| ENUMERATION | Parenthetical in a cryptic crossword clue |
| ANAGRAM | A type of cryptic crossword clue (7) |
| EMO | Likely genre for a song with a lengthy parenthetical in its title |
| OCCULT | Cryptic crossword clue initially occupied lout with confusion (6) |
| PRIDE | U2 hit with a parenthetical "(in the Name of Love)" |
| ALLITERATION | An instance of clever cryptic crossword clue? (12) |
| HOWOFFWASI | "Did my guess parenthetical in even kinda come its title close?" |
| SIGNPOST | A pole or stake from which to hang an inn's name board; an "indicator" in a cryptic crossword; a roadside waymark; or, a clue (8) |
| TINGES | In a cryptic crossword, gets hints |
| TEEOFF | Short of time in a cryptic crossword, begin |
| DIRESTRAITS | Group of artists in a cryptic crossword? |
| HINTING | How you might get thing in a cryptic crossword? |
| SPHINK | The Riddle of the -; episode of Inside No. 9 based on a cryptic crossword (6) |
| NOVELIST | In a cryptic sense, it's a pen (8) |
| PRACTICALLY | Just about everything found in a cryptic puzzle? |
| CALIBRE | Stature of Liberal being looked after in a cryptic manner |
| ANAGRAMS | Words or phrases rearranged to form others as logic puzzles. word games or ciphers which often appear in cryptic crossword clues (8) |
| THE | With 130-Across, weekly U.S. magazine with a cryptic crossword |
| TEASER | A prankster, ribber, tantaliser or taunter; a brain-twister, mind-bender, poser, puzzle or other riddle; a jaeger; a cryptic advertisement designed to entice or titillate; or, a wool-comber (6) |
| SORROWS | Woes of missing down clue at first in the cryptic crossword (7) |
