| CUTTHEMUSTARD | Informal expression meaning 'to meet expectations' (3,3,7) |
| IMPORTUNE | Harry meaning to meet a female in Paris |
| MAGISTRATE | Court official's relative meaning to meet judge (10) |
| SCRIMPANDSAVE | Informal expression meaning 'to live frugally' or 'to spend as little money as possible' (6,3,4) |
| DISAPPOINTING | Failing to meet expectations (13) |
| INTHEDOGHOUSE | Informal expression meaning 'out of favour' (2,3,8) |
| HIGHANDMIGHTY | Informal expression meaning 'patronising' (4,3,6) |
| HITTHEHAY | Informal expression meaning to go to bed (3,3,3) |
| TIETHEKNOT | An informal expression meaning 'to get married' (3,3,4) |
| GASKET | Blow a ____, informal expression meaning 'to become very irate' (6) |
| INSPADES | Informal expression meaning 'to a very high degree' (2,6) |
| HOTFOOTIT | Informal expression meaning 'to rush' (7,2) |
| GODOWNASTORM | Informal expression meaning 'to be received with great enthusiasm' (2,4,1,5) |
| SITTIGHT | Informal expression meaning 'to remain firmly in one's place' (3,5) |
| GETTHEMESSAGE | Informal expression for 'to understand' (3,3,7) |
| COLLOQUIALISM | Informal expression (13) |
| COMEUPTOSCRATCH | Is diver itching to do this to meet expectations? |
| LEAPINTHEDARK | Informal expression for an act whose consequences cannot be foreseen (4,2,3,4) |
| COME | Fail to meet expectations |
| LETDOWN | Fail to meet expectations of others (3,4) |
