| LEPER | Social outcast to repel from bottom to top (5) |
| SHEAR | Tries (legally), from bottom to top, to fleece (5) |
| LEASE | Let's support learner moving from bottom to top (5) |
| KNITS | Makes a sweater smell bad from bottom to top (5) |
| ETHOS | People there went from bottom to top - show character (5) |
| ASSAM | Tea - collect from bottom to top (5) |
| MOTHS | Naphthalene is used to repel what insects? (5) |
| CEDAR | Wood that's said to repel moths in a wardrobe, once dark inside (5) |
| COMET | Launch attack to repel a potential space invader |
| VALSE | Steps taken in France to repel East European |
| EAGER | Keen to repel half-hearted music |
| READUP | Learn from books ___ from bottom to top? (4,2) |
| ROLL | Play quickly in succession from bottom to top, as a chord with a wavy line next to it |
| ADIOSAMIGA | Spanish parting phrase whose second word is formed by an anagram of "magi" + A: 2 wds. (Theme answer: When read from bottom to top, this puzzle's circled letters spell a phrase related to the puzzle's |
| TRONLEGACY | Sci-fi film formed by an anagram of "torn" + a synonym for "long-lasting impact": 2 wds. (Theme answer: When read from bottom to top, this puzzle's circled letters spell a phrase related to the puzzle |
| GOOGLYEYES | Toy body parts whose pupils jiggle around in plastic casings: 2 wds. (Theme answer: When read from bottom to top, this puzzle's circled letters spell a phrase related to the puzzle's title.) |
| AUGRATIN | Manner of cooking with gold rating from bottom to top (2,6) |
| RECENT | New centre has moved about, from bottom to top (6) |
| AIDE | Assistant's brainwave, moving article from bottom to top (4) |
| EROS | God gets flower from bottom to top (4) |
