| ONTOP | Like a cherry, in relation to a sundae |
| CERISE | Deep red colour with a tinge of pink or also name for a cherry in French |
| ATOP | Like a cherry, vis-a-vis a sundae |
| CLERICAL | A priest had a line added in relation to a writer (8) |
| GRADEONTHECURVE | Make a 60 a passing score, say ... and what each indicated letter is, in relation to a hidden 3-letter word just below it? |
| UPWIND | Good place to be, in relation to a sewage plant |
| RETAIL | Sell in small quantities in relation to a caudal appendage |
| BORE | A fragrance problem in relation to a wearisome talker |
| REGIONAL | A girl, one changing in relation to a particular area (8) |
| RECENT | Up-to-date in relation to a basic coin |
| ACTING | Temporary or interim, in relation to a person holding a post (6) |
| UNDER | Where a frunk is in relation to a bonnet (5) |
| LOOKUP | To improve in relation to a situation (4,2) |
| INCARCERATION | Imprisonment, or in relation to a hernia, inability to be massaged back into place |
| BRICKS | A ton of ____, idiom suggesting severity, usually in relation to a shock or punishment (6) |
| POINTOFVIEW | Narrator's position in relation to a story: 3 wds. |
| PUPIL | Student in relation to a teacher (5) |
| AFTERNEXT | Fairly soon, in relation to a month or week |
| REGENT | In relation to a fellow governor |
| ABOUT | In relation to a boxing match |
