| SMARTENUP | Informal term meaning 'to become more stylish' (7,2) |
| DRESSIER | Groom desires designer's latest to become more stylish (8) |
| SPLASHOUT | Informal term meaning 'to spend money freely' (6,3) |
| MESSABOUT | Informal term meaning dilly-dally, footle, potter or tinker, like Ratty in boats, say; to meddle or interfere; to caper, gambol, skylark or play the fool; or, to carry on, philander, romp or generally |
| UPSTICKS | Informal term meaning 'to go to live elsewhere' (2,6) |
| SQUEAL | Informal term meaning 'to inform on someone to the police' (6) |
| COTTONON | Informal term meaning 'to begin to understand' (6,2) |
| TWOSHAKES | Informal term meaning a short while (3,6) |
| FRIEND | Informal term meaning 'to add to a list of contacts on a social networking site' (6) |
| MUCKIN | Informal term meaning 'to share the work that needs to be done' (4,2) |
| VAMOOSE | Spanish-derived informal term meaning to leave quickly (7) |
| PEARSHAPED | Go ____, informal term meaning 'to fail' (4,6) |
| SIGNON | Informal term meaning 'to register for unemployment benefit' (4,2) |
| DECOMPRESS | Informal term meaning 'to calm down and relax' (10) |
| HALFINCH | Informal term meaning 'to steal' (4,4) |
| KEELOVER | Informal term meaning 'to fall down suddenly' (4,4) |
| NOODLE | Informal term meaning 'to improvise on a musical instrument in a casual way' (6) |
| LARGHETTO | Musical term meaning "to be performed moderately slowly" (9) |
| INCOMMODE | Formal term meaning to inconvenience (9) |
| WHIPPERIN | Triumph over more stylish dog wrangler? (7-2) |
