| WAYSANDMEANS | Methods of achieving something |
| SHORTCUTS | Methods of achieving things more quickly or easily than by using the usual methods (9) |
| ATTAINMENT | Act of achieving something (10) |
| SPEC | On - means on the chance of achieving something |
| ASPIRATION | Hope or ambition of achieving something (10) |
| TIEANDDYE | Method of achieving interesting patterns in rhymes? |
| FOSBURYFLOP | Pilots conceal error in method of achieving height |
| SPRAYON | Popular and less dangerous, sunless method of achieving a healthy-looking brown skin shade, ... tan |
| REAL | Artificial intelligence, situated approach is a method of achieving AI by attempting to build embodied intelligences situated in the ____ world (4) |
| FORMULAS | Methods or procedures for achieving something |
| HALFTHEBATTLE | Important step to achieving something (4,3,6) |
| FORMULA | Procedure for achieving something |
| PLANS | Detailed proposals for achieving something (5) |
| ZEN | School of Buddhism that teaches that contemplation of one's essential nature is the only way of achieving pure enlightenment |
| ASPIRE | To direct one's hopes to achieving something (6) |
| OPENSESAME | Term, alluding to a magical command used by Ali Baba, for any successful means of access, admission or of achieving a result (4,6) |
| BENAUA | Who became the latest entrant to the all-rounders club of achieving the double of scoring 3000 runs and taking 300 wickets in Tests? (6) |
| GRADUALISM | Policy of achieving a goal in steps |
| FASTTRACK | Rapid means of achieving a goal (4,5) |
| METHOD | Means, way of achieving (6) |
