| BEHINDBARS | In jail (and a hint to 17-, 25-, and 41-Across) |
| PORRIDGE | Spell in jail and breakfast food (8) |
| HIDDENFEE | Feature of some contracts, and a hint to 17-, 25- and 41-Across |
| BRIGAND | Naval jail and a potential inmate |
| LACKOFCHARACTER | Amorality ... as suggested by 17-, 25- and 41-Across? |
| MIXEDFEELINGS | Ambivalence ... or a hint to 20-, 25- and 41-Across |
| PLAYAROUND | Dally, and a literal hint to 17-, 25-, 37- and 50- Across |
| CLOSINGARGUMENT | Courtroom conclusion (and a hint to 17-, 25-, and 43-Across) |
| THESKYSTHELIMIT | Exhortation for an optimist (and a hint to 17-, 25-, and 44-Across) |
| ASTHEWORLDTURNS | Soap opera that ran for 54 years (and a hint to 17-, 25-, and 43-Across) |
| ITJUSTAINTRIGHT | "That's so unfair!"...or a hint to 17-, 25- and 43-Across, in three other senses |
| WINWINSITUATION | Circumstance that's good for everyone ... with a hint to 17-, 25- and 44-Across |
| PALLMALL | Space between Jail and Electric Company in the British version of Monopoly |
| BEN | Phil Mitchell's son, who was released from jail and recently returned to Walford (3) |
| PUMPUPTHEVOLUME | What a deejay might do to create energy ... or a request that may lead to 17-, 25- and 46-Across |
| STIR | Jail and it's badly run (4) |
| YOURROOTS | With 56-Across, hairstylist's observation (that also applies to 17-, 25- and 34-Across?) |
| BREAKTHEICE | Get a delicate dialogue started ... and a hint to 17-, 25-, 34- and 49-Across |
| HUSHHUSH | Top-secret ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 39- and 56-Across (AND 66-Across!) |
| THEBEEGEES | Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb ... and a hint to 17-, 25-, 38- and 46-Across |
