| DECIGRAM | Measure from December 1st to March 7th in fortnights backwards (8) |
| DWELL | Stay from December 1st to Spring (5) |
| GENDARME | General first to march in to challenge policeman |
| PARADIGM | Model soldier first to march on trench (8) |
| ARMYCADET | Type that may be 5th and 7th in military academy (4,5) |
| MAYHEM | Title of Lady Gaga's forthcoming new album, as announced on Monday; it will drop on March 7th |
| DECIMATE | It will take one in ten to marry after December 1st (8) |
| DIADELES | Public holiday in the Balearic Islands held on March 1st to commemorate the signing in 1983 of the region's Statute of Autonomy, local spelling (3,2,3,5,7) |
| SPINSTER | After centuries of use, which two words were disallowed on marriage registration forms in England and Wales from December 2005? (8,8) |
| BACHELOR | After centuries of use, which two words were disallowed on marriage registration forms in England and Wales from December 2005? (8,8) |
| GALTIERI | General who was president of Argentina from December 1981 to June 1982 (8) |
| PARODIST | One takes off to Paris maybe about December 1st |
| UNENDING | It's relentless for peacekeepers and a small measure from same ring (8) |
| MIGRAINE | Setter taking one small measure from apothecary for nasty headache (8) |
| LISTENER | Chemist receives measure from radio fan (8) |
| EASTERBY | Who will take over as interim head coach of the Ireland men's rugby team from December 1? (8) |
| EASEDOFF | Gradually slackened on rough sea taking direction on farther side about December 1st (5,3) |
| INTERPOL | Crime fighters removing extreme characters from December election? |
| BALEARS | Public holiday in the Balearic Islands held on March 1st to commemorate the signing in 1983 of the region's Statute of Autonomy, local spelling (3,2,3,5,7) |
| ILLES | Public holiday in the Balearic Islands held on March 1st to commemorate the signing in 1983 of the region's Statute of Autonomy, local spelling (3,2,3,5,7) |
