| PARTINGWAYS | Ending a relationship, or a theme hint |
| WHATAREWE | "Is this a relationship or a situationship?" |
| FAULTYBREAK | Ending a relationship in a text? |
| SPLITTING | ending a relationship |
| SOCIALCAPITAL | Network of personal relationships or a punny hint to 3-, 7- and 11- |
| BREAK | A rest from one's overnight fast; or, a separation from a fractured relationship or severance from a ruptured past (5) |
| SHOWSAROUND | Gives a tour, say, or a theme hint |
| TUMBLEWEED | What may cross a highway, or a theme hint |
| SPEAKINGVOLUMES | Revealing a lot, or a theme hint |
| HOUSEHUNTING | Looking for a home, or a theme hint |
| CANOPENER | *Tool used on a metal lid, or a theme hint |
| ICANTHEARATHING | Remark at a noisy party, or a theme hint |
| MIXEDDRINK | What you might have after a long day, or a theme hint |
| CENTRALHEATING | System for keeping a house nice and cozy, or a theme hint |
| CRYPTOCURRENCY | Digital asset, or a theme hint |
| MOVINGTHENEEDLE | Making noticeable progress, or a theme hint |
| SYNONYMS | Words with very similar meanings, or a theme hint |
| SCREENSHARING | Video call activity, or a theme hint |
| MINDYOURPSANDQS | "Behave," or a theme hint |
| CLOSEBUTNOCIGAR | "Almost," or a theme hint |