| STEERS | Shows ways to come back, avoiding traffic at the peak (6) |
| DRDOLITTLE | Film musical found a way to come back with old title restored (2,8) |
| RATRUN | ... Acura trundled, taking in road avoiding traffic (3,3) |
| JAMMED | What musicians perhaps did in heavy traffic at the seaside? (6) |
| ROADS | Ways to come from Greek island mentioned |
| ARSENAL | Essential part - ways to come up with a magazine (7) |
| STRODE | Stepped in to show ways out?(6) |
| OFFSTREET | Fellows in fancy store vacated establishment avoiding traffic? (9) |
| ALIBI | "I was stuck in traffic at the time," e.g. |
| TRADE | Traffic at the West End, dear, is awful (5) |
| POINTS | Helpful creature shows way to get good marks (7,6) |
| NORWAY | Scandinavian country shows way to replace people in Norfolk (6) |
| UNWRAP | It's clear the sun will be out at the peak (6) |
| WINTRY | Bleak way to come out on top, at least make the effort (6) |
| HEYDAY | At the peak, in your prime (6) |
| RIPEST | At the peak of maturity, as an apple |
| EMERGE | A schemer generally finds a way to come out of it (6) |
| NATURE | Turning brownish, river shows way of the world (6) |
| STOPGO | Like traffic at a bottleneck |
| STERNE | Hemingway's way to come top as a writer |