| BRITISHMUSEUM | Nationally, it's been holding things back in the past (7,6) |
| PACKSUP | Puts things back in the bag? Yes, and the smaller backpack's uplifted (5,2) |
| RETRACTOR | Extremely reliable vehicle - one holding things back? |
| LEVEE | One holding things back? |
| LEVELCROSSING | Some versatile Velcro's singular facility for holding things up (5,8) |
| WENDYWILLIAMS | Nationally syndicated talk show host whose slogan is 'Say It Like You Mean It!': 2 wds. |
| TIDYUP | Put things back in their places (4,2) |
| TIDIESUP | Puts things back in their proper places, makes neat (6,2) |
| INDIANGIVER | One who takes things back, in old lingo |
| STAMINA | Resistance to wearing yoga things back in America |
| GARDA | A tedious thing back in force (5) |
| ECLAIR | Sweet thing back in memorial centre (6) |
| OGAM | Back in the past the origin of messages (4) |
| ENEMY | Back in the past, you captured soldiers in time? (5) |
| OLDTIMES | Told off half-back, in the past |
| IMAGO | Mature insect a long way back in the past |
| AGO | Some time ___ (back in the past) |
| TOOTHPASTE | Also, back in the past, possibly used as a cleaner (5-5) |
| EONSAGO | Way, way, way back in the past |
| DAYSGONEBY | Yoga bends hurt Mummy's back in the past (4,4,2) |
