| ALRIGHT | In truth, girl acts up OK, as some would have it |
| VERACITY | In truth, girl's gone to town in a big way |
| TRAFFICLIGHTS | They might turn red when fifth girl acts strangely |
| VERITY | Truth - girl's name (6) |
| TAMPA | Meddle, as some would say, in US city (5) |
| ANGEL | A new girl, as some would say, is a darling (5) |
| HOMESPUN | Simple detective joke, as some would tell it (8) |
| ALOHA | As some would say, a deeper-sounding greeting in Honolulu? |
| WORLD | The globe spun, as some would say |
| SASHAY | Casually move sealed envelope, as some would say |
| EIGHT | Rowing crew dined, as some would say (5) |
| BAGUETTE | French loaf ugly old woman consumed, as some would say |
| KARMA | Fate's more peaceful, as some would say |
| AIRY | Well-ventilated eagle's nest, as some would say |
| ALLVERYWELL | Everyone dead by spring? That's ok as far as it goes |
| OSAKA | It 's OK as a port somewhere in Japan (5) |
| SOTOSPEAK | Poet's OK as eccentric as it were (2,2,5) |
| SATURATE | Acts up oddly, in tears when suffering overload (8) |
| PACT | Acts up without us in agreement (4) |
| PIROSHKI | Cut up OK-ish minced Russian delicacies (8) |
