| TAGS | Some graffiti signatures (which were used to form this |
| BIRCH | Tree the twigs of which were used to whip people (5) |
| JAG | Car, two of which were used by John Prescott (3) |
| SUPER | New manors were set up to form this Somerset resort (6-5-4) |
| MARE | New manors were set up to form this Somerset resort (6-5-4) |
| WESTON | New manors were set up to form this Somerset resort (6-5-4) |
| BARCLAYS | In 1896, Gurney & Co, Norwich, were one of 20 private banking firms that joined together to form this well-known bank (8) |
| ONEND | Upright, and what's been removed to form this puzzle's theme answers |
| DUO | It takes two to form this musical partnership |
| AIDA | Help one to form this operatic name (4) |
| TRIANGLE | Tag right line to form this figure (8) |
| TANZANIA | Two historical eastern African states merged in 1964 to form this country. |
| SHADOWCABINET | Badenoch waits to form this |
| TOPPING | Beg Repton Priory's ruins to form this distinctive hill in the North Yorks Moors (9,7) |
| AUTO | _ Union, Audi, DKW, Horch and the car division of Wanderer all merged in 1932 to form this group (4) |
| NATO | Eight Western countries agreed to form this new peace alliance on March 18, 1949 |
| LAUREL | Leaves from which tree were used to make the wreaths awarded to heroes in Ancient Greece? (6) |
| YOS | Informal greetings (that were used to create this puzzle's theme) |
| ANGLIA | 14 cars of which Ford model were used to create one flying car in a Harry Potter film? (6) |
| BEAVERPELTS | Canadian History... They were used to create hats in Europe: 2 wds. |
