| NOTEPADS | Paper jotters for writing memos, lists, doodles etc, or the digital versions developed by Microsoft (8) |
| MANICURE | Word for hand care; a cosmetic treatment for one's mitts and fingernails; or, the digital beautician or palm pamperer who performs this (8) |
| POSTIT | Brand of vibrantly-coloured sticky-notes for short memos, lists or marking pages (4-2) |
| COMPUTER | A device for processing, storing, and displaying information. Digital versions represent information in discrete form, generally as sequences of 0s and 1s (binary digits, or bits). (6) |
| NEWSSTAND | Application for downloading and displaying digital versions of newspapers and magazines on Apple iOS |
| NOTEBOOK | Type of jotter for minutes, lists, doodles, sketches, journalling... (8) |
| EXERCISE | Physical activity such as walking, cycling, yoga or Pilates; or, linked with "book" for a jotter for school work (8) |
| SURPRISE | From the Latin meaning "to seize", a word for a sudden attack originally, later an astonishing or unexpected event, fact or present etc; or, the feeling of mild shock as a result of said startlement ( |
| REFORM | The act or process of improving or correcting an institution, practice, system etc; or, the betterment of a behaviour by giving up a vice (6) |
| SPAN | Distance between the tips of one's thumb and little finger; the wingspread of an aircraft or bird; a stretch of time, as in concentration or life etc; or, the arch of a bridge (4) |
| STING | The aculeus of an ant, bee, hornet, wasp etc; or, the hurt inflicted by such a tang, or indeed by anything else (5) |
| CREATION | Word for the act of making; the artefact made; an elaborate or unusual garment, hat etc; or, the cosmos (8) |
| EXCEL | Spreadsheet software developed by Microsoft |
| EXPLORER | Internet -; web browser developed by Microsoft (8) |
| LUMIA | Bygone iPhone competitor developed by Microsoft |
| TEAMS | Video conferencing application developed by Microsoft |
| POWERPOINT | Slide show presentation programme developed by Microsoft in 1990 (10) |
| DITTYBAG | A sailor's duffel or "housewife" for personal belongings, odds and ends, sewing items etc; or, the mess kit of a Brownie or a Guide (5,3) |
| FORMATS | The layouts of newspapers and novels etc; or, the shapes or sizes in which said publications are issued (7) |
| TITLE | Appellation of rank such as such as lord or lady; a chapter-heading; the name of a book, newspaper etc, or the publication itself (5) |
