| IMPROVED | Made better, ... the situation |
| CURTAILED | Made better the last piece inside that had been shortened (9) |
| FEWER | "The ___ the words, the better the prayer": Martin Luther |
| EDITOR | The better the article, the more he may pay for it |
| ADDITION | The better the summer, the faster it's dealt with |
| WELCOME | The warmer it is, the better the reception (7) |
| GLEN | Club better the 8 in the Highlands (10) |
| REFORM | Change for the better, ... the law |
| REFORMED | Changed for the better, ... the law |
| IMPROVERS | They are getting better, the ones extemporising: the word is out! (9) |
| MATCHURATION | The tendency of tennis players to play better the older they get? |
| SETANEWRECORD | Better the previous best with the latest release? (3,1,3,6) |
| BEER | Better the non-drinker leaves this (4) |
| HEALS | Makes better, ... the wound |
| ITS | '___ better the second time' |
| THATSMORELIKEIT | Better the stroke limit - a breeze (5,4,4,2) |
| HALIFAX | Love is better the second time around in this (Last Tango in -------) |
| DEVIL | Better The ___ You Know, hit for 22A in 1990 (5) |
| AS | Love is better the second time around in this (-- Time Goes By) |
| MDM | School lunch programme in India designed to better the nutritional standing of school-age children nationwide (Abbr.) |
