| OVENGLOVE | Half-over, English romance is an obstruction to warmth (4,5) |
| CLOT | Incompetent idiot is an obstruction to flow (4) |
| ROLLCAST | Fishing technique needed when there is an obstruction behind you (4, 4) |
| BARRICADE | An obstruction to prevent the retreat of Irish rebel (9) |
| NOVELISTS | Writer's romance is initially tense and close to tempestuous (9) |
| BEDSPREAD | Cover county before day's half over (9) |
| HAPHAZARD | Random mishap lost half over danger (9) |
| LANGUEDOC | Romance is return of Morse (say) chasing tailless monkey (6,3) |
| COURTSHIP | Romance is hurt badly in view of policeman (9) |
| ATHEROMA | A fatty deposit in an artery, often causing an obstruction to the blood flow |
| BOLLARDS | Fat couch potato standing around, causing an obstruction to motorists (8) |
| BLOCK | An obstruction to engine structure? (5) |
| UNBLOCK | Dismantle "Lego"? There was an obstruction to clear (7) |
| BLOC | Protocol book holding up, briefly and audibly, an obstruction to progress for the allies (4) |
| HAVELOK | Legendary Scandinavian prince who, according to a Middle English Romance, married the English princess Goldeboru (7,3,4) |
| PREJUDGE | Jump to conclusions; before jump is half over, magistrate drops round |
| SHOVE | It's half over when she is around and push comes to it (5) |
| BARBARACARTLAND | English romance author (1901-2000) (7,8) |
| WHEAT | Point to warmth of crop (5) |
| HVAC | A common acronym for work relating to warmth, air flow, and cooling |
