| TURLEKNOT | It ties hook or fly to leader (*OK, let turn) (5,4) |
| SUREFIRE | OK, let go! It's bound to win (4-4) |
| ORGANZA | Newspaper article about Zionist leader, fine material |
| ILLTRY | "Okay, let me give it a go.": 2 wds. |
| ILLGETBACKTOYOU | "Okay, let me look into it" |
| OKSO | "All right, let me get this straight..." |
| ILLGIVEITAGO | "All right, let me try" |
| ARBORKNOT | It ties line to reel's spool (*T-bar, OK, Ron) (5,4) |
| EVENSCORE | It ties game, level at twenty (4,5) |
| STRINGBAG | As an accessory, does it tie in with shopping clothes? (6,3) |
| TENACULUM | Surgical hook or forceps used to grasp small body parts such as the ends of arteries; from Latin, 'to hold' (9) |
| WYATTEARP | Lawman concealed listening device, listened to leader run quietly (5,4) |
| ROUNDHEAD | Set of drinks given to leader, Cavalier's opponent (9) |
| PREMIERED | First shown to leader by journalist (9) |
| CANVASSER | Party activist around Egyptian statesman, very close to leader |
| ONEHANDED | Like Captain Hook or a diving catch? (3-6) |
| MANIFESTO | Policy clear to leader of opposition (9) |
| ATANYCOST | By hook or by crook |
| THUMBSUP | OK, let's get ready to hitchhike! |
| HALFBLOODKNOT | Also called 'clinch' it ties e.g. eyed hook to line (4,5,4) |
