| THEGAS | Hurry to shape gent's ensemble. (4,2,3,3) |
| STEPON | Hurry to shape gent's ensemble. (4,2,3,3) |
| POTTERSWHEEL | Device used to shape clay (7,5) |
| COPPER | In ancient Mesopotamia this metal was combined with tin to make bronze. It was frequently cast to shape in molds, and it was reduced to its metal form from ores with fire and charcoal. |
| FITTED | Adapted to mould to shape (6) |
| REFORMACT | About to shape legislation to extend the suffrage (6,3) |
| TALIPOT | Indian palm to plait in to shape (7) |
| VEGETABLEMARROW | This variety of pumpkin grew to be a marvel due to shape |
| PURSE | How to shape one's lips to hold one's money? (5) |
| REFORMERS | Is about to shape up, with little hesitation, to those with radical ideas (9) |
| KNAP | What is to shape a stone by striking it, to make a tool or a flat stone for building walls? (4) |
| BUSK | Word, from "seek, find", meaning to publicly perform/play for money in kind; otherwise, a corset to shape or bind (4) |
| BLOCK | A simple five-letter noun, yet one carrying meanings from brick, wooden mass and a group of buildings in a city or town, to a head-like mould upon which to shape a hat or crown (5) |
| SPAS | Places to shape up |
| GOTAFTER | Told to shape up |
| EDIT | Work to shape a film |
| SHIPOUT | Alternative to "shape up" |
| PEEN | Hammer part used to shape metal |
| LATHE | Tool used to shape baseball bats |
| HOTPOTATOES | Amend three times to shape difficult issues (3,8) |