| CRYONIC | Reading unknown, almost one Celsius above and one Celsius below frozen (7) |
| ZAIRE | Country, once unknown, almost made known (5) |
| IMPASSE | Deadlock makes almost one thousand out of date (7) |
| ALMONDS | Nuts which account for almost one third of the world's production of tree nuts (7) |
| NIGHTIE | Garment for a woman, almost one for a man |
| ANAGRAM | A horse and sheep? One's above and below! (7) |
| READING | Observing in no-man's-land, thus revealing what can be found here (above and below) (7,7,3,5) |
| RHIZOME | Plant stem with shoots above and roots below functioning as a reproductive structure (7) |
| DEIFIED | Worshipped, from above and below? (7) |
| RETABLE | Ornamental setting for panels above and behind an altar (7) |
| SUSPEND | Hang from above and freeze (7) |
| OVERDUE | Above and just behind the clock (7) |
| SPEYROD | It's up to 15ft. long, with handles above and below reel seat (*yes, prod) (4,3) |
| REREDOS | A painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar in a church |
| DESCANT | Musical accompaniment above and harmonising with the main melody |
| EXCEEDS | Goes above and beyond |
| ABANDONSHIP | Leave behind sailor and almost one boat (7,4) |
| NIGHTCLUB | Almost one hundred and fifty in boat's cabaret |
| HARBINGER | Messenger is alcoholic almost, one inclined to overindulgence (9) |
| COMMON | Shared ground, almost one side of cricket pitch |
