| LAUGHABLE | Label a hug that's contrived as ridiculous |
| SNUG | Whether as skintight as a garment, as close as a hug or as intimate as a small room in a pub, it is as warm and comfy as a proverbial bug in a rug (4) |
| TAG | A flap of a slashed garment; a tie-on label; a game of chase; a trite quotation; or, the moral of a tale (3) |
| DIDACTIC | Some splendid act I contrived as a teacher (8) |
| AIRSPACE | A price as ridiculous in area that's high (8) |
| STICKED | An adhesive label; a dogged person; a hanger-on; a perplexing poser; a piano jack; or, a prickle or burr that clings to one's clothing (7) |
| DURIAN | I run ad that's contrived, a stinker? (6) |
| SLOGAN | Contrived, as long topical phrase |
| SPECTACLE | Wonder what may be regarded as ridiculous |
| RISIBLE | Lib rise seen as ridiculous (7) |
| SOAR | Rise initially spoken of as ridiculous |
| ABSURD | Bard represented us as ridiculous (6) |
| NEO | Artificial language, one that's contrived |
| BEASTLY | Least upset by hug that's horrible (7) |
| GRIP | A hand clench; a clutch bag; a hair clasp; a handle; a hug; grasp of a subject; or, a hold on one's emotions (4) |
| SYLLABUS | From the Latin meaning "book label", a programme of study, originally a concise table of headings of a discourse or text (8) |
| FALSETEETH | Empty fable, the tale that's contrived about stars primarily, those coming out at night (5,5) |
| WHOOPINGCOUGH | Woman yearning to welcome love with firm, tight hug that's contagious (8,5) |
| SCAMPI | In Italian, it means "European lobster." The English word is used to label a dish with shrimp prepared with a garlic-flavored sauce. First known English usage is 1925. |
| TYPE | Label A or B, e.g. |
