| BOUNCE | On the ___ , expression meaning 'in succession without a break' (6) |
| SERIAL | In regular succession without gaps (6) |
| SPIN | On the ____, expression meaning 'in succession' (4) |
| CARPET | On the ____, expression meaning 'being reprimanded by someone in authority' (6) |
| HIDING | On a ____ to nothing, expression meaning 'in a situation where one is bound to lose' (6) |
| CIRCLE | Square the ____, expression meaning 'to try to do the impossible' (6) |
| AGENDA | Set the ____, expression meaning 'to dictate the course of action' (6) |
| BELFRY | To have bats in the ___, expression meaning 'to be irrational' (6) |
| NETTLE | Grasp the ____, expression meaning 'to set about an unpleasant task with firmness' (6) |
| WORDGO | From the ____, expression meaning 'since the very beginning' (4,2) |
| TICKET | Just the ____, expression meaning 'exactly what is needed' (6) |
| ROUNDS | To do the ___, expression meaning 'to circulate' (6) |
| GAME | Ahead of the ____, expression meaning 'in a more advantageous position than expected' (4) |
| SHARPEND | At the ____, expression meaning 'in the position of greatest difficulty' (5,3) |
| SPONGE | To throw in the ____, expression derived from boxing meaning 'to abandon a contest' (6) |
| DOTTEDLINE | Sign on the ____, expression meaning 'formally agree to something in writing' (6,4) |
| CONTRARY | On the ____, expression meaning 'quite the opposite' (8) |
| HOUSE | On the ___, expression meaning 'at the restaurant's expense' (5) |
| ONTHETROT | Expression meaning in succession (2,3,4) |
| WAGON | On the ___ , expression meaning 'abstaining from alcohol' (5) |
