| DEVELOPMENT | Progress from a turn of events |
| TWIST | Curl of lemon peel for a cocktail; or, a turn of events in a storyline (5) |
| ALMOSTNEVER | *Extreme infrequency in which you'll see a turn of events? |
| AJAR | From "a turn, return", a word meaning slightly open; or, inharmonious (4) |
| GIDDY | Suffering from a turn, such being the very limit (5) |
| TOSS | Word for a fall from one's pony or steed; a flip of a coin; a turn of pasta or salad; a haughty fling back of one's head; or, a measure of sprats (4) |
| DENATURED | Changed the properties of a turn of a sort, indeed (9) |
| MOOD | State of mind caused by a turn of fate |
| SHERPA | A turn of phrase for a mountain guide (6) |
| REDEVELOPMENT | About turn of events being a change of address (13) |
| IDIOM | When in France, me and a lady picked up a turn of phrase |
| TERM | It's a turn of phrase belonging to quartermaster (4) |
| FEAT | An exploit that may be a turn of fate (4) |
| COURSE | A passage, path or racetrack; progress from point to point; or, an appetiser, pudding or other dish forming part of lunch or supper |
| TROT | Pace of progress from the start to decay |
| REVOLVE | Progress from the right in turn |
| GETAHEAD | Progress from result of coin toss? (3,5) |
| STAGNATION | Lack of progress from unruly antagonist |
| ASTINGINTHETAIL | An unexpected turn of events, and isn't he a litigant in a muddle? (1,5,2,3,4) |
| PERIPETEIA | Unexpected turn of events, as in a literary work |
