| RINGLET | Have your circle give permission if you consider it a curly one (7) |
| PROTECTED | Feel defended when you detect Public Relations in your circle? (9) |
| DACAPO | Director in front of a top circle gives musical instruction (2,4) |
| OVINE | Sheeplike you consider it a bit too vinegary (5) |
| ARCHING | It's a curly one - would be most important if it was over (7) |
| TRUNDLE | Word for a curly-tailed dog; a little castor, revolving disc/roller or small wheel; a steady chug, freewheel or roll along; a heraldic spool of golden thread; a hoop; or, a truckle bed (7) |
| TABLOID | Consider it a bold, free newspaper (7) |
| OWNGOAL | Consider it a self-inflicted disadvantage to possess purpose, perhaps? |
| STAMINA | Consider it a man's endurance |
| TWIDDLE | An act of idly tinkering or turning with the fingers; a curly ornament or mark; a small flourish; or, a tilde (7) |
| FUSILLI | Type of long pasta with a curly, twisted shape (7) |
| TENDRIL | Care for shaving gorilla with a curly attachment (7) |
| PARSLEY | A curly- or flat-leaved bouquet garni herb associated with the Italian Rapunzel named Petrosinella (7) |
| INAHAYSTACK | Ask Cynthia a curly one: where's a needle hard to locate? (2,1,8) |
| TRESS | Right Tess it's a curly one (5) |
| OLDAGE | It "isn't so bad when you consider the alternative," per Maurice Chevalier |
| ADISCRETION | Constituents consider it a right to decide (1,10) |
| TWIRL | A curly figure, flourish or squiggle; a twiddle with the thumbs; a pirouette or rapid gyration; something wound, such as a coil; or, a spin of a baton (5) |
| INTHESHORTRUN | When you consider the immediate effect during sprint (2,3,5,3) |
| PATRICKQUESTION | "Would you consider giving me liberty instead of death?"? |
