| FALLINTOPLACE | Naturally settle or become resolved |
| STEELS | Becomes resolved |
| BENCH | Seat such as a form, pew or settle; or, a type of stage for holding potted plants in a greenhouse, orangery or garden room (5) |
| SEAT | Item such as a throne, saddle, settle or S-shaped tete-a-tete; one's place in a theatre, train or at a table; or, a parliamentary constituency (4) |
| ENSCONCE | Word meaning to cover or protect with an earthwork originally, later to hide safely; or, to cuddle up, nestle, settle or snuggle, as in a large warm comfortable armchair (8) |
| NESTLE | Settle or lie comfortably within or against something (6) |
| CUSHION | Item of soft furnishing for a window seat, settle or a sofa; part of a billiard table; or, an engraver's pad (7) |
| EGGBOX | Cackleberry carton with six or a dozen interconnected cardboard nidi in which to settle or sit a fragile clutch of shelly breakfast googies (3,3) |
| SQUAREUP | Settle, or prepare to fight? (6,2) |
| CLINCH | Settle or confirm definitively (6) |
| RESOLVE | About to settle or break up? (7) |
| DECIDE | Settle or choose (6) |
| ARBITRATE | To settle or decide dispute (9) |
| VISITORS | Six settle or start to spoil guests (8) |
| ROOST | A place where birds regularly settle or congregate to rest at night (5) |
| ROOSTS | Places where birds regularly settle or congregate to rest at night (6) |
| SQUARESUP | Settles, or prepares to fight (7,2) |
| DETERMINES | Settles or decides conclusively (10) |
| HEAT | To make or become warm or hot |
| RELAPSE | Again become invalid or become invalid |
