fruit or vegetable, named for the manner in which it is sizzled in hot oil (7) |
| HONEYSUCKLE | Evening-scented caprifoliaceous twining plant named for the manner in which the sweet nectar of its peach-and-cream trumpet-shaped flowers is imbibed by sphingids and other moths or tasted by children |
| MAKEUP | Maquillage or paint, named for the manner in which it is used to create one's look or put oneself together (4-2) |
| DROPSCONES | Crempogs, flapjacks, hotcakes or Scotch pancakes, named for the manner in which batter is plopped onto a bakestone, griddle or pan (4,6) |
| SKINSUIT | An athlete or cyclist's figure-hugging one-piece garment named for the manner in which it clings to the body, like one's own corium (8) |
| LILO | Inflatable mattress or blow-up bed named for the manner in which it lets one rest horizontally near the ground (2-2) |
| ESCAROLE | A breaded cutlet or schnitzel, named for its apparent resemblance to a fanned shell or for the manner in which it is cooked, like said coquille (8) |
| PENMANSHIP | Word simply for the manner in which a clerk, gent, scribe or scrivener writes by hand; or, the more elaborate skill/art of calligraphy or chirography (10) |
| EXECUTION | Harsh punishment for the manner in which they've performed |
| CONDUCT | To direct the performance and tempo of an orchestra or a choir; the act of guiding, leading or managing generally; or, the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself (7) |
| TURNOUT | Word for a getting out of bed; a call to duty; a coming on shift or attendance at work; an assemblage or muster generally; get-up; or, the manner in which one is arrayed or equipped (7) |
| LENGTH | Distance swum in a swimming pool from one side to the other; or, in racing, the measurement of elapsed time as the horses cross the line (6) |
| BUNK | One of a pair of single berths or shelflike beds, one above the other; or, from the name of a North Carolinian county alluded to in an inane speech, a word for claptrap, humbug or tedious nonsense (4) |
